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First LookNASA's Jupiter probe: Juno makes closest approachNASA鈥檚 space explorer Juno will finally sidle up to the gas giant on Saturday around 8:51 a.m. Eastern time.
A tale of more cities: Are we reducing our impact on the Earth by sharing it?Human activity is putting pressure on three-quarters of the planet, according to new research. But we may be becoming more efficient with our use of the Earth's resources.
First LookDragon capsule returns to Earth with space giftsSpaceX's capsule splashed down in the Pacific this morning, with science experiments, including live mice, and equipment inside.
First LookStormy 'weather bomb' reveals Earth's geological secretsResearchers at the University of Tokyo have found an elusive earthquake tremor after a North Atlantic 'weather bomb.'
First LookDodo devotees, here's your chance: Rare assembled skeleton up for auctionThis is the first time in over 100 years that a nearly-full dodo bird skeleton has been offered for sale.
First LookAstronomers discover a dark-matter galaxy: Dragonfly 44The newly discovered galaxy, Dragonfly 44, is about the same mass as the Milky Way. But most of that mass isn't stars or 'normal' matter.
Proxima b briefing: How close is it, and when can we get there?Russian billionaire Yuri Milner and Stephen Hawking聽have proposed sending hundreds of nanobots to Proxima b, an exoplanet 4 light-years from Earth.
First LookForget the Olympics. At NASA, they're breaking cosmic recordsJeffrey Williams, commander of the International Space Station, has spent 521 days in orbit, breaking the previous American record set by astronaut Scott Kelly.
Could there be a habitable planet just 4.25 light-years away?Astronomers have found an Earth-like exoplanet in the nearest solar system to ours.
What does Mars look like? More like us than we thoughtNASA releases a new 360 Video of a surprisingly Earth-like landscape on Mars.
First LookNewly-discovered 'micro lion' was a feisty creatureDespite being the smallest of its kind,聽Microleo attenboroughi聽was still a predator to be reckoned with.
First LookThe global human footprint may be growing more slowly than we thoughtNew satellite data suggests that humanity's impact on the environment is increasing more slowly than population or economic growth.
First LookChina sets its sights on MarsChina has released images and specifications for a new Martian rover, the latest mission in the country's increasingly ambitious expansion of its space program.
Why the 'Tufts-Love' teenage dinosaur is so importantCan a near-complete T. rex聽skull reveal new details about the world鈥檚 most famous dino?
First LookHow we all can help monarch butterflies as they migrateAs monarch butterflies near their fall migration period, concerned citizens are doing what they can to nourish them along the way.
First LookHow to explore a World War II shipwreck without getting wetExploration Vessel Nautilus is broadcasting live聽from the聽USS Independence, an aircraft carrier that was scuttled off the coast of San Francisco 65 years ago.
First LookHow did a 'zombie' coral reef come back to life?A Pacific coral reef thought to have died more than a decade ago now appears to be alive again. A victory for conservation policies?
A Bosnian pine named 'Adonis' may be Europe's oldest-living treeThe Bosnian pine,聽dubbed 'Adonis' by scientists, took root in 941 A.D. in聽Byzantine Greece.
First LookLost in space no more: NASA finds its missing spacecraftNASA was able to reestablish contact with STEREO-B, a craft from the Solar and Terrestrial Relations Observatory mission, which went missing on October 1, 2014.
Do chimpanzees prefer cooperation to competition?A chimpanzee may make a good teammate, according to new research.