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APOD: 2026 August 15 – Bright Perseids from Sweden – NASA Science 0
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- August 15, 2026
Explanation: Known for its bright and fast meteors, the annual Perseid Meteor Shower comes to planet Earth’s skies from a radiant in the heroic constellation Perseus. The popular northern summer celestial spectacle is created as grains of dust cast off along the orbit of periodic comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle vaporize in Earth’s dense atmosphere, tracing brief, but
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Trump wants MMR vaccine split up: the science behind why it’s a bad idea 0
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- August 15, 2026
Children in the United States normally get two doses of the MMR vaccine: one at 12 to 15 months, and one at 4 to 6 years of age.Credit: Courtney Perry/Washington Post/Getty Researchers are worried that an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump earlier this week will have negative consequences for children’s health across
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Heterogeneous climatic controls on tropical-forest biomass – Nature 0
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- August 15, 2026
Fauset, S. et al. Drought-induced shifts in the floristic and functional composition of tropical forests in Ghana. Ecol. Lett. 15, 1120–1129 (2012). Article PubMed Google Scholar Lewis, S. L. et al. Above-ground biomass and structure of 260 African tropical forests. Philos. Trans. R. Soc. B 368, 20120295 (2013). Article Google Scholar Álvarez-Dávila, E. et al.
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System lag 0
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- August 15, 2026
The letter arrived in a way I had almost forgotten letters could — without sound, without warning, resting on the table as though it had always been there. I don’t mean this poetically. I truly believe I might have placed it there myself and then failed to remember doing so, which is something that happens
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Handwritten copy of the Declaration of Independence discovered in Maine 0
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- August 15, 2026
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A suitcase-sized satellite may unlock the secrets of the early universe 0
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- August 14, 2026
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. The big bang
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