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Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterflies

Study finds humans were making fire 400,000 years ago, far earlier than once thought

Fairfax Co. middle school eyeing 14th straight Science Olympiad state title

This dinosaur skull is one of just a few of its kind — and it’s going on display in DC

Blend of unusual weather conditions brings trillions of gallons in persistent rain to the Northwest

Ocean warmed by climate change fed intense rainfall and deadly floods in Asia, study finds

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NASA loses contact with its Maven spacecraft orbiting Mars for the past decade

Japan assesses damage from 7.5 magnitude quake that injured 34

How to watch one of the year’s best meteor showers, the Geminids

Northern lights sighting possible in DC region

What’s that in the sky? WTOP has the answers

Full cold supermoon lives up to its name 

A dozen former FDA leaders lambaste claims by the agency’s current vaccine chief

Renowned astronomers push to protect Chile’s cherished night sky from an industrial project

Virginia joins Chesapeake Bay states, DC in new watershed agreement

Billionaire spacewalker is back before the Senate seeking NASA’s top job

San Francisco’s beloved albino alligator Claude dies at 30

Have you heard of DC’s ‘Sidewalk Astronomers?’

The growing exotic pet trade drives illegal sales online and a push for tighter rules

How to watch the last supermoon of the year

Eyes to the Skies for December: Full cold supermoon, Geminids meteor shower steal the show

Why doing good also makes us feel good, during the holidays and beyond

US-Russian crew of 3 starts 8-month mission on the International Space Station

Scientists capture the crackling sounds of what they believe is lightning on Mars