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NASA Announces Return Date for ISS Astronauts After Medical Evacuation Announcement
Four ISS crew members are set to touch down on Thursday after NASA announced the first medical evacuation in the space station’s history
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January 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Why 2026 Is a Mathematically Special Number
Neither a square nor prime number, 2026 is still intriguing
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January 10, 2026 at 4:51 PM
How Prepared Are ISS Astronauts for Medical Emergencies?
NASA crews go through extensive training and have access to supplies to treat medical issues, from dental problems and migraines to heart attacks, while they are in orbit
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January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Stevie Wonder’s Rule for AI at CES 2026—‘Make Life Better for the Living’
At CES 2026, Stevie Wonder offered a simple test for tech. And in the smart glasses boom, the most persuasive tools aren’t about perfect sight but day-to-day independence.
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January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Scientists Discover Brain Circuit That Acts Like a ‘Brake’ on Motivation
A new study in macaques identifies a brain circuit that acts like a “brake” on motivation
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January 10, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The Best Skywatching and Stargazing Events of 2026
Total eclipses, lunar occultations, planetary conjunctions and meteor showers await stargazers this year
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January 9, 2026 at 2:43 PM
The Weight-Loss Drug Revolution—From Shots to Pills and the Science behind It All
Behind the hype of GLP-1 medications lies complex science, serious side effects and a pharmaceutical arms race.
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January 9, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Ocean Temperatures Just Hit a Dire New Record
The world’s ocean absorbed more heat in 2025 than in any other year on record
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
In Unprecedented Move, NASA to Rush Astronauts Home after Medical Incident on ISS
NASA on Thursday announced it would take the extraordinary step of bringing four crewmembers back to Earth from the space station before their official mission end
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
What Happens after You Quit Weight-Loss Drugs? A New Study Offers Some Clues
A new study finds that people who quit weight-loss medications, including GLP-1 drugs, regain weight four times faster than people who stop dieting or exercising
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Some Dogs Learn New Words Just Like Toddlers Do
A new study reveals that some smart dogs can learn words just by overhearing humans’ conversations
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Why a January Heat Wave Is Breaking Records across the South
An area of high pressure is bringing record-high heat to some parts of the U.S., with an added boost from climate change
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Do Monkeys Make Faces on Purpose?
A new study suggests that primate facial expressions may not just be reflex
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
This Newly Discovered Asteroid, Almost Half a Mile Wide, Just Set a New Space Record
A giant asteroid has sent astronomers into a spin, setting a record for how fast it rotates on its axis
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Supermassive Black Hole ‘Snowplows’ Can Stifle Star Formation in Spiral Galaxies
A wobbling jet from a giant, voracious black hole is suppressing star formation in a distant galaxy—and astronomers have never seen anything quite like it before
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Archeologists Just Found a 2,000-Year-Old Battle Trumpet That May Be Linked to Queen Boudica
This newly discovered Iron Age instrument may have been played in the Celtic resistance against the Roman Empire
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Why Trump's Exit from Pivotal Climate Treaty Matters
In the latest effort to undermine climate action, President Trump pulled the U.S. out of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, which underpins global efforts to address rising temperatures
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January 9, 2026 at 10:45 AM
NASA Postpones Spacewalk Just Hours Before Astronauts Were to Exit ISS
Two NASA astronauts were scheduled to complete a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on January 8, but the agency has postponed it indefinitely
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January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
OpenAI Would Like You to Share Your Health Data with Its ChatGPT
Users will be able to upload their health data to ChatGPT in order to get what OpenAI has described as a more personalized experience
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January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Schmidt Sciences Announces Plan for Lazuli, a Private Space Telescope
Bigger than Hubble and launching as soon as 2029, the Lazuli Space Observatory would be the first-ever full-scale private space telescope
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January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Humans Made Poisoned Arrowheads Thousands of Years Earlier Than Previously Thought
The use of poison on arrows marked a revolution in human hunting technology—new evidence suggests it happened tens of thousands of years earlier than previously known
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January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
RFK, Jr., Upsets Food Pyramid, Urging Americans to Eat More Meat
Nutritional guidelines released on Wednesday by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., and the USDA emphasize “real food” that is high in saturated fat, departing from decades of evidence on healthful diets
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January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Fossil Discovery of New Human Ancestor May Connect Us to Neandertals and Denisovans
Fossils of a human ancestor from 773,000 years ago may be near the base of the _Homo sapiens_ lineage, representing a common ancestor of modern humans, Neandertals and Denisovans
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January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Antarctica Doomsday Glacier Rattled by Hundreds of Iceberg Earthquakes
Capsizing icebergs are violently clashing with the crumbling end of the Doomsday Glacier
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January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Trump Wants Venezuela’s Oil. Why Does It Have So Much?
Trump has cited Venezuela’s oil resources as motivation for capturing the nation’s leader—here’s the geology behind the news
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January 8, 2026 at 8:42 AM