Retired astronaut Leland Melvin says space food is tastier than you think

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Former astronaut Leland Melvin shows Sesame Street's Elmo dehydrated food at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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People mocked me online for being attacked by a shark, so I started a support group for survivors like me

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A portrait of Dave Pearson on the beach.
Dave Pearson survived a shark attack and went on to found Bite Club to support other survivors.

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One-third of the world's captive orcas are in the US, and no one can agree on what to do with them

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SeaWorld announced in 2016 that it would stop its orca breeding program.

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MIT researchers have created a solar-powered desalination device that can make seawater drinkable for less than the cost of US tap water

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The desalination device created by MIT researchers.
The desalination device — pictured above — could produce drinkable water for less than the average price of US tap water.

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4 experts explain why Elon Musk's plan to colonize Mars is 'romanticized', not 'realistic', 'cosmic vandalism'

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Elon Musk poses with a SpaceX rocket in El Segundo, Los Angeles, in March 2004.

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Albert Einstein used to ponder these 5 mind-melting questions for fun. Can you figure them out?

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Albert Einstein pondered very complex ideas but tried to make them accessible.

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5 animal species that became radioactive after being exposed to nuclear fallout zones

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The heart of nuclear reactor number 3 at Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

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Vanishing island forces hundreds of Indigenous families to abandon homes

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The tiny, overcrowded Carti Sugtupu will soon vanish under rising sea levels, forcing the Indigenous Guna people to abandon their island home. Hundreds are expected to relocate to Panama's mainland in early 2024, after more than a decade of government delays.

What is a quantum dot?

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A schematic representation shows an electron under 12-qubit quantum dot gates.
A schematic representation shows an electron under 12-qubit quantum dot gates.

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Earth's inner core is more like a ball of butter than a solid metal sphere, a new study suggests

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An artist's conception of the different layer's of our planet, including the crust, mantle, and inner and outer cores.

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