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A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days

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A Hong Kong zoo seeks answers after 9 monkeys die in 2 days

50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons unearthed in Denmark

50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons unearthed in Denmark

China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances

China unveils its plans to turn its feats in space exploration into scientific advances

A Southern California school plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in space

A Southern California school plants a ‘Moon Tree’ grown with seeds flown in space

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

NASA spacecraft rockets toward Jupiter’s moon Europa in search of the right conditions for life

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

NASA’s Europa Clipper spacecraft will scour Jupiter moon for the ingredients for life

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Comet watch: A3 may be visible from DC area

Comet watch: A3 may be visible from DC area

What’s behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal

What’s behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal

How octopuses inspired Virginia Tech researchers to create new type of adhesive

How octopuses inspired Virginia Tech researchers to create new type of adhesive

DC area gets rare glimpse of northern lights

DC area gets rare glimpse of northern lights

Germany Northern Lights Solar Storm

October 11

PHOTOS: Awesome auroras shimmer in the sky, dazzling stargazers worldwide, including DC region

Climate change gave significant boost to Milton’s destructive rain, winds, scientists say

Climate change gave significant boost to Milton’s destructive rain, winds, scientists say

PHOTOS: Northern Lights glow over DC region — and show might still go on Friday

PHOTOS: Northern Lights glow over DC region — and show might still go on Friday

Twin boys born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery

Twin boys born conjoined celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery

Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins — life’s building blocks

Nobel Prize in chemistry honors 3 scientists who used AI to design proteins — life’s building blocks

Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes

Severe solar storm could stress power grids even more as US deals with major back-to-back hurricanes

Here’s what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual

Here’s what has made Hurricane Milton so fierce and unusual

After blood drives were canceled by hurricanes, the American Red Cross is now urging more people to donate

After blood drives were canceled by hurricanes, the American Red Cross is now urging more people to donate

Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton

Climate change boosted Helene’s deadly rain and wind and scientists say same is likely for Milton

A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

A rare comet brightens the night skies in October

Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics

Pioneers in artificial intelligence win the Nobel Prize in physics

Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say

Control the path and power of hurricanes like Milton? Forget it, scientists say

Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA

Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA

A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test

A spacecraft is on its way to a harmless asteroid slammed by NASA in a previous save-the-Earth test

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