This weekend could turn DC into a waterbed beneath blankets of snow.
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DC’s Coming Snowstorm Could Cause Massive Flooding
This Isn’t the First Time Astronomers Have ‘Found’ a Planet Nine
Based on the weird orbits of a handful of outer solar system worlds, scientists believe they've found a new planet.
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Yar! The Navy Is Fixing Its Busted High-Speed Transport Ships
What's so hard about making a big, floating, metal water weapon?
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King Tides Give a Glimpse of Sea Level Rise
King tides are astronomically-assisted events that give you a glimpse into the future of sea level rise.
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SpaceX Botched Its Landing Thanks to a Broken Sea Leg
Today's Falcon 9 tipped over after hitting its drone barge target.
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The Fascinating Math Behind Why You Won’t Win Powerball
The odds of winning tomorrow's Powerball are barely better than having your name randomly pulled out of a hat filled with the name of everybody in the US.
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New US Diet Guidelines Say Yes to Meat, Screw the Climate
The things Americans eat have a huge impact on climate change, and new nutrition guidelines don't help.
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Science Can Tell if North Korea’s Test Was Really an H-Bomb
A global network of sensors detected North Korea's explosive shenanigans. Their next job is figuring out exactly what blew up.
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Making New Elements Gets a Lot Harder From Here
Discovering an element isn't like it was in the good old days. Now scientists spend years trying to smash atoms together in huge particle accelerators.
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Don’t Blame These Rains and Floods on El Niño
Rain in L.A., tornadoes in Texas, floods in the Midwest. But the monster El Niño is being set up!
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