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Science From CBSNews.comThu, 19 Sep 2024 11:19:58 -04005When and how to see September's Harvest Moon
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The September Harvest Moon will see a partial lunar eclipse, peaking the night of Tuesday, Sept. 17.Tue, 17 Sep 2024 07:00:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2020/10/01/4b6ad39b-2b4a-43b8-8500-ecca6dc13e6e/thumbnail/60x60/64f98e67252e8d66dcc3e23856b162a7/full-moon-nasa.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a518abcf01b-ba32-4a85-ad08-731b7b654f19Mysterious 9-day seismic event triggered by 650-foot tsunami
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A tsunami stemming from a landslide was behind a surprising seismic event last year that shook the earth for nine days, researchers said.Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:33:04 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/13/117ea76e-fb6f-4f09-ad81-4d106b439447/thumbnail/60x60/aa9fc226f31f3554e0eed2adda82a751/gettyimages-1241698996.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5108bd74f6-ff3f-400a-b81c-d90f04fdfbe5Polaris Dawn crew conducts first all-civilian spacewalk
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The spacewalkers tested new SpaceX-designed pressure suits that could eventually be used by civilian astronauts on the moon and Mars.Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:23:19 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/12/8a1c8ff7-12e9-4e8d-8771-07a52fc0b090/thumbnail/60x60/e5034829ce85db50d1b8ec5d73e7c001/ap24256394535184.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51f5108994-6ea5-45f6-ace1-4f52281ca5ddTransistor issue resolved, NASA clears way for Europa Clipper launch
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The Europa Clipper remains on track for launch Oct. 10 to study Jupiter's icy moon Europa, where a vast ocean lurks beneath an icy crust.Mon, 09 Sep 2024 18:47:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/09/09/6613532f-0bc4-421b-ae8d-5f6f34ecbfde/thumbnail/60x60/433c6dd2b2e25047725c6b606b61cdc0/1500-clipper-artist2.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51292a28cd-e95b-4762-b3fa-394d488e3b6aMissouri patient contracts bird flu despite no known contact with animals
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The case raises questions about how the person was exposed to the virus. All the previous U.S. infections were among people who worked around cows and poultry.Fri, 06 Sep 2024 19:53:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/31/6a94aafb-537c-4f91-885e-d7690c8b8a1b/thumbnail/60x60/36a75f3fed4f5af95503d9ea9978f645/gettyimages-472088760.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a517fea1195-4876-4f32-9d61-4c15a4145eaaResearchers find evidence that large sharks may be hunting each other
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Researchers discovered the first known case of a porbeagle shark likely being killed by a large shark predator, raising questions about whether this rare instance represents a larger trend.Tue, 03 Sep 2024 05:00:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/30/956f8b2d-2270-4546-850f-bfb9ff3bb027/thumbnail/60x60/a4ca79c22c1cebf635deb470ce6fb7e4/gettyimages-695480641.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51ed2f2bd6-86ad-41a3-9727-f39524d7ceecFAA grounds SpaceX Falcon 9 rockets after rare crash-landing
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The crash-landing of a SpaceX booster ended a string of 267 successful recoveries in a row.Wed, 28 Aug 2024 18:59:38 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/28/7dea16b0-6e72-441d-9e77-348af814e779/thumbnail/60x60/dc0ac348dde1b49f16ac7119d56285a5/082824-landing4.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51caf2d9a8-2feb-4e9b-a93f-3687f0e3462dRare SpaceX Falcon 9 landing mishap mars successful Starlink launch
