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How America lost control of bird flu

Long listed among pathogens with pandemic potential, H5N1’s unprecedented spread among cows marked a worrying shift

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ULA wants to upgrade Vulcan Centaur rocket into a 'space interceptor' to defend satellites

United Launch Alliance (ULA) says its new, powerful Vulcan Centaur upper stage rocket could play a key role in defending satellites from potential threats in space.

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Mars orbiters witness a 'winter wonderland' on the Red Planet (photos)

Snow dots the Martian landscape in these images from ESA's Mars Express orbiter and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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50,000-year-old baby mammoth remains go on display in Russia

The 50,000-year-old female, nicknamed Yana, is one of only seven whole remains discovered in world

The Independent UK

Scientists make ‘shocking’ predatory discovery about California’s ground squirrels

Ravenous California ground squirrels have been hunting and eating rodents for the first time

The Independent UK

Venus, Mars and more: How to see planets in the night sky in 2025

Your guide to viewing the visible planets of the solar system in the night sky of 2025.

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Dune: Prophecy' renewed for Season 2 after HBO show's hugely successful debut

HBO's "Dune" prequel spinoff, "Dune: Prophecy," scores a second season

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'Dune: Prophecy' Season Finale: Lies unleashed, a lost child, and long live the Emperor

A recap of the "Dune: Prophecy" season finale

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Nasa spacecraft attempts to make history with closest-ever approach to the sun

Moving at speeds of up to 430,000mph and enduring temperature of up to 982C, Nasa Parker Solar Probe is a mission to ‘touch’ the sun.

The Independent UK

Stars get ripped open like Christmas presents to create strange 'JuMBO' worlds

What did you get fot X-mas? Scientists may have been gifted with a solution to the mystery of juMBOs, strange celestial bodies that seem to be neither planets nor stars.

Space

Obscure law boosts humanitarian aid

None of this could have happened without a little-known 1980 law called the Bayh-Dole Act

Salon

NASA's Parker Solar Probe celebrates Christmas with record smashing 'kiss' of the sun

On Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) NASA's parker Solar Probe made its closest approach to the sun yet, passing through the blisteringly hot outer atmosphere of our star.

Space

24 amazing space images from 2024

Space.com's 24 space images of 2024! The most awe-inspiring space photos of the year from our Space Images of the Day.

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Treasure trove of jewellery, coins and ‘vulva stone’ discovered in Viking women’s graves

Findings add to growing body of research suggesting cosmopolitan nature of Viking Age trade

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Nasa’s Parker solar probe attempts closest ever pass of sun

Probe was scheduled to pass 3.8 million miles from sun’s surface on Christmas Eve

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Aurora alert: Geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights in upper Midwest skies this Christmas

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions on Dec. 25. Northern lights could be visible over some northern and upper Midwest states.

Salon

Forever chemicals in smart watch bands

New research finds toxins used to make some brands of smart watch wrist straps are able to seep through the skin

Space

These 5 particles are so strange, we're not sure they exist

Scientists theorize there could be subatomic particles we have yet to discover. Here are five of the weirdest, rarest hypothetical particles in the universe.

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Scientists hope NASA's Parker Solar Probe gets hit by a storm during historic Christmas Eve sun flyby

If all goes to plan, the sun should give NASA's Parker Solar Probe a hard time.

Space

See a dead Chinese satellite burn up as a brilliant fireball in the night sky (video)

The satellite was one of China's first-ever commercial Earth imaging satellites. RIP, SuperView 1-02.

Space

How to follow Santa Claus this Christmas Eve with NORAD's 2024 tracker

Keep watch for Jolly Old St. Nick on NORAD's official website and festive Santa Claus tracker.

The Guardian - UK

Middle children are more cooperative than their siblings, study suggests

After decades of debate, one of the largest ever studies on birth order suggests it does actually make a difference

Space

Asteroid-comet chimera Chiron has an unusual ice mix, James Webb Space Telescope finds

An object that orbits in the space between Jupiter and Neptune has chemistry that could tell us more about the birth of the solar system.

Space

How to watch 'Doctor Who' Christmas special: Stream 'Joy to the World' online and from anywhere

The Doctor checks in to a very unusual hotel – here's how to watch "Doctor Who" Christmas special "Joy to the World" online on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Disney Plus in the US.

The Guardian - UK

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