Congress's UFO hearing shows the hardest part of discovering alien life may be announcing it. Here's how NASA might break the news.

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A time-lapse of the Milky Way Galaxy as seen from the International Space Station.

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The man in charge of deporting Pablo Escobar's 'cocaine hippos' explains how he plans to fly 70 of them across the world

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A hippo swimming close to the Magdalena River in Doradal, Colombia.
Hippos are considered one of the deadliest land animals on the planet.

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'The Last of Us' is based on real science: A fungus pandemic is unlikely, but not impossible

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A banner for "The Last of Us" in the city center in Warsaw, Poland.

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Scientists studied flamingo personalities and discovered the pink birds form cliques like high schoolers

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Flamingos have personalities, and like-minded birds enjoy each others' company.

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The 4-day workweek: Science explains why it could improve our minds, bodies, and companies' bottom lines

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A UK report found tons of benefits from a four-day workweek.

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Animals full of PFAS 'forever chemicals' have been found on every continent except Antarctica, new report finds

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One study found PFAS in Florida's manatees.

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I tried to see the green comet, but made 3 crucial mistakes that left me disappointed

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The author camped out at Pinnacles National Park to try and see green Comet ZTF.

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See the rare green comet in pictures so you know what to look for in the sky

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Comet ZTF, as photographed on January 18, 2023.

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The US Army has been dredging the Mississippi River 24/7 for 6 months. The drought crisis that grounded barges and unearthed fossils may finally be over.

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The US Army Corps of Engineers flushes the water jets of a dredge's suction head.

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