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Can scientists clone an endangered species back from the brink of extinction?
They’re cute, they’re fuzzy - and they may just help bring their entire species back from the brink of extinction. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday the births last year of Noreen and Antonia, two baby ferrets cloned from cells frozen nearly four decades ago.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. The successful cloning of these adorable predators is a milestone in the effort to save the black-footed ferr
4 min read - ScienceCNN
Some bumblebees can survive underwater for up to a week, new study shows
An experimental error led a team of scientists researching bumblebees to make a startling discovery: the insects’ remarkable ability to survive underwater for up to a week.
2 min read - WorldReuters
Explainer-What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a standstill?
A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes. At least 20 people were reported to have died in the deluge in Oman while another person was said to have died in floods in the UAE that closed government offices and schools for days. The storm had initially hit Oman on Sunday before it pounded the UAE on Tuesday, knocking out power and causing huge disruptions to fli
4 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
New study calculates climate change's economic bite will hit about $38 trillion a year by 2049
Climate change will reduce future global income by about 19% in the next 25 years compared to a fictional world that's not warming, with the poorest areas and those least responsible for heating the atmosphere taking the biggest monetary hit, a new study said. Climate change's economic bite in how much people make is already locked in at about $38 trillion a year by 2049, according to Wednesday's study in the journal Nature by researchers at Germany's Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Resear
5 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there
Saturn’s moon Enceladus has geysers shooting tiny grains of ice into space. These grains could hold traces of life − but researchers need the right tools to tell.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
SETI chief says US has no evidence for alien technology. 'And we never have'
For the chief leader of the SETI Institute, established to search for and understand life beyond Earth, there's a need to step back and cuddle up to a cup of cosmic reality.
6 min read - WorldCBS News
Indonesia volcano's days-long eruption forces hundreds to flee
Officials reported "volcanic ash rain" as photos and videos show the Ruang volcano filling the night sky with fiery red and orange plumes.
2 min read - WorldCNN
Ancient skeletons unearthed in France reveal Mafia-style killings
More than 5,500 years ago, two women were tied up and probably buried alive in a ritual sacrifice, using a form of torture associated today with the Italian Mafia, according to an analysis of skeletons discovered at an archaeological site in southwest France.
3 min read - WorldNBC News
Record floods hit desert city Dubai
Heavy rains battered parts of the Middle East on Tuesday, appearing to flood the tarmac at the Dubai International Airport.
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SpaceX launching 23 Starlink satellites from Florida this evening
SpaceX plans to launch another batch of its Starlink internet satellites from Florida's Space Coast this evening (April 17).
2 min read - ScienceCNN
Astronomers spot a massive ‘sleeping giant’ black hole less than 2,000 light-years from Earth
Astronomers have found the most massive stellar black hole to date in the Milky Way galaxy, and it was all due to the wobble of the object’s companion star.
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Exotic 'Einstein ring' suggests that mysterious dark matter interacts with itself
The unexplained mass of a remarkably massive galaxy suggests that dark matter interacts with itself, according to new observations by the James Webb Space Telescope.
4 min read - ScienceReuters
Astronomers detect Milky Way's second-largest known black hole
Astronomers have discovered a black hole with a mass about 33 times greater than that of our sun, the biggest one known in the Milky Way aside from the supermassive black hole lurking at the center of our galaxy. The newly identified black hole is located about 2,000 light-years from Earth - relatively close in cosmic terms - in the constellation Aquila, and has a companion star orbiting it, researchers said on Tuesday. Black holes are extraordinarily dense objects with gravity so strong that
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What’s the cheapest way to the edge of space? Ride a balloon
Spanish startup HALO Space hopes to begin commercial flights to near-space in 2026. The flights will last around six hours and prices start at $164,000 a ticket.
