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Strange new species of blue octopus discovered by scientists 5,900 feet underwater: “It’s beautiful”
On the ocean floor near the Galapagos Islands, a submersible controlled by scientists came across a mysterious octopus as blue…
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NOAA’s 2026 Atlantic hurricane season forecast predicts a below-average number of storms
The 2026 Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1, and as coastal residents watch the forecast and wait to see what…
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2 humpback whales swam record-breaking distance between breeding grounds, photos reveal
A pair of humpback whales swam between the eastern shores of Australia and breeding grounds in Brazil, research published on…
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Live chicks hatched from artificial eggshell in bid to revive extinct 12-foot bird, biotech company says
A biotech company that aims to resurrect lost creatures said Tuesday it has hatched live chicks in an artificial environment…
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El Niño could bring “double whammy” of high tide flooding in 2026, NOAA warns
Scientists are warning that El Niño, a weather pattern forecast to emerge this summer, could bring frequent and widespread flooding even…
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Skeletal remains of new dinosaur weighing as much as 9 elephants discovered by scientists: “The last titan”
Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature estimated to have weighed as…
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How a growing El Niño will affect 2026 hurricane season in Atlantic and Pacific
As the globe transitions into an El Niño climate pattern, temperatures in the waters in the Pacific Ocean are on…
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Hantavirus Doesn’t Spread Easily but Officials May Be Downplaying Risks
Close, sustained contact. That, health officials have repeatedly said, is the only way that the Andes hantavirus, which caused an…
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NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars this week, on voyage to rare metal asteroid
A NASA spacecraft headed toward the asteroid belt will fly past Mars on Friday, aiming to get a boost from…
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Can Some Very Tiny Particles Cool the Planet? One Tech Company Says Yes.
A company at the forefront of solar geoengineering — the notion that blocking radiation from the sun could cool a…
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