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'This is weird': Experts 'shocked' by record-breaking longevity of Death Valley's phantom lakeA temporary lake at Badwater Basin in Death Valley National Park has persisted for more than six months, which is far longer than it has lasted before. And experts say that it could stick around for quite a while yet.
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'Ice printing' tiny sculptures could help scientists engineer blood vesselsA technique for printing 3D structures from ice could be used to help make artificial veins and arteries.
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Can humans sense wetness?Yes, we know the feeling of getting stuck in a rainstorm. But can we really sense the wetness on our skin?
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'What is that material?': Potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu stumps scientists with its odd makeupScientists found signs of organic molecules in the first samples of potentially hazardous asteroid Bennu, as well as a 'head scratching' material that has yet to be identified.
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James Webb telescope finds water in roiling disk of gas around ultra-hot star for 1st time everThe James Webb Space Telescope's discovery of water and other molecules in the inner region of a hot protoplanetary disk suggests that rocky, Earth-like planets may be able to form in some very extreme environments.
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Why does ice float?Why does ice float in water, instead of sinking to the bottom? It has to do with water's density and molecular structure.
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Trippy satellite map of North America's largest glacier shows off 'hidden lagoon' and other secretsNASA has revealed a new false-color image of Alaska's Malaspina Glacier that highlights several recent findings about the massive ice mass.
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World's biggest iceberg 3 times the size of New York City is finally escaping Antarctica after being trapped for almost 40 yearsThe gigantic iceberg A23a, which broke off from Antarctica in 1986, is finally moving away from the icy continent after being stuck on the seafloor for decades.
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Water leaking into Earth's core may have birthed a mysterious layer that churns out crystalsA new series of experiments has shown that the mysterious "E-prime layer," which surrounds Earth's outer core, is created by water that leaks deep into our planet's interior.