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The landing mishap ended a string of 267 successful booster recoveries.Wed, 28 Aug 2024 12:39:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/28/97a98e92-265f-4283-ba5e-26cde0b76f1b/thumbnail/60x60/db748b3137dfe198ec7684566d6c3489/spacex-booster-explosion-082824.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5190439252-831f-42c9-a7ae-5115d88bb6f1Matching dinosaur footprints found more than 3,700 miles apart
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Footprints dating back 120 million years show where dinosaurs were able to cross between land that's now part of two different continents.Mon, 26 Aug 2024 17:18:23 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/26/4b382d48-0e8c-4ce2-8546-a54bbe33d90d/thumbnail/60x60/d56f4a55e8ba9caad35905b700160328/passagem-das-pedras-1.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51e2e83987-424d-4287-be74-fd63fb0eb859Dramatic images show lava spew from huge volcanic fissure in Iceland
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Dramatic images from Iceland show lava spewing from a fissure almost two-and-a-half miles long as the Reykjanes peninsula sees its 6th eruption since December.Fri, 23 Aug 2024 06:40:59 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/23/cb2a1c7e-d78d-494f-9041-0047e2c551fd/thumbnail/60x60/9ac40e426f907add61e7625775771a57/iceland-volcanic-eruption-2167191465.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a514f1152ff-cbce-42ed-ad98-e6852ac85b19Joro spiders seem to know how to stay chill in big cities, study finds
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Joro spiders have hearts that are able to withstand the loud and bustling noises of big cities?, according to a study published on Monday.Mon, 12 Aug 2024 20:28:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/13/5fda0a37-78ac-4bf7-8495-866af9581851/thumbnail/60x60/aff36ea95cfe38c71cdafbb665d1e468/ap21302039513418.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51bd647c5d-ed45-43f0-b569-d208614c66a6SpaceX to launch private Crew Dragon flight around Earth's poles
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The historic, privately financed space flight will carry humans above Earth's ice caps for the first time.Mon, 12 Aug 2024 18:54:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/12/ac5106a1-4db9-4f74-aa67-539fac0a5504/thumbnail/60x60/c4839deb930e0e330b16040808a93d01/081224-fram2-crew.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51101233aa-40db-48e6-a521-43f755387088Horseshoe crabs: Ancient creatures who are a medical marvel
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Correspondent Conor Knighton visits New Jersey beaches along the Delaware Bay to learn about horseshoe crabs – mysterious creatures that predate dinosaurs – whose very blood has proved vital to keeping humans healthy by helping detect bacterial endotoxins. He talks with environmentalists about the decline in the horseshoe crab population, and with researchers who are pushing the pharmaceutical industry to switch its use of horseshoe crab blood with a synthetic alternative used in medical testing.Sun, 11 Aug 2024 09:43:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/11/87a239fb-193e-4a1c-940b-76384c5ecb28/thumbnail/60x60/27d268bf77093e3bb6810d8ca22837e2/knighton-horseshoe-crabs-1920.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51a784c86f-843d-4ffe-949f-1e4a5dcc3581Drones setting a new standard in ocean rescue technology
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The Oak Island Fire Department in North Carolina is using drone technology to improve ocean rescue operations, enhancing response times and safety for both victims and responders.Fri, 09 Aug 2024 12:01:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/24/daad47df-1bb7-48f4-a4f7-ca1fa3231cde/thumbnail/60x60/f4960587fe83260feeca943443ba1d7b/cbsn-fusion-drone-technology-used-to-rescue-distressed-swimmers-thumbnail.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51d93ed466-861d-48d1-8f95-d3d0df22476eNASA readies backup plan if Starliner crew landing ruled out
