2 ocean-tech companies are competing in a multimillion-dollar race to find Amelia Earhart's wreckage. One says it may be near the finish line.

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Amelia Earhart stands June 14, 1928, in front of her biplane called 'Friendship' in Newfoundland.

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Scientists say hurricanes are growing so powerful that we need to add a Category 6. Here's what that would look like.

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3D rendering of Category 4 hurricane near the US State of Louisiana.

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New NASA photos offer a close look at Jupiter's fiery moon with erupting volcanos that dwarf anything on Earth

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NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this stunning image of Io during one of its recent close encounters.

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Scientists discovered a surprising cooling trend on glaciers in Mount Everest 10 years ago. Now they think they know what's causing it.

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Prayer flags flying on the wind in Himalaya.
Strong winds whipping down from the summit are causing mountains like Mount Everest to cool during the warmer months, research shows.

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Elon Musk's Neuralink implanted its first brain chip in a human's skull. Here's what we know about the surgery.

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Elon Musk said Neuarlink implanted its first device in a human.
Elon Musk said Neuarlink implanted its first device in a human.

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Scientists discovered which dogs live the longest after studying 155 different breeds, and it could help you be a better pet owner

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A Shiba Inu smiling and standing outside.

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Elon Musk hopes Neuralink test results will soon reveal that a patient controlled a phone with their thoughts

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Musk said last week Neuralink's first patient was recovering well.

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YouTube helped solve an evolutionary mystery that's puzzled biologists for decades

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Light microscope images of euglenoid cysts from Greece dating between the Holocene and the present era. Researchers recently saw evidence of euglenoids making cysts for the first time.

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I tried the perfect space meal for astronauts, and it was surprisingly flavorful and easy to make

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A salad containing sweet potatoes, kale, and barley on a rainbow-striped plate.

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A football stadium-sized asteroid will blaze by Earth today. Here's how to watch the potentially hazardous 'city killer' live.

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The asteroid flying by Earth won't make another close approach to our planet until 2037.

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