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Neil Frank, former hurricane center chief who improved public outreach on storms, has died

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Neil Frank, former hurricane center chief who improved public outreach on storms, has died

The nearly complete skull of a very thick-headed dinosaur is on display at the Smithsonian for the next week

The nearly complete skull of a very thick-headed dinosaur is on display at the Smithsonian for the next week

Japan’s new flagship H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite into orbit

Japan’s new flagship H3 rocket fails to put geolocation satellite into orbit

Muddy eruption at Yellowstone’s Black Diamond Pool captured on video

Muddy eruption at Yellowstone’s Black Diamond Pool captured on video

Cosmic trifecta: Winter Solstice, meteors from The Little Bear, ‘Alien’ comet passes by Earth

Cosmic trifecta: Winter Solstice, meteors from The Little Bear, ‘Alien’ comet passes by Earth

Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

Paraplegic engineer becomes the first wheelchair user to blast into space

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You finally got a doctor’s appointment. Here’s how to get the most out of it

You finally got a doctor’s appointment. Here’s how to get the most out of it

How sewage can be used to heat and cool buildings

How sewage can be used to heat and cool buildings

Nodding off is dangerous. Some animals have evolved extreme ways to sleep in precarious environments

Nodding off is dangerous. Some animals have evolved extreme ways to sleep in precarious environments

Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions

Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions

Along the Texas Coast, a new sanctuary aims to protect the endangered and rare whooping crane

Along the Texas Coast, a new sanctuary aims to protect the endangered and rare whooping crane

Rain creates a crimson spectacle on Iran’s Hormuz Island for the first time this year

Rain creates a crimson spectacle on Iran’s Hormuz Island for the first time this year

Catch the Ursid meteor shower as it peaks just before Christmas

Catch the Ursid meteor shower as it peaks just before Christmas

Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator in do-over after Musk feud

Senate confirms Jared Isaacman as NASA administrator in do-over after Musk feud

Trump administration moves to dissolve national climate research lab in Colorado

Trump administration moves to dissolve national climate research lab in Colorado

Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests

Saturn’s moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests

To find living donors for kidney transplants, a pilot program turns to social networks

To find living donors for kidney transplants, a pilot program turns to social networks

A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue

A photographer finds thousands of dinosaur footprints near Italian Winter Olympic venue

As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic

As reefs vanish, assisted coral fertilization offers hope in the Dominican Republic

Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth

Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth

Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas

Before megalodon, researchers say a monstrous shark ruled ancient Australian seas

Tips for viewing the peak of the Geminids meteor shower

Tips for viewing the peak of the Geminids meteor shower

In reversal, Moore funds climate change study he previously vetoed

In reversal, Moore funds climate change study he previously vetoed

Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterflies

Trump administration delays decision on federal protections for monarch butterflies

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