The next astronaut launch to the International Space Station (ISS) is just around the corner.

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.

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NASA’s high-altitude WB-57 aircraft took off from Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base in Houston on Tuesday, and will conduct ...

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A new genomic study reveals how human populations adapted, survived, and diversified in the Himalayas, one of the most ...

Many conservationists dedicated to protecting the endangered Andean cat have never seen one in the wild, with the species ...

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Walker Monfort, after he was promoted to executive vice president, he made it clear that the organization would evaluate ...

The Idaho National Guard has successfully completed three search and rescue missions since late June, including a rescue on ...