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No final decisions have been made and NASA remains hopeful ongoing tests will show the Starliner can safely return its crew to Earth.Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:49:10 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/07/bc68a15c-db23-493a-84f5-2cdb75c492f9/thumbnail/60x60/eebc6824360b463d72bfd07e06a75e6a/starliner-nile.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51a963f9f1-368c-458c-b088-5668d20a87e8Discovery of "hobbit" fossils suggests tiny humans once roamed Indonesia
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A new study published in the journal Nature suggests ancestors of an early human species? were slightly shorter than previously thought.Tue, 06 Aug 2024 17:10:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/06/f8e9f385-7f68-4c88-9076-b659704b64ec/thumbnail/60x60/f24bd43c2b7e63f3d86b02b7b58a3202/fossils.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51b870ddbe-ee43-446f-8e78-f49d3c93d3afFossils in Greenland ice sheet reveal increased risk of sea level rise
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New research about Greenland's ice sheet could provide a warning of what's to come as the planet continues to warm.Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:10:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/05/aecc3c9b-2d3e-4aa0-9c8b-89dc4112a6f0/thumbnail/60x60/53b69aee0be4c7ba79f0673fb230a920/bierman-greenland-rocky-landscape.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a515cd7c912-61e7-40de-9f14-06fa887fbeb8Mummy with shrieking expression may have "died screaming from agony"
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Scientists used CT scans and other testing to examine whether the mummy had any pathological abnormalities and assess potential causes of death.Fri, 02 Aug 2024 08:46:02 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/02/2d7ccdee-5332-48d7-b6d2-0248394165ef/thumbnail/60x60/f6790397aae217fbcdea21219ed6b656/2024-08-02t082021z-798798558-rc2379ahfekc-rtrmadp-3-science-mummy.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5173021fd7-5cdb-4d3a-a8a1-a4e3a6626e06Miniscule drones mimicking insects being tried for dangerous human tasks
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Patterns like those of birds and bees are influencing Dutch scientists' research on "self-flying" swarms of tiny drones.Thu, 01 Aug 2024 07:03:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/08/01/86fba338-a796-4d25-a426-7596a9cc5da7/thumbnail/60x60/c804c369827e3d2c1ff9bc76c0c33579/delft-university-mini-dronw.png?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5182549ee4-bb98-4d83-9e55-514ed3c51a8aIndia lost its vultures, and scientists say humans have paid the price
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Scientists say a common painkiller used on cattle wiped out India's vultures, resulting in half a million human deaths in just 5 years.Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:42:09 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/26/1926bb3d-b8b1-4d35-8d65-959f7e7a8dce/thumbnail/60x60/e5490291d99b69700cc185a1ecbda74b/india-vulture-1241170086.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a513ccf3902-c505-4a13-b8d7-0b6cc65c9febItalian archaeologists make stunning underwater discovery
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The discovery includes "thousands of marble slabs" in "hundreds of different shapes" found in a submerged ancient city.Thu, 25 Jul 2024 09:18:58 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/25/9fd9e929-3906-4ec4-a08c-0514580c15fd/thumbnail/60x60/43dd7bd1d59cce9ed4b310e385ba5376/452639775-795071199481548-6552179372358771133-n.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51373282da-d4b0-4b27-99f4-7896d04e83eeWhat caused the Yellowstone hydrothermal explosion?
