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When a city-size star becomes a black hole's lunch, the universe roils

When a city-size star becomes a black hole's lunch, the universe roils

It's a smackdown of one space monster by another: Scientists have made unprecedented observations of two black holes gobbling two neutron stars — among the weirdest space collisions ever detected.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Yellow crazy ants, an enemy to seabirds, have been wiped out on a remote Pacific atoll

Yellow crazy ants, an enemy to seabirds, have been wiped out on a remote Pacific atoll

After more than a decade, the terrorizing reign of the yellow crazy ant is over on the Johnston Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. The invasive insect had been threatening ground-nesting seabirds on the Pacific atoll since at least 2010.
by Vanessa Romo

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UFO report: No sign of aliens, but 143 mystery objects defy explanation

UFO report: No sign of aliens, but 143 mystery objects defy explanation

A U.S. government report on UFOs, released Friday, said it found no evidence of aliens, but acknowledged 143 reports of "unidentified aerial phenomena" since 2004 that could not be explained.
by Greg Myre

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Alien planet-hunters in hundreds of nearby star systems could spot Earth

Potentially, observers in plenty of star systems could have detected Earth sometime in the last 5,000 years. More stars will soon move into positions that would let them see our planet.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Hubble trouble: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the telescope

Hubble trouble: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the telescope

"It's just the inefficiency of trying to fix something which is orbiting 400 miles over your head instead of in your laboratory," said Paul Hertz, the director of astrophysics for NASA.
by Joe Hernandez

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Minn. farmers: Cashing in on the carbon bank, fighting climate change?

Minn. farmers: Cashing in on the carbon bank, fighting climate change?

President Joe Biden wants U.S. farmers to be the first in the world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The details around how they might achieve that goal are still unclear, but one idea getting a lot of attention involves paying farmers to store carbon in the soil — as a way to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
by Dan Gunderson

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Enthusiastic amateurs advance science as they hunt for exotic mushrooms

Enthusiastic amateurs advance science as they hunt for exotic mushrooms

Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a surprisingly sophisticated world of amateurs who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.
by Richard Harris

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