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60 years ago NASA took the first ever photo of Earth from the moon—and began a legacy

Snapped on August 23, 1966, by the uncrewed Lunar Orbiter 1, the photo's legacy lives on in the breathtaking images of Earth taken by the Artemis II crew

How “thunderquakes” could help reveal hidden structures inside the Earth

When that energy reaches the ground, some of it is converted into seismic waves that ripple through the soil and rock beneath—"thunderquakes"

U.S. Cuts Colorado River Water for Arizona, California and Nevada

SCOTT DANCE

Arizona’s share of the river will shrink by a third, likely increasing reliance on groundwater and raising pressure on agriculture.

Quiz question: It’s a Greek letter and a guy’s name. What does it mean?

THE NEW YORK TIMES

Test your science knowledge.

Climate change opens Arctic shipping routes as roadless forest protections face rollback

Forests, extreme weather and the realities of a warming world

See states’ kindergarten vaccination rates—from highest to lowest

Even as cases of diseases such as measles rise, childhood vaccinations are declining, thanks to changes in public health policies and antivaccine sentiment, experts say

Sorry, Pluto’s still not a planet

On the 20th anniversary of Pluto's infamous demotion, Mike "Pluto Killer" Brown explains why any reversal of that decision would be driven more by nostalgia than science