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New endangered listing for rare lizard could slow oil and gas drilling in New Mexico and West Texas
Federal wildlife officials have declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species More »
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Webb telescope uncovers merger of two massive black holes from early universe
The Webb Space Telescope has discovered the earliest known merger of black holes More »
Experts say coral reef bleaching near record level globally because of 'crazy' ocean heat
Scientists say temperatures that have gone “crazy haywire” hot, especially in the Atlantic, are close to making the current global coral bleaching event the worst in history More »
When the first warm-blooded dinosaurs roamed Earth
A new study suggests that the first warm-blooded dinosaurs may have roamed Earth about 180 million years ago More »
This giant gas planet is as fluffy and puffy as cotton candy
Astronomers say a planet that's bigger than Jupiter is surprisingly as fluffy and light as cotton candy More »
Astronomers find the biggest known batch of planet ingredients swirling around young star
Astronomers have discovered what they believe is the biggest known batch of planet-making ingredients in the cosmos More »
A scorching, rocky planet twice Earth's size has a thick atmosphere, scientists say
A thick atmosphere has been detected around a planet that's twice as big as Earth in a nearby solar system More »
DeSantis, amid criticism, signs Florida bill making climate change a lesser state priority
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a bill making climate change a lesser priority under state law and banning offshore wind turbines near the state's long coastline More »
