Landfills are spewing even more methane into the atmosphere than we thought

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Methane emissions colored blue, yellow, and red float over an aerial map of a landfill in Texas.
A methane plume over a landfill in Texas.

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9 ways you can win money in the Powerball jackpot

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Canada's Niagara region declares 'state of emergency' as a million total solar eclipse watchers predicted

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The 2017 total solar eclipse at 100% totality.

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Scientists are growing crops with salt water that could help save us from starvation

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SaliCrop team poses in branded shirts in front of a farm field
The SaliCrop team from left to right: Oron Bet Or, Carmit Oron, Ṛcā Godbole, Sharon Devir, Shimon Rachmilevitch.

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A NASA astronaut, former SpaceX flight surgeon, and father of 2 says parenting is by far his hardest job

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Astronaut Anil Menon wearing his space suit poses for a photo next to his young son and his wife, Anna Menon, who is holding their young daughter.
NASA astronaut Anil Menon with his wife, SpaceX lead space operations engineer Anna Menon, and their two children, Grace and James.

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Human activities are changing Earth's spin so much that it might affect how we keep time

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You can't tell from standing on it, but Earth's rotation rate is changing.

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NASA map shows where and when to see the total solar eclipse of April 2024, as the path of totality crosses the US

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A total solar eclipse at 100% totality.

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Netflix's hit sci-fi series '3 Body Problem' is based on a real math problem that is so complex it's impossible to solve

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Netflix's show "3 Body Problem" involves a three-star system.

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Meet California's new state bat that eats scorpions and lizards

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The fuzzy, golden pallid bat officially became California's state bat in 2024. Here's why it's celebrated by farmers, conservationists, and bat enthusiasts.

Cities are at war with rats. Flaco the owl and other animals pay the price.

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Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo, continues to roost and hunt in Central Park, February 15, 2023 in New York City, New York
Flaco, a Eurasian eagle owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo.

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