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ClimateAnnual Arctic ice minimum reached
Melt isn’t as bad as 2007, but still reaches number three in the record books.
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HumansNeandertals blasted out of existence, archaeologists propose
An eruption may have wiped out Neandertals in Europe and western Asia, clearing the region for Stone Age Homo sapiens.
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SpaceGlowing auroras ring Saturn
A new movie documents changes in Saturn’s lights over nearly two days on the planet.
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SpaceParticles in cahoots
Physicists have discovered curious connections in subatomic debris produced by the world’s largest particle collider.
By Ron Cowen -
LifeLone Star cats rescue cousins in Sunshine State
Florida panther numbers have tripled since the introduction of females from Texas injected vital genetic diversity, a new report says.