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A third detection of gravitational waves is changing our understanding of black holes

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Featuring the latest in daily science news, Verge Science is all you need to keep track of what’s going on in health, the environment, and your whole world. Through our articles, we keep a close eye on the overlap between science and technology news — so you’re more informed.

SpaceX sticks 11th rocket landing after launching first used Dragon capsule

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Watch SpaceX launch its first used Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station

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There are more cases of measles in Minnesota now than in all of the US last year, thanks to anti-vaxxers

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Sharks literally puke their guts out — here's why

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TGIF: watch two astronauts leave the ISS and head back home to Earth

by James Vincent

Friday is quitting time, even for astronauts on the ISS

Dutch households will use servers to heat their showers for free

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Trump used misleading job stats to justify pulling out of Paris climate agreement

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Silicon Valley comes out strong against Trump’s decision to abandon Paris agreement

by Nick Statt
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Three US states rebel against Trump's Paris climate agreement withdrawal

by Alessandra Potenza
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Elon Musk steps down from Trump advisory councils over Paris climate decision

by Sean O'Kane
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Trump will pull United States out of landmark Paris climate agreement

by Angela Chen
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This cheesy cruise lets you watch an eclipse at sea that you can easily see from land

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Scientists remotely move a mouse’s whiskers with electrodes outside its brain

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An ancient Martian lake could have been teeming with lots of kinds of life

by Alessandra Potenza
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Most foods labeled ‘gluten free’ are indeed free of gluten, FDA announces

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Tim Cook reportedly urged Trump not to withdraw US from Paris climate deal

by Nick Statt
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Microsoft co-founder built the world’s largest plane to launch rockets into space

by Sean O'Kane
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Elon Musk says he'll quit Trump's advisory councils if US leaves Paris climate deal

by Russell Brandom

“I've done all I can”

How do you know which running studies apply to you? Here’s how to find out

by Angela Chen
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NASA is flying a probe to the Sun named after the man who changed our understanding of stars

by Loren Grush
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When is the best time to eat a banana?

by Alessandra Potenza
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US successfully destroys an incoming missile in test of defense system

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Mummy DNA shows that the ancients don’t have much in common with modern Egyptians

by Angela Chen
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Space industry CEO is ‘absolutely convinced’ that aliens have visited Earth

by Loren Grush
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Scientists have discovered a mutation behind pugs’ weird little flat faces

by Rachel Becker
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This is what a micrometeoroid striking a spacecraft sounds like

by Andrew Liptak
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The G7 summit ends without US commitment on Paris agreement

by Andrew Liptak
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Europe’s Mars Schiaparelli lander crashed due to a software glitch

by Andrew Liptak
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New species of meat-eating sponge found off the coast of Canada

by Alessandra Potenza
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Too hot to sleep? Get ready for more sleepless nights thanks to climate change

by Rachel Becker
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Get hyped for this year’s total solar eclipse by watching a partial one seen from space

by Loren Grush

A small preview of the Great American Eclipse

The way our brains age helps us develop more self-control as we get older

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These tree-climbing goats disperse seeds by spitting instead of pooping them out, study says

by Alessandra Potenza
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This sneaky male fish steals eggs to clone itself

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NASA’s Juno spacecraft finds planet-sized cyclones and a dynamic magnetic field at Jupiter

by Loren Grush

Early farmers and hunter-gatherers got it on with each other, study says

by Alessandra Potenza

Apple’s needleless blood sugar tracker has an uphill battle in front of it

by Rachel Becker
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Rocket Lab launched its experimental rocket to space for the first time — but didn’t reach orbit

by Loren Grush
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Time to say ‘I told you so’: cannabis can treat seizures

by Angela Chen
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