4 min read - WorldAssociated Press
UN envoy says of the threat to coral reefs: 'Are we faced with a colossal ecosystem tragedy? Yes'
The world is not doing enough to protect coral reefs, the United Nations’ special envoy for the ocean said Tuesday in defense of the marine ecosystems that protect biodiversity, sustain underwater life and produce some of the oxygen we breathe. In an interview with The Associated Press on the sidelines of an international ocean conference in Greece, Peter Thomson suggested that all significant coral reefs should be included in marine protected areas under what is known as the “30x30” initiative
2 min read - ScienceSpace
Monster black hole seen feeding on nearby matter just 1 billion years after Big Bang (photos)
The robotic telescopes of the Virtual Telescope Project have observed a quasar powered by a supermassive black hole 3 billion times as massive as the sun at the very edge of the universe
5 min read - ScienceSpace
Will the constellations ever change?
BepiColombo spotted an outpour of carbon and oxygen atoms in Venus' fragile magnetic environment
4 min read - ScienceCNN
A strange fungus could transform emerging cicadas into ‘saltshakers of death,’ scientists say
This spring, some cicadas will be turned into sex-crazed zombies, thanks to a strange fungus called Massospora cicadina.
5 min read - ScienceReuters
Genome study reveals prehistoric Ethiopian origins of coffee
Coffee undoubtedly is a big part of global culture, and the kind made from the Arabica bean is the most appreciated by coffee drinkers. Researchers now have unlocked the genome of the Arabica species and traced its origins to a natural mating between two other coffee species an estimated 610,000 to one million years ago in the forests of Ethiopia. The researchers sequenced the genomes of 39 Arabica varieties, including a specimen from the 18th century, to create the highest quality genome to d
3 min read - ScienceSpace
Switzerland signs Artemis Accords to join NASA in moon exploration
Switzerland became the 37th country to sign the Artemis Accords for peaceful moon exploration with NASA on April 15, following the inclusion of Greece and Uruguay in February.
1 min read - BusinessAssociated Press
2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industry's trade association. The latest Global Wind Report, published Tuesday by the Global Wind Energy Council, explores the state of the global wind industry and the challenges it's facing in its expansion. The increase in wind installations “shows that the world is moving in the right direction i
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James Webb Space Telescope full-size model to be displayed by Space Foundation
To see the premier astronomical observatory in its full-size glory, you need to go to Lagrange Point 2, a location farther away than anyone has traveled. Or, soon, you can visit Colorado.
4 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource
Methane is a potent greenhouse gas that can leak from oil and gas wells, pipelines and landfills. Satellites can spot the releases fast enough to get them fixed and help protect the climate.
6 min read - ScienceThe Conversation
Exploding stars send out powerful bursts of energy − I’m leading a citizen scientist project to classify and learn about these bright flashes
Where specialized algorithms fail to classify star-borne pulses, human volunteers with just a little training can step in.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
Dark energy could be getting weaker, suggesting the universe will end in a 'Big Crunch'
The first year of Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) data seems to show that dark energy is weakening over time, possibly the biggest cosmological discovery for 25 years.
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Solar eclipse 2024: Live updates
Stay up-to-date with the latest news on the upcoming solar eclipses, including the annular solar eclipse on Oct. 2, 2024.
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Record breaker! Milky Way's most monstrous stellar-mass black hole is sleeping giant lurking close to Earth (Video)
Astronomers have discovered the most massive stellar-born black hole ever seen in the Milky Way, and it lies relatively close to Earth.
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Camels evolved from a cold-weather ancestor. We could learn from their remarkable transformation
Since I became a climate reporter — and then a new dad — bedtime stories are different now.
9 min read - ScienceSpace
Iconic British meteorite 'Winchcombe' found to have a smashing past
A detailed analysis of the Winchcombe meteorite has found evidence that its parent asteroid was altered by water before being smashed apart multiple times.
5 min read - USAssociated Press
NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station
NASA confirmed Monday that a mystery object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space Station. The cylindrical object that tore through the home in Naples on March 8 was subsequently taken to the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral for analysis. The space agency said it was a metal support used to mount old batteries on a cargo pallet for disposal.
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Object that slammed into Florida home was indeed space junk from ISS, NASA confirms
The small object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was indeed part of a pallet jettisoned from the ISS three years ago, NASA has confirmed.
