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Cosmology

Voyager 2 spacecraft enters interstellar space

Voyager 2 just became the second probe ever to enter interstellar space, and the first with a working plasma instrument.

Neuroscience

The uterus may play a role in memory

In lab tests, rats that underwent hysterectomies had worse spatial memories.

Oceans

Volcanic eruptions that depleted ocean oxygen may have set off the Great Dying

Massive eruptions from volcanoes spewing greenhouse gases 252 million years ago may have triggered Earth’s biggest mass extinction.

Animals

Here’s how geckos (almost) walk on water

New high-speed video reveals how geckos use a hybrid walking-swimming gait in water to reach speeds similar to those on land.