The first space photo from the US's moon-lander mission is a clear sign something is very wrong

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A ULA Vulcan rocket launches into space on Monday, carrying the Peregrine lunar missions.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket launching into space on Monday, carrying the Peregrine Mission One lunar lander.

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Norway is gearing up to mine precious metals from the depths of its ocean in a world first

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A picture shows blue-black polymetallic sea nodules piled in a bucket.
Sea nodules collected from the deep sea floorbed are shown here. These deposits are rich in nickel, manganese and cobalt.

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A submerged landmass near Australia could once have been home to 500,000 people

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A map showing a continental shelf in northwestern Australia, denoting areas — including an archipelago — that would have been above sea level between 70-61,000 years ago.
During lower sea levels, a vast archipelago formed on the Australian northwest coast, the scientists said.

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4 scientists said they're cutting back on bottled water after measuring the number of microplastics inside

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Tourists fill plastic bottles with water from a public fountain at the Sforzesco Castle, in Milan, Italy.
Scientists discovered hundreds of thousands of mico- and nanoplastics inside popular water bottle brands.

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The first US moon lander in more than 50 years launched with human remains on board, paving the way for space burials

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A picture shows ULA's Vulcan Centaur rocket taking off, leaving behind a blast of energy.
Astrobotic's Peregrine lander launched toward the moon on Monday, January 8, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

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A scientist explains what would happen if all the fish in the ocean disappeared

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A camera angle looks underwater to the ocean surface, showing hundreds of fish in a giant school swimming above the camera.
There are an estimated 20,000 known species of fish, but NOAA suggests there could be another 20,000 more unaccounted for.

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I learned I was holding my iPhone wrong with Apple's screen distance feature

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Glasses and computer screen
Apple's screen distance feature in iOS 17 aims to promote healthier screen use.

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Space photos show Japan's 7.6-magnitude earthquake lifted land out of the sea, extending parts of its coastline by as much as 2 football fields

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two satellite images show a town on a coast with a protruding peninsula and dock before and after new land rises out of the sea
A fishing port on the Noto Peninsula before (left) and after (right) the earthquake, showing new coastal land appeared.

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Japan takes earthquake safety seriously. Here's how its culture of preparedness keeps so many people alive.

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A collapsed, tilted building in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan with two trucks in front
A 2024 earthquake collapsed a building in Wajima, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.

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If you thought the planet Neptune was a deep blue color, turns out you're wrong

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A side by side graphic showing, left, an early, deep blue color enhanced image of Neptune from the 1986 NASA Voyager 6 approach, with a superimposed 'x' on it; and right, the same image adjusted by University of Oxford scientists to a pale blue.
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