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While the explosion was considered small, it unleashed "a massive amount of rocks and dirt" that shattered a fence and killed nearby trees.Wed, 24 Jul 2024 14:09:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/24/fe999566-657a-45ef-803c-359bdc1b78d6/thumbnail/60x60/fe42135df9389f5e21300fb2fde528df/yellowstone-1-66a1041435ac781ba596e78a-jul-24-2024-13-40-41-poster.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a516cbf7277-50e9-4c4f-9874-5e105ed486a4"Dark oxygen" created without photosynthesis in ocean, study finds
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"Dark oxygen" refers to the oxygen created by nodules of metal on the ocean floor.Wed, 24 Jul 2024 10:55:00 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2023/07/28/bb3e808f-e59d-4ba4-84fe-97b26699dbe1/thumbnail/60x60/757117a7eb21587231fd94bca0756580/screen-shot-2023-07-28-at-8-54-40-am.png?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51b9b57960-64d0-4649-a556-59d9103c4efaMonday was hottest day ever measured, beating Sunday, scientists say
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Earth sizzled to its hottest day ever measured by humans Monday, beating a record set the day before, the European climate service Copernicus says.Wed, 24 Jul 2024 06:59:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/16/56ff7298-c796-459d-9ea6-e4a3d2295caa/thumbnail/60x60/a9228c6267f485b23961eeb62f9010e7/cbsn-fusion-heat-wave-roasting-east-coast-this-week-thumbnail.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a5124fbd9c9-2847-41f2-9d24-1d70fb32f2e4"Cocaine sharks": Predators off Brazil coast test positive for drug
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Thirteen sharks tested for cocaine and benzoylecgonine were found to have the illicit drug in their muscles and livers.Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:46:16 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/04/23/78951528-adfc-4777-89b7-864bdb274525/thumbnail/60x60/89eff3cbe63d4135d0eecaf7788fffd1/cbsn-fusion-inside-fight-to-save-reef-sharks-from-extinction-thumbnail.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a514a0bc64b-848e-499c-b2ca-ecccd82c5f0bSecrets of the elephant
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There is a lot we're still learning about the magnificent elephant, a creature that became a political animal after satirist Thomas Nast used it in cartoons in the 1870s. Correspondent Faith Salie visits the exhibition "The Secret World of Elephants," at the American Museum of Natural History in New York, and checks out the pachyderms at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., to uncover some of the elephant's secrets, from its means of communication, to its trunk, "the Swiss army knife of organs."Sun, 21 Jul 2024 09:58:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/21/f864e397-0ccc-4855-99fd-82e4c4a126a8/thumbnail/60x60/e0761cf0f7d5ecc6b92849ef42e66600/0721-sunmo-elephant.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a510fa90887-7c5c-489e-a54b-baf50e6667eaJuly's Buck Moon is almost here. Find out when and where to catch a glimpse.
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The full moon, also known as the Thunder Moon, will last three days, peaking on Sunday morning.Fri, 19 Jul 2024 12:43:00 -0400https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2022/07/12/dc92fe24-af3e-4d25-a671-3dd4a63c9404/thumbnail/60x60/09209d919aaf42305c94568e2abeb638/hypatia-h_0dae43a98933adcf8a29e453f36e3f0d-h_3c01f76f64f5277f8da87fd3867241fb.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51c09d30c9-7648-496e-898f-883fda0496f0Climate change is making days longer, according to new research
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The melting of glaciers and polar ice sheets causes water to move closer to the equator, fattening the planet and slowing its rotation, according to a recent study?.Tue, 16 Jul 2024 13:16:36 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/16/d9b98d5b-4c23-4ad2-8f84-9117bb7ac95a/thumbnail/60x60/8804da09f1d7b1dc5249408ba2c57bc1/gettyimages-1457206081.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51b5597597-32ba-438e-ae57-887614b68eadCreature that washed up on New Zealand beach may be world's rarest whale
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Spade-toothed whales are the world's rarest, with no live sightings ever recorded. Until, perhaps, now. One may have washed up onto a New Zealand beach.Mon, 15 Jul 2024 09:59:11 -0400https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/07/15/354ba1f0-66a3-42f2-a66a-fbaf65f30d00/thumbnail/60x60/53ff3120c9791e84c5f24588f43f5369/ap24197315432718.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51897d2498-b9f1-4c8a-b013-c121114a15d75 human cases of bird flu in Colorado poultry workers, health officials report
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Symptoms among the new bird flu cases included "fever, chills, coughing and sore throat/runny nose," alongside pink eye and eye tearing, a CDC spokesperson confirmed Monday.Sat, 13 Jul 2024 01:01:00 -0400https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/05/31/cf72c631-6411-462d-bf88-c538e6aa7e2d/thumbnail/60x60/500192cbf39c41bc88b43a8a345672f0/cbsn-fusion-what-to-know-as-third-us-bird-flu-case-detected-thumbnail.jpg?v=1736e554a81339b452bb43c01c071a51e89221dc-d935-4b8f-b113-dd141acffb81