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Monday, March 2

Six planets to align in "planetary parade" above California. Here's how to see it. - CBS News

A rare celestial event will be taking place in the sky above California on Saturday night, as six planets are expected to be visible in what is being called a "planetary parade."

Saturday, February 28

Lindsay Shachnow

NASA astronaut Mike Fincke, a Pittsburgh-area native, suffered an unprecedented medical issue in space - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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Saturday, February 28

Becky Ferreira

Scientists Reveal the Surprising Sex Lives of Neanderthals and Early Humans - 404 Media

A new genetic analysis reveals that human females and Neanderthal males interbred far more than the reverse, for reasons that remain mysterious.

Saturday, February 28

Brad Brownell

Humans Riding Bikes Are More Energy-Efficient Than Any Other Animal On The Planet - Jalopnik

If you want to be as efficient as you possibly can be, build yourself a nice aerodynamic recumbent velomobile with a small e-bike assist motor this summer.

Saturday, February 28

Terrence O'Brien

The Rubin Observatory’s alert system sent 800,000 pings on its first night - The Verge

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory sent 800,000 pings about asteroids and potential supernovas on the first night its automated alert system was online.

Saturday, February 28

Rania Hadid

Earth’s First Mass Extinction Was Far Worse Than We Ever Knew - Indian Defence Review

A new fossil discovery suggests that Earth's first mass extinction may have been far more sudden and severe than previously believed, reshaping our understanding of ancient ecosystems.

Saturday, February 28

Joe Wilkins

Lab-Grown Brains Growing More Powerful - Futurism

Scientists from the University of California, Santa Cruz have just taken a huge step in the long history of lab-cultured brains.

Saturday, February 28

Ivan Farkas

Giant string of organic molecules on Mars may be one of the best signs of life yet - Live Science

A new NASA analysis concludes that it is "reasonable to hypothesize" that living things could have formed the odd organic molecules discovered on Mars.

Saturday, February 28

Emily Carter

DNA from 5,500-Year-Old Graves Solves Long-Standing Genetic Mystery - Indian Defence Review

Genetic analysis of 5,500-year-old remains from a Swedish burial site has uncovered surprising family connections, revealing the important role of extended kinship in prehistoric communities.

Saturday, February 28

Sarah Jones

A Meteorite Spent 19 Days with Microbes on the ISS. What They Extracted Surprised Researchers - The Daily Galaxy

Scientists placed bacteria and fungi on a meteorite in space. The metals they managed to release may reshape deep space missions.

Saturday, February 28

Laya Neelakandan

NASA is sending its first Black and first female astronauts to the moon - CNBC

NASA is sending the first Black and first female astronauts to the moon in an upcoming launch, marking the first journey to the moon in over 50 years.

Saturday, February 28

Slamani Aghilas

Why This Antarctic Geoid Anomaly Has Researchers Rethinking the Planet - Indian Defence Review

A vast geoid anomaly beneath Antarctica is revealing secrets from deep inside Earth.

Saturday, February 28

Arezki Amiri

600 Million Years Ago, a "Cyclops" Lived with a Single Eye on Its Forehead, and Your Eyes Descend from It - The Daily Galaxy

Six hundred million years ago, a tiny sea creature with a single eye on its forehead drifted through ancient oceans. It lost its vision, then rewrote the future of sight.

Saturday, February 28

Tiny Fish Stun Scientists With Mammal-Like Intelligence - SciTechDaily

Cleaner wrasse fish may be far more cognitively sophisticated than previously thought.

Saturday, February 28

Victor Tangermann

NASA Rover Exploring Strange, Haunting Structures on Mars - Futurism

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover has been exploring a curious geological formation made up of ridges that look like spiderwebs from space.

Saturday, February 28