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See the Artemis II Crew’s Handwritten Notes Documenting the Lunar Surface
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (141+ words) 1:00 PM CDT on October 9, 2026 And they got a second set of screens as well. NASA issued the team Microsoft Surface Pro tablets so they could quickly and easily annotate images. (If you’re curious why they didn’t go with iPads, the…...
Why the Recent Total Eclipse Looked Unusual
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (344+ words) The corona in Spain was particularly golden 7:00 AM CDT on September 2, 2026 Usually, the corona, or the outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere, appears bright white during a solar eclipse, as it remains visible outside of the moon’s silhouette. However, in…...
Do Zoo Otters Love People Watching?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (384+ words) They tolerate the paparazzi regardless 5:00 PM CDT on August 19, 2026 Zoos take great care to reduce the stress on captive animals—providing everything from visual barriers to hidden nooks—as the accepted wisdom is that contact with humans, especially in crowds,…...
Where Was Your Backyard 145 Million Years Ago?
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (532+ words) Your patch of turf might have traveled farther than you think 7:00 AM CDT on July 28, 2026 The amount Earth’s tectonic plates move might be imperceptible during the course of our individual lifetimes, but over many millennia those shifts add up, so…...
How an Inbred Snake Invader Took Over an Island Paradise
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (244+ words) Hidden genetic diversity may have given it an advantage 1:35 PM CDT on July 24, 2026 When a handful of brown tree snakes landed in Guam in the 1950s, likely having hitchhiked aboard cargo ships, no one could have predicted their far-reaching effects on…...
Do Fossils Belong in Mansions or Museums?
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (339+ words) The record sale of a T. rex skeleton begs the question 5:07 PM CDT on July 14, 2026 This morning an as-yet unknown buyer paid a cool $50 million for one of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeletons ever found. $50,130,000 to be exact…...
How Dinosaur Skeletons Became So Expensive
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (213+ words) Today’s T. rex auction could be cause for concern 2:00 PM CDT on July 14, 2026 Have you ever wanted to own a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton? The going rate is now over $50 million after Sotheby’s auction house sold “Gus,” a 38-foot long T....
Watch This Cyborg Cockroach Test Its New Diving Suit
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (200+ words) The custom apparatus lets the cybernetic insects breathe underwater 2:00 PM CDT on July 9, 2026 “This is important because real disaster sites can be challenging after heavy rain or flooding, blocking access routes in the rubble, drains, and narrow gaps,” study author…...
How a Heat Wave Disturbs Generations of This Sex-Changing Spider
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (162+ words) A maternally inherited bacteria that turns males into females is foiled by a brief warm spell 9:18 AM CDT on July 9, 2026 There’s a new chapter in the bizarre and ongoing story that is sex determination in animals, and it’s got an…...
Can We Geoengineer Our Way Out of a Super El Nino?
3+ mon, 3+ day ago (203+ words) A natural experiment in sun-scorched Australia points the way 5:00 PM CDT on July 8, 2026 It’s controversial in part because we’re ignorant of what consequences geoengineering might bring, and many environmental groups warn it could make matters worse. Additionally, private actors are…...