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Fairfax Co.’s upcoming Dark Hour seeks to raise awareness of light pollution

Failing mark for DC area: Poor air quality leads to missed work, school

Suing over climate change: Taking fossil fuel companies to court

In Montgomery County, volunteers sign up to monitor frogs — and their habitats

Full pink moon has starring role in the DC area’s holiday weekend sky

Sound travels much slower on Mars than on Earth, researchers find

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Scientists use system similar to E-ZPass to study Chesapeake Bay fish

NASA’s mega moon rocket Artemis rolls out

50 years of ‘adorable antics’: National Zoo celebrates giant pandas

Super Soaker inventor: ‘Put it on the table and let it stand on its merit’

Spider as big as your palm may make its way to DC area

Women’s History Month: Orange statues at Smithsonian displayed to help inspire young female scientists

Rocket Lab will make, launch next-gen rockets from Virginia’s Eastern Shore

4.4 million galaxies are visible in this new map of the night sky

National Arboretum sees 2nd bald eagle egg

Maryland high school team makes an essential skill easier for workers with disabilities

Dopamine: Understanding the pleasure chemical