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Anyone can name the new Mars rover, but the nerds in charge will have to approve it
The final name won't be decided by a public vote alone.
By Alexis Nedd
A judge threw out another climate suit against Big Oil. But the real battles lie ahead.
"The story is far from over."
By Mark Kaufman
Stark space photos show UK transforming from green to brown after heat waves
Earth's long-term warming trend makes heatwaves more likely.
By Mark Kaufman
Stunning videos and photos show terrifying tornado outbreak in the Midwest
The strength of the storms caught forecasters by surprise
Shields up! How spaceships can save themselves without science fiction
We don't need to defend against phaser fire -- but there are some deadly invisible enemies on the final frontier.
By Mark Kaufman
A bear cam mom showed up at the river with 4 cubs. How many will survive?
"Cubs face significant risks."
By Mark Kaufman
At 99 million years old, this baby snake fossil is the first of its kind to be discovered
The little snake embryo is incredibly well preserved in amber.
The collapse of Antarctica's most vulnerable ice shelves would just be the start of our problems
"How fast are these shelves going to break up?"
By Mark Kaufman
McDonald's is ditching plastic straws in Australia too
Cutting down on plastic waste that could end up in the ocean.
Neptune looks extremely sharp and very blue in these new images
Looking good, Neptune.
These are the clearest views of Saturn's moon Titan we've seen yet
Taken by the noble Cassini spacecraft.
Blue Origin launches rocket to space in 'extreme' test of the crew capsule
"Just another day at the office."
By Mark Kaufman
2018 is only halfway over, but a troubling climate change trend is already apparent
"It’s hotter pretty much everywhere.”
By Mark Kaufman
This Golden Record is an alien's guide to Earth
If you're out there...say something
Scientists discover 10 never-before-seen moons orbiting Jupiter, and one's an oddball
The planet's grand moon total is up to 79.
Iceland gets away with killing dozens of huge, endangered whales. Here's why.
"People assume whaling is an artifact of the past, but it’s not."
By Mark Kaufman
Lava bomb hits tour boat in Hawaii and injures 23 people
Thirteen people were sent to the hospital.
Western wildfires are so bad that they're reversing decades of air quality improvements
“In short, it’s harder to breathe.”
By Mark Kaufman
A tick is spreading and making people allergic to beef
Keep your bug repellent handy, friends
Massive 11-million-ton iceberg towers over little village in Greenland
Just parked itself right there.
See Venus and the crescent moon pair off in the night sky this weekend
They make quite the pair.
Grim space photo shows the horror of demolishing forests
Rivers bleeding into the sea.
By Mark Kaufman
Cannibalism, infanticide: The dark side of Alaska’s bear cam
Bear reality is grim, and deadly.
By Mark Kaufman
Now there's a space cat emoji, but it's only available on one OS
Introducing Astro Cat.
By Rachel Kraus
For the first time, an elusive ghost particle blasted from deep space is seen on Earth
"Their behavior is very much how people imagine a ghost."
By Mark Kaufman
