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Science
The fate of the most powerful X-ray telescope is in doubt
NASA's budget proposal would basically axe the most powerful X-ray telescope in the world, and astronomers are scrambling to save it.
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Science
Astronomers are scrambling to save the world's most powerful X-ray space telescope
NASA is facing a tight budget and wants to wrap up the Chandra X-ray Observatory, but astronomers don't want to see the 25-year-old X-ray space telescope mission go.
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Environment
Rogue waves can strike without warning. These scientists found a way to predict them
Scientists have created a new tool that can give 5 minutes advance warning of a dangerous rogue wave in the ocean.
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Science
Astronomers spot a mysterious black hole nestled in a cluster of stars
A report from Nature shows that astronomers may have found a medium-sized black hole, a kind they've long looked for.
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Science
Astronomers spot a mysterious black hole nestled in a cluster of stars
A report from Nature shows that astronomers may have found a medium-sized black hole, a kind they've long looked for.
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Science
Ants treat certain leg injuries with lifesaving amputations
A new study suggests ants therapeutically amputate the limbs of injured buddies to save them. (Story aired on All Things Considered on July 2, 2024.)
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Health
Ants treat certain leg injuries with life-saving amputations
Medical amputation isn't a uniquely human form of medicine, it turns out. Some ant species will cut off the limbs of injured buddies when it's necessary to save them.
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Science
Wild elephants may have names that other elephants use to call them
Research on the rumbles of wild elephants suggest that these animals address each other with unique, name-like vocalizations. (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 10, 2024.)
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Science
Wild elephants may have names that other elephants use to call them
Forget names like "Dumbo"—wild elephants appear to have their own unique names that other elephants use while talking to them in low rumbles.
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Science
Hubble will change how it points, but NASA says 'great science' will continue
NASA is shifting the way the Hubble Space Telescope points. The change is a work-around for a piece of hardware that's become intolerably glitchy. Officials say Hubble will continue to do 'ground breaking science,' for about another decade.
