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An international team of scientists announced Thursday they’ve successfully drilled one of the oldest ice cores yet, pen...

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NASA on Tuesday announced an overhaul to its plan to collect samples from Mars and return them to Earth.

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Marce Gutiérrez-Graudiņš, who works to preserve marine resources, spoke about her group’s ongoing conservation efforts i...

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