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Year of Venus: How to see the 'evening star' at its best in 2025

Venus is moving toward a dramatic finale in early 2025, when it will dazzle as the "evening star" after sunset. Here's when to catch it at its brilliant best.

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What The Strange Habits Of An Octopus Can Teach Us About Alien Intelligence

Scientists who study cephalopods and animal welfare are contributing to the idea of alien intelligence and what it means to be self aware.

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Don't miss these 15 spectacular moon events in 2025

Here are the best lunar events to see in 2025, including the Major Lunar Standstill, eclipses, occultations and conjunctions involving the moon.

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Starship, Europa Clipper and more: The top 10 spaceflight stories of 2024

From SpaceX plucking its huge Super Heavy rocket out of the sky to the launch of NASA's $5 billion Europa Clipper mission, this year held many amazing advances.

Space

Are IQ tests overrated?

Dr. Howard Gardner believes the overemphasis on IQ is holding us back

Salon

The rare 'black moon' of December 30 rises tonight

December 2024 will see a rare "black moon," a term for the second new moon in a calendar month.

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New Bird Flu Mutation Discovered In US As Cat Infections Cause Alarm

The ongoing spread of bird flu in the United States has alarmed experts -- not just because of human cases causing severe illness, but also due to troubling new instances of infections in cats.

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NASA Parker Solar Probe makes history with closest-ever approach to the Sun

Parker Solar Probe is operating normally after passing just 6.1 million kilometres above the Sun’s surface, NASA says.

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How abortion rights landscape changed

This year significantly shaped how people access reproductive care, with far-ranging impacts across health care

Salon

Christmas solar flares erupt from the sun. Will they trigger aurora 'fireworks' as we close out 2024?

Sun pulses with several solar flares late Christmas Day with four M-class flares from sunspots within a few hours.

Space

NASA, Astronomical League team up for 2025 Hubble night sky challenge

The Hubble Space Telescope is nearing its 35th anniversary and skywatchers can celebrate the mighty telescope with a year-long observation challenge.

Space

NASA's Parker Solar Probe phones home after surviving historic close sun flyby. It's alive!

A NASA spacecraft has survived a historic close fly of the sun. The mission team received a beacon tone from the Parker Solar Probe, signaling it was still functioning after the record approach.

Space

Gears of War games ranked, worst to best

E-Day is on the horizon, so we thought it'd be a good time to dive into the mad world of Gears of War and rank every entry from worst to best.

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Dark Comets In Our Solar System Could Explain Earth’s Oceans — And So Much More

New research of dark comets explores how water that makes up the oceans acted as a key ingredient for the development of life on Earth — and brought us oceans.

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Whale lifespans are longer than thought

Potential lifespans may be as much as double previous estimates, new research finds

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Nasa probe successfully completes closest-ever approach to sun

Parker solar spacecraft got the closest any human-made object has ever come to the star

The Independent UK

Small fraction of hydrogen trapped under Earth can power humanity for centuries, scientists say

US Geological Survey researchers say there could be 5.6 trillion metric tonnes of hydrogen in rocks and underground reservoirs

International Business Times

German President Dissolves Parliament, Sets Feb 23 Election Date

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.

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The sun in 2025: How the solar cycle will shape our year ahead

We look ahead to 2025 as the sun ramps up its activity, driven by the peak of the current solar cycle.

International Business Times

Mayotte Faces Environment, Biodiversity Crisis After Cyclone

Mayotte has changed beyond recognition since a cyclone devastated the Indian Ocean territory, sparking an environment and biodiversity crisis that could last for a decade or more, scientists say.

The Independent UK

Nasa spacecraft survives the closest-ever approach to the Sun, space agency says

Parker Solar Probe came within 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface

International Business Times

'Dangerous New Era': Climate Change Spurs Disaster In 2024

From tiny and impoverished Mayotte to oil-rich behemoth Saudi Arabia, prosperous European cities to overcrowded slums in Africa, nowhere was spared the devastating impact of supercharged climate disasters in 2024.

The Guardian - UK

Plantwatch: the smelly deception of titan arum’s phallic spadix

Plant native to Sumatra boasts huge fly-attracting flower that can be sustained for only a few days

The Guardian - UK

Scientists explore longevity drugs for dogs that could also ‘extend human life’

Researchers say drugs may be able to increase lifespan by extending health and thus shortening the rate of ageing

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'Silo' scores a third and fourth season from Apple TV+

Apple TV+'s successful sci-fi series "Silo" will return for a third and fourth season

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