Rats, roaches, and other creatures are winning against climate change, and it's bad news for humans

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Rats are one of several species that will likely thrive in a warming world.

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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are arguing again with their rival rocket companies. It's the latest in a 20-year feud.

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Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos have repeatedly overtaken each other for the title of world's richest man.

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Scientists found a groundbreaking new reason to plant more trees

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Researchers measure methane in trees in Peru.
Researchers measure methane in trees in Peru.

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13 photos from NASA's most powerful X-ray space telescope reveal the invisible universe

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The Crab Nebula, the result of a bright supernova explosion witnessed by astronomers in 1054 A.D.

Video showed a humpback whale smashing into and capsizing a boat. Biologists say the whale was likely just feeding.

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The humpback whale that landed on a boat off of New Hampshire may have just been fishing.

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A storm chaser on what 'Twisters' gets right and wrong

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Jen Walton has been chasing storms since 2018.

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An ultra-swimmer tried to eat as much as a tiger shark and ended up consuming 40,000 calories in a day

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Before he can eat like a tiger shark, Ross Edgley, along with marine biologist Mike Heithaus, needs to figure out how much the fish consume in a single bite.

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Oxygen-generating ‘battery rock’ discovery challenges understanding of life on Earth

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A developer is planning a commercial spaceport near Las Vegas that includes a pilot school and STEM academy

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A rendering of the Las Vegas Spaceport.

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Brain Study Suggests We Perceive Time Through Activities, Not By Minutes or Hours

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