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It’s 90 degrees in the Arctic right now
The Arctic is heating faster than the rest of the planet. New data illustrate how dire that is
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Cyclospora outbreak tied to two deaths as parasite-borne illness continues to rage
These deaths were reported by Michigan, which has seen more than 11,000 cases of cyclosporiasis emerge since late June
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Washington's wildfires are a warning for the entire U.S.
Dry conditions and climate change are putting forests across the country at risk for disaster
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The U.S. military needs tungsten, but pristine NASA site may stand in the way
A unique landform is vital for calibrating NASA's satellites, but it's likely sitting atop a vast deposit of this heavy metal, which is crucial for making munitions
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN19 HOURS AGO

An Ichthyosaur’s terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day 160 million years ago
A rare fossil find shows a tooth embedded an ichthyosaur's vertebra, where it was likely left when a giant pliosaurid chomped down on this dolphin-resembling reptile
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN16 HOURS AGO

A SpaceX rocket is about to hit the moon—these videos show what could happen
Astronomers' simulations predict what this lunar impact—and its aftermath—will look like
15 HOURS AGO
A SpaceX Rocket Will Soon Crash Into the Moon
The second stage of a Falcon 9 rocket, which sent two private landers to the moon last year, will collide with the moon early Wednesday morning.
16 HOURS AGO
Phoenix Species Project Announces Funds for Imperiled Wildlife
A new fund called the Phoenix Species Project will provide $200 million to help pull imperiled wildlife back from the brink of extinction.
14 HOURS AGO
Darwin Was Right: These Plants Are Carnivores
Scientists have proved that a species of plant covered with sticky hairs is carnivorous, confirming Darwin’s 150-year-old hunch.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN14 HOURS AGO

Project backed by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos aims to save 100 critically endangered species
This billionaire-backed fund is dedicating $200 million to preserve animals and even plants that are facing extinction around the world
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN13 HOURS AGO

Newly discovered carnivorous plant is as deceptive as it is deadly
Charles Darwin predicted in 1875 that some members of the Saxifraga genus could be carnivorous—now scientists have finally proven him right
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN11 HOURS AGO

Wormholes could be the key to time travel
Wormholes are one way that physicists have imagined traveling into the past. But if something gets there, is it physically possible to change anything?
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Video: Dolphin Carries Dead Calf in What Experts Call Mourning
Footage posted by a conservancy group offers an unusual glimpse of a common behavior by dolphins that often goes unobserved.