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A new innovation in space technology may allow astronauts to recycle their urine and drink it while on spacewalks. The current method of collecting urine in diapers and disposing of it as waste is...

Humans living in different regions of Papua New Guinea have unique gene variants inherited from Denisovan archaic humans. These gene variants suggest that modern humans may have adapted to lower oxygen levels and higher...

In New York City, a group of passionate activists have been holding protests against the financial institutions that support big oil companies. They have been organizing die-ins, drum circles, and singing to raise awareness...

This week on NPR's Short Wave podcast, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong shared three fascinating science stories. The first story is about two lion brothers, Jacob and Tibu, who made a record-breaking swim in...

The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil for alleged air quality violations at the company's oil and gas operations in North Dakota. The settlement requires Marathon to reduce emissions from...

A SpaceX rocket recently experienced its first failure in nearly a decade, resulting in the misplacement of 20 Starlink satellites in an orbit too low to be sustained. The Falcon 9 rocket took off...

Take a moment to look at your contact list on your phone. You probably have a long list of names and numbers, but how many of those people are you actively in touch with?...

The midlife crisis has long been considered a common experience, supported by research indicating a U-shaped curve of happiness over the course of a lifetime. This curve shows that happiness tends to peak in...

A recent study has identified the specific neurons in the brain responsible for the common side effect of nausea caused by next-generation anti-obesity drugs like Wegovy. These drugs, which mimic a hormone called glucagon-like...

Before Dug the Dog, the talking canine from the movie Up, there was Zoe, the Alsatian police dog. Zoe was able to follow her master’s commands from a distance by using a shortwave radio...