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How close are we to a real life Jurassic Park? Can scientists even clone an extinct species?

Let’s go far far away. To the farthest observed thing in our solar system, a whopping 132 times further from the sun than you are right now.

Did you need an alarm clock to wake up this morning? Did you struggle to wake up? Did you fall asleep while watching TV last night? Well then, let’s talk about something that might be interested in: napping!

Greetings science fans, how’s your hair today? Everyone wants killer hair right? Well, interestingly enough today’s science story is on just that, killer hair! What animal literally has killer hair?

What do the alternative rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers have in common with solar technology? Umm, may not a lot, but what do hot chili peppers and solar technology have in common? Some fascinating news, actually!

For most of us the beginning of 2021 has involved a lot of headlines about the coronavirus, vaccine distribution, and some tense political news. For astronomers it’s also included tons of new information from this winter’s American Astronomical Society conference!

Living through a pandemic and all the other compounding stresses of life has been challenging to say the least. In the past we’ve heard that old saying about stress making you go gray.

We're starting the new year with three coronavirus vaccines approved for use and slowly starting to make their way to people, but we still have a lot of folks left to vaccinate. This means a lot longer that we'll need to continue social distancing, wearing masks, avoiding crowds, and washing our hands frequently in order to protect our families, communities, and the limited resources of our hospitals.

2020 was certainly an unusual year here on Earth. The planet was basically put on pause as the pandemic impacted more and more communities throughout the year. This obviously had a big impact on the news everywhere.

The holidays can already be a tense time, but this year we’ve also got the extra-special stress of a pandemic to factor in. So, let’s take a moment to chat about something that many folks may experience this week, the holiday headache.