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An artist's illustration of the Tiangong-1 space lab in orbit.

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No, China's Tiangong-1 Will Not "Rain Molten Metal Down Onto Earth"

It's not spiraling out of control, and even if it was, it wouldn't enter the atmosphere until 2017

Researcher Ricardo Godoy conducts an experiment with a member of the Tsimane

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Researchers Travel to the Amazon to Find Out if Musical Taste is Hardwired

Members of the Tsimane tribe showed no preference between consonant and dissonate tones, meaning Western music is probably not biologically based

This spectacular image of the Orion Nebula star-formation region was obtained from multiple exposures using the HAWK-I infrared camera on ESO’s Very Large Telescope in Chile.

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Breathtaking New Images Capture Failed Stars and Planet-Sized Objects Inside the Orion Nebula

It’s the deepest look into the nebula ever seen before

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The Secret Life of Urban Hedgehogs

Though city-dwelling hedgehogs have adapted to metropolitan life, some need a little help to thrive

Apollo 11 on the launchpad

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The Code That Sent Apollo 11 to the Moon Just Resurfaced Online and Is Chock-Full of Jokes

Published on GitHub, the array of in-jokes, pop culture and Shakespeare asides in the comments on the code show the human side of the project

An acorn worm observed at a dive spot called Twin Peaks

Journey to the Center of Earth

Mission to Mariana Trench Records Dozens of Crazy Deep Sea Creatures

The <i>Okeanos Explorer</i> has spent three months mapping the seafloor and recording deep sea life in the ocean's depths

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Self-Lubricating Swordfish Secrete Oil to Swim Faster

Greased lightning, go greased lightning

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What Do Goats, Puppies and Horses Have in Common?

Goats communicate with humans using eye contact, according to a new study

Jupiter's moon, Europa, is one of the most promising candidates for life elsewhere in the solar system.

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Juno Will Eventually Go Up in Flames to Protect Theoretical Alien Life

Juno, we hardly knew you

fMRI changed the way researchers look at the human brain.

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New Study Calls the Reliability of Brain Scan Research Into Question

Three million analyses point to a problem with fMRI brain activity studies

Trash on Cheung Sha Beach, Lantau

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Hong Kong Beaches Are Swamped With Trash, and No One Knows Why

The piles of rubbish could be transported by ocean currents or recent floods

Are these cylinders round or square?

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Check Out the Best Illusions of 2016

Baffle your brain with these contest-winning mind-benders

In recent years, enough Arctic ice has melted to clear parts of the Northwest Passage for shipping traffic.

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Melting Arctic Ice Might Mean Faster Internet for Some

The dwindling ice has an unexpected benefit: more underwater cables

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This Is What Jupiter Sounds Like

Listen as Juno bursts into the gas giant’s magnetosphere

Think twice before digging in.

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The FDA Just Declared War on Cookie Dough

Goodbye sweet spoons, hello food safety

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Climate Change Could Devastate Penguin Populations by Century's End

Loss of ice and rising sea temperatures could impact 60 percent of the Adelie penguin colonies in Antarctica

Ultraviolet images overlying a photo of Jupiter taken by the Hubble Space Telescope

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Catch the Solar System’s Best Light Show With New Images of Jupiter’s Auroras

Jupiter’s Auroras Are the Best Light Show in the Solar System

Help astronomers track asteroid 2010 NY65 as it streaks across the sky on Asteroid Day

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Track These Space Rocks From Your Couch on Asteroid Day

With just a click, you can help astronomers learn more about two nearby asteroids

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Venomous Lionfish Invade the Mediterranean

A recent survey shows that the fish have colonized Cyprus and may continue to spread

99-million-year-old flight feathers.

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99-Million-Year-Old Bird Wings Found Encased in Amber

The rare fossils from the age of the dinosaurs look a lot like modern-day bird wings

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