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FILE - This Sept. 19, 2019, file photo shows Jeff Bezos speaking at the National Press Club in Washington. The Smithsonian Institution announced July 14, 2021, that Bezos, founder of Amazon and space-flight company Blue Origin, is donating $200 million to the National Air and Space Museum.

18-year-old joining Blue Origin’s 1st passenger spaceflight

FILE - This Sept. 19, 2019, file photo shows Jeff Bezos speaking at the National Press Club in Washington. The Smithsonian Institution announced July 14, 2021, that Bezos, founder of Amazon and space-flight company Blue Origin, is donating $200 million to the National Air and Space Museum.

July 15, 2021, 9:01am Business

An 18-year-old is about to become the youngest person in space, rocketing away with an aviation pioneer who will become the oldest at age 82. Read story

A female Lymantria dispar moth, commonly known as a gypsy moth, lays her eggs on the trunk of a tree in the Salmon River State Forest in Hebron, Conn.

Bug experts seek new name for destructive gypsy moth

A female Lymantria dispar moth, commonly known as a gypsy moth, lays her eggs on the trunk of a tree in the Salmon River State Forest in Hebron, Conn.

July 13, 2021, 6:04am Life

Bug experts are dropping the common name of a destructive insect because it’s considered an ethnic slur: the gypsy moth. Read story

Ester Chang inspects a host plant in a small habitat for the pupa. (K.C.

San Diego Zoo races to save butterflies

Ester Chang inspects a host plant in a small habitat for the pupa. (K.C.

July 13, 2021, 6:01am Life

High up in the mountains of San Diego County, there are meadows with creeks and streams where some of San Diego’s rarest butterflies flutter from flower to flower. Read story

Tiffany Haddish, from left, Brad Paisley, Snoop Dogg and William Shatner are among the celebrities who will participate in this year's Shark Week, with a new record of 45 hours of programming on the Discovery Channel and streaming on discovery+ through July 18.

Celebrities lure wider audience to annual Shark Week

Tiffany Haddish, from left, Brad Paisley, Snoop Dogg and William Shatner are among the celebrities who will participate in this year's Shark Week, with a new record of 45 hours of programming on the Discovery Channel and streaming on discovery+ through July 18.

July 12, 2021, 6:05am Entertainment

Deep in the ocean, surrounded by sharks, Tiffany Haddish stayed cool. She drew on her land-based survival skills. Read story

Skimmers at St. Pete Beach, Fla., on June 11.

Saving the shorebirds, one trip at a time

Skimmers at St. Pete Beach, Fla., on June 11.

July 12, 2021, 6:04am Life

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. – Ed Steponaitis jumps off the boat and trudges through the murky, lukewarm Gulf of Mexico. His shorts soak in the waist-deep saltwater. Read story

Astronomers see black hole swallow neutron star

July 6, 2021, 6:29am Life

Talk about a heavy snack. For the first time, astronomers have witnessed a black hole swallowing a neutron star, the most dense object in the universe — all in a split-second gulp. Read story

OceanGate Expeditions' Titan submersible plans to dive to the sunken Titanic to begin what's expected to be an annual chronicling of the shipwreck's ongoing deterioration.

Titanic undertaking: Chronicling ship’s decay

OceanGate Expeditions' Titan submersible plans to dive to the sunken Titanic to begin what's expected to be an annual chronicling of the shipwreck's ongoing deterioration.

July 6, 2021, 6:05am Life

The Titanic is disappearing. The iconic ocean liner that was sunk by an iceberg is now slowly succumbing to metal-eating bacteria: holes pervade the wreckage, the crow’s nest is already gone and the railing of the ship’s iconic bow could collapse at any time. Read story

People keep feeding, swimming with and even riding a friendly dolphin near Padre Island, Texas, and experts are demanding people keep away from the animal.

Dolphin too friendly for own good

People keep feeding, swimming with and even riding a friendly dolphin near Padre Island, Texas, and experts are demanding people keep away from the animal.

July 6, 2021, 6:05am Life

Texas wildlife experts are urging people to steer clear of a dolphin with a friendly reputation, out of concern for its safety. Read story

Adam Dicker is leading one of the Jefferson studies that will be conducted during the first private mission to the International Space Station in 2022.

Cosmos may shed light on earthly human health

Adam Dicker is leading one of the Jefferson studies that will be conducted during the first private mission to the International Space Station in 2022.

July 6, 2021, 6:03am Life

As an oncologist, Adam Dicker has seen how cancer treatments can pummel the body to knock out tumors, sometimes leading to deteriorating bones, more infections, and haywire sleep cycles. But others have observed similar ailments in a group of healthy people: astronauts who spend time in space. Read story

A squid is shown at a lab in Honolulu on June 11. Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were raised at the University of Hawaii's Kewalo Marine Laboratory and were blasted into space earlier this month on a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station. (Photos by Craig T.

Squids used in space research

A squid is shown at a lab in Honolulu on June 11. Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. The baby Hawaiian bobtail squid were raised at the University of Hawaii's Kewalo Marine Laboratory and were blasted into space earlier this month on a SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station. (Photos by Craig T.

June 29, 2021, 6:12am Life

Dozens of baby squid from Hawaii are in space for study. Read story