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Thirty Meter Telescope controversy is forcing scientists to grapple with how their research affects Indigenous peoples
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Paleontologists Dig Into a Giant Sloth Boneyard
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Did Astronomers Just Discover Black Holes from the Big Bang?
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A new paper suggests that the agency broke U.S. environmental law in its approval of the satellites and that if it were to be sued in court, it would likely lose
Earth’s Magnetic Field Is Drastically Revised
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Will Yellowstone Erupt Soon and Kill Us All?
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The Curious Case of Proxima C
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Large prime numbers get a lot of attention, but this tiny work horse deserves some love, too
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