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Scientists tackle starfish plagues on endangered Great Barrier Reef

What Time Is the SpaceX Arrival at the Space Station? How to Watch

Skywatch: What’s happening in the heavens in June

SpaceX Launch: Live Updates

SpaceX Launch: Live Updates

Firefly festivals are canceled due to coronavirus, and lightning bugs might be pleased about it

Camera, selfie stick and fishing rod help to find answers on extinct marine reptile

NASA Selects Proposals to Study Adaptation and Response for Astronaut Missions to Moon, Mars

John E. Randall, Ichthyologist Extraordinaire, Dies at 95

How Line-Dried Laundry Gets That Fresh Smell

The Birds Are Not on Lockdown, and More People Are Watching Them

SpaceX Launch of NASA Astronauts Is Postponed Over Weather

SpaceX Prepares to Launch Two NASA Astronauts

Wild Cockatoos Are Just as Smart as Lab-Raised Ones

Virgin Orbit Launch: 1st Attempt to Blast Off From Beneath Jumbo Jet

Virgin Orbit Launch: 1st Attempt to Blast Off From Beneath Jumbo Jet

Virgin Orbit to Attempt Its First Rocket Launch From Jumbo Jet

With restaurants closed, CDC warns of increasingly aggressive rodents looking for new food sources

Long Limbs Helped Propel T. Rex Up the Dinosaur Food Chain

SpaceX Gets Go-Ahead for NASA Astronaut Launch Next Week

When Coral’s Colorful Show Is a Sign That It’s Sick

The U.S. Is Getting Shorter, as Mapmakers Race to Keep Up

NASA Names Dark Energy Telescope for Nancy Grace Roman

Mother Sea Turtles Might Be Sneakier Than They Look

A New Viral Outbreak Is Killing Rabbits

Jupiter’s Biggest Moons Started as Tiny Grains of Hail

A highly contagious and fatal virus is spreading in several states. Its victims are rabbits.

Coronavirus Lets Salamanders Own the Road

The Mount St. Helens Eruption Was the Volcanic Warning We Needed

Travels with John Conway, in 258 Septillion Dimensions

Talking Can Generate Coronavirus Droplets That Linger Up to 14 Minutes

Talking Can Generate Coronavirus Droplets That Linger Up to 14 Minutes

A Black Hole’s Boomerangs

Praying Mantises: More Deadly Than We Knew

Cats Can Transmit the Coronavirus to Each Other, but They Probably Won’t Get Sick From It

How NASA’s Future Rovers Might Escape Alien Sand Traps

This NASA Mission May Cause an Artificial Meteor Shower

Following Comet SWAN

How to See Comet SWAN in Night Skies

Eat Rat, Make New Body: Easy Stuff for Pythons

Robert May, an Uncontainable ‘Big Picture’ Scientist, Dies at 84

What’s the Sweetest, Crispiest Way to Stay Safe in a Car Crash?

Your quarantined pet may be acting odd. Here’s how to help.

NASA’s first global virtual hackathon will use satellite data to tackle covid-19

Scientists Consider Indoor Ultraviolet Light to Zap Coronavirus in the Air

Coronavirus May Lurk in Semen, Researchers Report

To Fight Virus in Prisons, C.D.C. Suggests More Screenings

To Fight Virus in Prisons, C.D.C. Suggests More Screenings

Deep in the Cosmic Forest, a Black Hole Goldilocks Might Like