3 min read - ScienceNBC News
World's coral reefs hit by a fourth mass bleaching event, NOAA says
Extreme ocean heat is causing a mass bleaching event in coral reefs across the globe, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
4 min read - ScienceAssociated Press
NASA is seeking a faster, cheaper way to bring Mars samples to Earth
NASA’s plan to bring samples from Mars back to Earth is on hold until there’s a faster, cheaper way, space agency officials said Monday. Retrieving Mars soil and rocks has been on NASA’s to-do list for decades, but the date kept moving forward, as costs ballooned. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson said that’s too much and too late.
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Venus is leaking carbon and oxygen, a fleeting visit by BepiColombo reveals
BepiColombo spotted an outpour of carbon and oxygen atoms in Venus' fragile magnetic environment
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NASA rethinks plan to return rare Mars samples to Earth
Due to budget constraints, NASA is rethinking the architecture of the Mars Sample Return program, developed in partnership with the European Space Agency.
5 min read - ScienceSpace
NASA's Mars sample return plan is getting a major overhaul: 'The bottom line is $11 billion is too expensive'
NASA is asking its various research centers as well as private industry for new ideas about how to get Mars samples back to Earth relatively quickly and cost-effectively.
4 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Robert Kraft reportedly warned Falcons owner Arthur Blank not to trust Bill Belichick during head coach interviews
Bill Belichick's former boss Robert Kraft reportedly tanked his chances of getting hired as the Falcons head coach.
3 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Trump’s campaign is going the way of his media company
Trump the candidate and Trump the media company are each slogging through low points.
5 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Jontay Porter receives lifetime ban from NBA for violating gambling rules
Jontay Porter has been under investigation since March.
3 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
What’s going on with Skip Schumaker and the Miami Marlins?
Following a surprise trip to the playoffs in 2023, the Marlins are in a downward spiral, with their manager's option for 2025 voided.
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Fantasy Baseball Trade Analyzer: Players to sell high and buy low
Fred Zinkie examines two pitchers to deal while their value is trending up and a few others it's worth trying to acquire.
5 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Death of a dynasty: Warriors' playoff hopes crushed by Kings, marking the end of an era
The Golden State Warriors wore the jerseys of a champion, and at times this season could conjure streaks producing optimism, but the end was just, swift and decisive at the hands of the bloodthirsty Sacramento Kings.
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NBA play-in: Zion Williamson's 40-point night halted by leg injury in Pelicans loss vs. Lakers
Zion Williamson played a career-high 70 games this regular season.
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Canadian singer Nelly Furtado, 45, dazzles on red carpet in lace-up dress: 'Absolutely stunning'
The mom-of-three wore a curve-hugging look at the premiere of her new film, "The Greatest Hits."
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MLB Power Rankings: Braves, Yankees surge to the top, followed by Dodgers, Orioles, Brewers
Let's identify one player exceeding expectations for each team through the first few weeks of 2024.
14 min read - BusinessYahoo Finance
Investors increasingly expect 'no landing' for US economy
Thirty-six percent of respondents to Bank of America's Global Fund Manager's Survey said they believe the most likely outcome for the global economy is a "no landing," up from 23% a month ago.
3 min read - TechnologyEngadget
Cheaper Evercade retro consoles will arrive in July
Cheaper versions of Evercade's retro game consoles are on the way. The first three Tomb Raider games will be bundled with the EXP-R and VS-R.
2 min read - SportsYahoo Sports
Zion Williamson won't play in Pelicans play-in game Friday because of hamstring injury
Williamson injured his hamstring on Tuesday against the Lakers.
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The Fantasy Baseball Buzz: We knew the Braves would be good — but did you see the Brewers coming?
Fantasy baseball analyst Scott Pianowski breaks down how we can tap into the Braves' and Brewers' scorching starts.
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NFL Draft: In an ultra-deep offensive line class, take your pick from a variety of styles
Not only are there a ton of great offensive line prospects in this draft, teams can target all kinds of different players at a every position up front.
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