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These 6 new images from the Hubble telescope shed light on distant galaxies

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

Here’s a look at the recent Hubble images NASA released in honor of “galaxy week.”…

Marine mammals in U.S. waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, study finds

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment.

Winner of Nobel Prize in medicine discusses how her work helped fight COVID-19

By William Brangham

This week's Nobel Prize announcements are highlighting groundbreaking work once again in the sciences and medicine. William Brangham has a conversation with one of the year's winners in medicine, whose work led to a profound change in tackling the pandemic.

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WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden waives laws to allow border wall in Texas

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

The Department of Homeland Security announced that the Biden administration leveraged sweeping executive power to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas.

Pope Francis urges world leaders to act on climate change as planet nears 'point of no return'

By Nicole Winfield, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Using precise scientific data, sharp diplomatic arguments and a sprinkling of theological reasoning, Francis delivered a moral imperative for the world to transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy.

What extraordinarily brief light flashes can tell us about electrons and the nature of matter

By Aaron W. Harrison, The Conversation

Three scientists won the 2023 Nobel Prize in physics for their work developing methods to shoot laser pulses that only last an attosecond, or a mind-bogglingly tiny fraction of a second.

WATCH: 3 scientists share Nobel in chemistry for research on quantum dots

By David Keyton, Mike Corder, Christina Larson, Associated Press

Quantum dots are particles a few atoms in diameter that can release very bright colored light and are used in electronics and medical imaging.

National Zoo's giant pandas to return to China in December, leaving only a handful in America

By Ashraf Khalil, Didi Tang, Associated Press

The National Zoo’s three giant pandas are set to return to China in December with no public signs the 50-year-old exchange agreement struck by President Richard Nixon will continue.

WATCH: 3 scientists share Nobel in physics for research on electron movement

By David Keyton, Seth Borenstein, John Leicester, Associated Press

The award went to French-Swedish physicist Anne L’Huillier, French scientist Pierre Agostini and Hungarian-born Ferenc Krausz for their work with the tiny part of each atom that races around the center and that is fundamental to virtually everything: chemistry, physics,…

Environmental groups demand emergency rules to protect rare whales from ship collisions

By Patrick Whittle, Associated Press

The groups filed their petition with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Sept. 28 in an effort to protect the North Atlantic right whale.