Name: Scientists say asteroid dust could solve the climate crisis
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Description: 'Our results show for the first time that such dust, at times, has cooled Earth dramatically,' says Lund University's Birger Schmitz, the lead author on a new study

Asteroid dust could fix global warming, scientists say

A group of Swedish researchers say a solution to the climate crisis could lie in an asteroid collision like one that caused an ice age on Earth

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Scientists say asteroid dust could solve the climate crisis

'Our results show for the first time that such dust, at times, has cooled Earth dramatically,' says Lund University's Birger Schmitz, the lead author on a new study

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UFO videos posted by former Blink-182 singer are real and never should have been released, Navy confirms

The Navy claims the videos should not have been released to the public and are asking questions.

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Venus's Asymmetrical Cloud Tops May Explain Mysterious 'Super-Rotation'

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62-Million-Year-Old Bird with Serrated Beak Discovered

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Vaping illness count tops 500 as FDA reveals criminal investigation

Missouri officials announced the death this week of a man in his mid-40s at a St. Louis hospital, marking the eighth from vaping-related illness in the U.S.

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Where have the wild birds gone? 3 billion fewer than 1970

'One of the scary things about the results is that it is happening right under our eyes. We might not even notice it until it's too late,' a Cornell scientist says.

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This Cosmic Stunner Is Often Ignored, Thanks to its Rich and Famous Neighbor

The European Southern Observatory says this beautiful barred spiral galaxy is often overshadowed by its galaxy-rich neighbor, despite it being a great place to learn more about our own Milky Way galaxy.

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Deadline's Nearing to Send Your Name on NASA's Mars 2020 Rover

NASA's deadline to get your 'boarding pass' to Mars is nearing. Here's how to join Brad Pitt and more than 9 million others in sending your name to the Red Planet aboard the Mars 2020 rover.

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Amazon vows to cut emissions to combat climate change

Facing increased pressure from its own employees, Amazon says it ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans that will hit the road by 2021.

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Astronauts on the Moon in 2024? A NASA Manager Wouldn't Bet on It

'I wouldn't bet my oldest child's upcoming birthday present or anything like that,' Kenneth Bowersox said of the Artemis moon mission goal, but that they're trying to meet the White House's deadline despite it being ambitious.

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'Snow-Cannon' Makes Saturn's Super-Reflector Moons Shine

Geysers and 'boomerang' structures could be making Saturn's moons reflective. The LATMOS-UVSQ-led research team believes their findings could be useful for future Saturn moon landing missions.

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Did Ear Infections Wipe Out the Neanderthals?

What wiped out the neanderthals might not be anything as dramatic as an asteroid or a plague. No, a new study in the Anatomical Record points to something that, by today's standards, seems pretty mundane: chronic ear infections.

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Instagram to limit who can see posts on weight loss products, cosmetic procedures

The Instagram change will place an age restriction on certain posts, and remove some other posts entirely.

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This Little Creature Actually Has Teeth and They're Really Sharp

Sea urchins' teeth actually get sharper the more they bite.

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Sacramento State opens out of this world planetarium, science building

The $91 million science building is the first new building to be constructed on campus in more than a decade.

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