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Life Lessons from (Very Old) Bowhead Whales

A gene that helped bowheads adapt to frigid Arctic waters also granted them extraordinary longevity. Could it help aging humans become more resilient?

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NASA Gets Moon Lander Plan B’s From SpaceX and Blue Origin

As NASA worries that China will win the next moon race, Elon Musk and his company tangled with critics.

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Kim Kardashian Calls 1969 Moon Landing Fake. NASA Sets the Record Straight.

NASA’s chief, Sean Duffy, set the record straight after Kim Kardashian repeated the conspiracy theory that the 1969 moon landing had been faked.

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What to Know About US Nuclear Weapons as Trump Threatens to Restart Testing

Though the country’s nuclear arsenal has undergone no explosive testing for decades, federal experts say it can reliably obliterate targets halfway around the globe.

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Trump’s Call to Resume Nuclear Testing After Decades Revives a Cold War Debate

President Trump explained the order by saying other, unnamed nations were testing their own nuclear weapons, even though no country has tested since 2017.

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The Case of the Tiny Tyrannosaurus Might Have Been Cracked

Did certain small tyrannosaur fossils belong to “teen rex” or another species? New analysis of a recent fossil appears to have settled the debate.

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Why Spiders Are the Ultimate Interior Decorators

Scientists offer a new idea for why orb-weaving arachnids add decorations known as stabilimenta to their webs.

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Judge Cuts Greenpeace Dakota Access Pipeline Award in Half

A North Dakota judge reduced the jury’s award to the pipeline company Energy Transfer to roughly $345 million, from $667 million.

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As China and U.S. Split Over Energy, Korea Is Stuck in the Middle

It needs the United States for defense and has spent billions building factories in America. But a Trump trade deal this week with China could erase a Korean edge in the U.S. market.

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Volunteers Work for NOAA to Ensure Hurricane Data Is Collected

Staffing cuts and a federal government shutdown are stretching scientists’ ability to make valuable hurricane observations.

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