Science
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Astronomers May Have Found the Galaxy’s Youngest Planet
Over the last 30 years, astronomers have found more than 5,000 exoplanets, an eclectic menagerie of worlds far from our…
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The Art of Making Garden Rooms
It’s the key question in making any garden: How do you get all the plants you can’t resist and the…
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Do Spiders Dream of Eight-Legged Sheep?
By day, jumping spiders hunt their prey, stalking and pouncing like cats. When the lights go down, these pea-sized predators…
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‘What a Horrible Place This Would Have Been’
This spring, a team of archaeologists and volunteers began painstakingly digging into the history of Fort Mercer, a Revolutionary War…
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South Korea Is Scouting Out the Moon, With More Missions to Come
South Korea set off for the moon on Thursday. But it doesn’t want to stop there. “We are also considering…
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A Gothic Rock Cottage Fit for a Bat Out of Hell
Jim Steinman, who died last year at 73, left behind one of the most distinctive catalogs of music in history,…
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The Mysterious Dance of the Cricket Embryos
In June, 100 fruit fly scientists gathered on the Greek island of Crete for their biennial meeting. Among them was…
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More Renters Are Moving Out of Town. But Where Are They Going?
During the depths of the pandemic, rising home prices were often tempered by low interest rates, making mortgage payments more…
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South Korea’s First Moon Launch: How to Watch
Joining the list of nations with ambitious plans in space, South Korea is aiming for the moon on Thursday. Its…
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More Renters Are Moving Out of Town. But Where Are They Going?
During the depths of the pandemic, rising home prices were often tempered by low interest rates, making mortgage payments more…