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What a Fusion Energy Breakthrough Means for Green Power

Four times now, researchers have produced a fleeting burst of fusion energy, an encouraging sign for making this zero-carbon energy source a reality.

By Stephen Shankland
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COP28 Climate Deal Marks 'Beginning of the End' for Fossil Fuels

By Katie Collins
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How Mark Rober's DNA Nerf Guns Could Lead to Medical Breakthroughs

By Jesse Orrall
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NASA Spots Eerie 'Spider' Shapes in Mars Crater View

By Amanda Kooser
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SpaceX Falcon Heavy May Launch NASA Psyche Mission to Metal Asteroid Next Week

By Eric Mack
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By Eric Mack

Climate News

Know what’s going on outside — from the bottom of the ocean to the tree tops.

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Top Renewable Energy Tech to Watch in 2024

We run down the top renewable energy technologies we'll be keeping an eye on in 2024.

By Jesse Orrall
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COP28 Climate Deal Marks 'Beginning of the End' for Fossil Fuels

By Katie Collins
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Antarctica Logs 'Record-Smashing' Low for Sea Ice, Says NASA

By Amanda Kooser
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American Climate Corps Will Put Thousands of Young People to Work in Green Jobs

By Dan Avery
Graphic shows flattened world map with redder areas indicating temperature anomalies across the globe in summer 2023.

NASA Declares Summer 2023 the Hottest on Record

By Amanda Kooser

All Things Space

Look past the horizon for stories about rocket launches and captivating photos of our universe.

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NASA Spots Eerie 'Spider' Shapes in Mars Crater View

Just in time for Halloween season.

By Amanda Kooser
An illustration of the asteroid Psyche.

SpaceX Falcon Heavy May Launch NASA Psyche Mission to Metal Asteroid Next Week

By Eric Mack
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Meteor Shower Season Heats Up With Daytime Sextantid Show

By Eric Mack
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NASA Opens Osiris-Rex Asteroid Sample Canister, Revealing Cosmic Bounty

By Eric Mack
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Peculiar Galaxies Collide in Haunting NASA Hubble View

By Amanda Kooser

Biology News

Our editors share cellular-level detail about life on Earth.

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How Mark Rober's DNA Nerf Guns Could Lead to Medical Breakthroughs

Mark Rober explains his yearlong odyssey to break the record for world's smallest Nerf gun five times, culminating in ones made out of DNA.

By Jesse Orrall
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How Mark Rober's Rivalry with Mr. Beast Led to a Nerf Gun Made of DNA

By Jesse Orrall
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Watch Rare Video of Ghostly Dumbo Octopus in the Deep Sea

By Amanda Kooser
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'Gnarly-Looking Beast' Revealed in 265-Million-Year-Old Fossil

By Amanda Kooser
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The Bionic Eye That Could Restore Vision (and Put Humans in the Matrix)

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