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Margaret Hamilton helped Apollo reach the Moon by preparing for failure
The famous photograph shows a stack of software listings. Margaret Hamilton’s larger contribution was helping teams think through what a system should do when people and machines behaved unexpectedly.
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Animals and nature
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What would it take to treat Spinny the Yellowstone bison?
Could Yellowstone treat Spinny? Here’s what bison veterinary care involves, why capture carries risks,…
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Watch Big Bear’s eagle cam capture a meteor after midnight
Big Bear’s eagle cameras captured a meteor early on October 6. Watch the source…
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10 wildlife crossings built to give animals a safer way through
Forested bridges, panther underpasses and railway openings are changing the options available to wildlife.…
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Fat Bear Week is over. Churchill’s polar bear season is just beginning
Fat Bear Week has ended, but another bear season is beginning. Each fall, polar…
Science and space
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Margaret Hamilton helped Apollo reach the Moon by preparing for failure
The famous photograph shows a stack of software listings. Margaret Hamilton’s larger contribution was…
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Watch Big Bear’s eagle cam capture a meteor after midnight
Big Bear’s eagle cameras captured a meteor early on October 6. Watch the source…
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A plague researcher died in Siberia. Russia says no plague cases were found
Nearly 200 contacts were monitored after a researcher at Russia’s Irkutsk Anti-Plague Institute died…
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How a tiny green alga led to the 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine traces back to a light-sensitive protein…
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