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Old Newspaper Stories Offer Clues to 1868 Lake Michigan Shipwreck

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On July 9, 1868, the steamship Milwaukee was crossing Lake Michigan on its way to the lakefront town of Muskegon, Mich., to pick...
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A Fiery Finale for a Rocket That Brings the Heat

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The ignition of the Delta IV Heavy rocket is perhaps the most visually striking liftoff you’ll ever see — the rocket seemingly burns...
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No Eclipse Plans? Try These Last-Minute Strategies.

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On April 8, a total solar eclipse will blot out the sun for roughly 4,200 miles stretching from Mexico to Canada — a...
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As Threats in Space Mount, U.S. Lags in Protecting Key Services

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The United States and China are locked in a new race, in space and on Earth, over a fundamental resource: time itself.And the...
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Ice Skating and the Brain

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How do champion skaters accomplish their extraordinary jumps and spins? Brain science is uncovering clues.By Pam BelluckPam Belluck is a neuroscience reporter and...
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Jane Goodall Is More of a Dog Person, Actually

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Here I am registered at Cambridge, and very nervous. First thing, I was told that I’ve done everything wrong. Chimps shouldn’t be named,...
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Why the Solar Eclipse Will Not Leave People Without Power

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When the sky darkens during next month’s solar eclipse, electricity production in some parts of the country will drop so sharply that it...
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Daniel Kahneman, Who Plumbed the Psychology of Economics, Dies at 90

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Daniel Kahneman, who never took an economics course but who pioneered a psychologically based branch of that field that led to a Nobel...
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Ancient ‘Dune’-like Sandworm Existed Far Longer Than Thought

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With a head covered in rows of curved spines, ancient Selkirkia worms could easily be confused with the razor-toothed sandworms that inhabit the...
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All Orcas Are Classified as a Single Species. Should They Be?

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Killer whales are some of the most cosmopolitan creatures on the planet, swimming through every one of the world’s oceans. They patrol the...
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