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Whether he’s striding across the football field in pads at halftime to play baritone in the marching band, conducting research on aquatic ecosystems or teaching young students about science, Samson ...

Mars, often depicted as a barren red planet, is far from lifeless. With its thin atmosphere and dusty surface, it is an ...

Environments are littered with the DNA of the creatures that inhabit them. Analyzing it could provide a real-time view of how our planet is changing. When you purchase through links on our site, we ...

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President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency plans to terminate lease contracts at nearly two dozen California offices relating to science, agriculture and the environment, according to its ...

A computer used for artificial intelligence at the University at Albany’s Atmospheric Sciences Research Center is displayed in a lab at the ETEC building on the UAlbany campus. New majors are expected ...

FRIDAY HARBOR, Wash. — In a paper published this week, researchers shared evidence indicating Southern Resident orca whales may not only use tools, but they are fashioning them to complete a specific ...

ST HELENS, Wash. — When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, hundreds of square miles surrounding the volcano were flattened. Scientists describe the destruction as “moonscaped,” and at the time, it was ...

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