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Pentagon begins release of UFO files: “It’s time the American people see it for themselves”
The Pentagon began releasing declassified UFO files on Friday, posting approximately 162 documents and photos in the first batch from the…
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Your Kids Asked the Artemis Astronauts Questions. They Answered.
archived recording (child) (SINGING) Zoom, zoom, zoom. We’re going to the moon If you want to take a trip, climb…
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Wild Swimming and Stargazing in Madagascar’s Grand Canyon
The parched grasses and thorny shrubs seemed to stretch from horizon to horizon, and I was hot and sticky from…
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Why America Is Removing So Many ‘Deadbeat’ Dams
Today, I published an article that surprised me as I was reporting it out. We often hear about the sorry…
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Trump Panel Recommends FEMA Respond to Fewer Disasters
An expert panel appointed by President Trump recommended on Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency make changes that could…
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Surprising Signs of an Atmosphere Around a Tiny World, Billions of Miles Away
A small world about 300 miles wide and 3.5 billion miles from the sun — nearly as far away as…
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What My Father’s Experience Taught Me About Memory and the Brain
A couple of years ago, in the middle of the night, I crept downstairs to find my father sitting at…
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Weather Service Races to Rehire as Storm Season Arrives
The National Weather Service is struggling to recover from last year’s deep staff cuts, raising doubts among some meteorologists about…
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A Landslide in Alaska Set Off a Tsunami. There May Be More to Come.
Nearly 500 feet up a near-vertical rock face, scraped clean of soil and alder trees, Bretwood Higman, a geologist, looked…
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The Longevity Secrets Helping Athletes Blow Past the Limits of Age
The assessment covers seven simple movements — various lunges, jumps and timed balances — and produces a player score relative…
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