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Rare T. rex fossil sells for record $50.1 million at auction
A Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton from South Dakota has become the world's most expensive fossil sold at auction, after fetching a record $50,130,000 at Sotheby's in New York Tuesday.The skeleton, which is about 67 million years old, is nicknamed Gus after the late Gary...
Astronomers detect sugar in interstellar space for the first time
Astronomers have detected a natural sugar found in raspberries in clouds of interstellar dust and gas near the center of the Milky Way galaxy.The sweet discovery shows for the first time that compounds that are key to life can form in the vast expanse between stars...
Russian Soyuz rocket launches fresh crew to space station
Physician-astronaut Anil Menon, a former flight surgeon with NASA and then SpaceX who rejoined NASA as an astronaut along with his wife Anna, rocketed into space Tuesday with two Russian cosmonauts for an eight-month stay aboard the International Space Station.Soyuz...
Why training your sense of smell might be good for brain health
Stopping to smell the roses is good life advice. And research suggests it may have an added benefit: It could be a good way to improve your brain health.The loss of the sense of smell is often one of the first warning signs of neurodegenerative conditions such as...
A 37-year soil experiment revealed a hidden climate threat
A 37-year soil warming experiment reveals that previously stable carbon in forest soils breaks down as temperatures rise, potentially releasing more CO2 and intensifying climate feedback loops.
This dinosaur fossil captures the final moments of a T. rex attack
A fossilized Edmontosaurus skull discovered in Montana contains an embedded Tyrannosaurus tooth, offering rare insights into predator-prey interactions from 66 million years ago.
A T. rex found in South Dakota could smash auction records — and possibly disappear forever
Before he became the namesake of one of the largest predators that ever lived — or made it into the footnotes of an auction catalog — the late Gary "Gus" Licking, a cattle rancher in South Dakota, had always suspected his land was hiding something big.The Licking...
Russia’s launching a NASA astronaut and 2 cosmonauts to the International Space Station on July 14: Watch i…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: GCTC[embedded content]Three people will launch toward the International Space Station on Tuesday (July 14), and you can watch the action live.NASA's Anil...
These mysterious exoplanets may have clouds of vaporized rock and grounds of scorching magma oceans
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An artist's impression of two different scenarios for sub-Neptune exoplanets, set against the mirror segments of the JWST. On the left, mineral clouds can trap heat,...
The country where lethal hantavirus cases are on the rise. Experts blame climate change
Hantavirus cases in Argentina have almost doubled in the past year, with the country recording 32 deaths alongside its highest number of infections since 2018.The rise comes as Argentine authorities race to trace the footsteps of a couple who traveled extensively in...
4 epic myths hiding in the May sky — and how to find them
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Spring is here and with it, a new set of sparkling constellations rises to prominence! But what are the stories behind these mesmerizing stellar citadels and how can...
This Week In Space podcast: Episode 209 — Astronauts for America
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.[embedded content]On Episode 209 of This Week In Space, Rod Pyle and Tariq Malik talk with Garrett Reisman and Steve Lindsey, the leaders of the new organization...
NASA’s twin Voyager spacecraft are very low on power after nearly 50 years. How long can they keep going?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The pioneering Voyager probes might only have a few years left to explore interstellar space, and that's assuming a planned, risky maneuver in 2026 goes well.NASA's...
WHO head seeks to reassure residents of Spanish island where hantavirus-stricken ship is headed
TENERIFE, Spain (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization sought Saturday to reassure residents of the Spanish island where passengers of a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship are expected to be evacuated, issuing them a direct message that the virus was “not...
NASA’s Artemis 2 commander and astrophotographer team up to capture breathtaking, never-before-seen shots of the moon’s far side
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Just weeks before the first Artemis 2 launch window, astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy had a last-minute idea: What if he could get the Artemis 2 astronauts to shoot...
Pentagon unveils trove of declassfied ‘UFO’ videos. How to see them all, from ‘a football-shaped body’ to ‘a misshapen and uneven ball of white light’
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.UFO enthusiasts just got a big old bone to sink their teeth into.The Pentagon released its first tranche of declassified "UFO files" on Friday (May 8), responding to...
Black holes slamming into scorching stars may be causing mysterious blue flashes in the cosmos
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Out in the universe, there exist mysterious and powerful bright blue cosmic explosions called Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients (LFBOT) — and new research may...
A ‘triple whammy’ of chaos has triggered a downward spiral in Antarctica, scientists discover
For decades, it seemed Antarctica might be insulated from the kind of rapid ice melting unfolding in the Arctic. But in 2015, that changed when the sea ice fringing this vast, icy continent stopped expanding and began to decline dramatically. Now, scientists say they...
What to know about the predictions for a potentially record-breaking El Nino
Seasonal models are predicting an El Nino climate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather.“I think we’re going to see weather events that we’ve never seen in modern history before,” WFLA-TV Chief Meteorologist and Climate...
This is your best chance to spot the Milky Way’s core in May
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The moonless nights of mid-May are a fantastic time to spot the glowing band of the Milky Way arching across the spring sky, before the encroaching twilight of the...
We may have less control over how long we live than previously thought
Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. Uri Alon was long puzzled by a textbook statistic: Longevity, the thinking went, was about 20 percent in our genes.“That makes you think what’s the rest of...
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