Why October is one of the best months of the year for stargazing in North America
Clearer skies, comfortable temperatures, and a mix of summer and winter constellations make October a particularly rewar...
Residents airlifted to safety after flooding in central Chile
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More controls possible as reservoir level drops
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Astronomers watch 'vampire' star feeding on the stellar equivalent of 5 trillion quarter-pounder burgers every second
Astronomers have observed a stellar vampire feeding on a 'failed star' brown dwarf companion for the first time, and thi...
Why are dengue cases surging in Florida this year? An 'unlucky' combination of factors, experts say
Dengue fever infections are booming in Florida this year, with more local cases than usual and the state's first dengue-...
Northern lights possible across the US tonight and over the weekend as 4 CMEs head for Earth
Multiple CMEs could give the northern lights a boost across the northern US from Oct. 9, with further geomagnetic activi...
OpenAI claims we've entered the AGI era — has GPT-6 Astra really demonstrated general intelligence?
OpenAI says its newly launched GPT-6 Astra model brings humanity to the threshold of AGI, but external evaluators argue ...
Moment Nasa scientist Margaret Hamilton receives presidential medal of honour
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How a scientist used Britpop to reach Mars
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Colin Pillinger saw himself as the "front man" of the Beagle 2 missio...
Wonky wych elm in County Down crowned Tree of the Year
Image caption, The 150-year-old wych elm on the central promenade in Newcastle, County Down, took more than 30% of the n...
Why are there so many mushrooms around this year?
Image source, Colin UnsworthImage caption, Colin holds olive amanita mushrooms found while foragingByHaider SaleemReport...
'The wood is alive': Ranger retires after 38 years
Image caption, McLaughlin said working in the woods was his 'dream' jobByAmber Macey, Reporting fromBourne Woo...