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Jeff Bezos posing on wind turbine may be peak Jeff Bezos

Commentary: Amazon's CEO has a new way of christening wind farms.

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Google's adorable Doodle stars Nobel-winning astrophysicist

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar won the Nobel Prize in 1983 for his theory on the evolution of stars.

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Here's how high-tech mapping may help save the Great Barrier Reef

New and old technologies reveal what's killing Australia's great marine wonder.

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<p>The sperm whales pictured here had just emerged from milling around in a gigantic cluster, with many of the whales defecating to such an extent that the water was opaque with poop and the water slick with secretions. The lingering remnants are visible in the background. Tactile contact features prominently in sperm whale social gatherings. In part, this facilitates the slouging off of skin, as is clearly visible in the whales here. Photographed in the Indian Ocean, off the northeast corner of Sri Lanka. Sperm whales are listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.</p>

Top wildlife photos of 2017 capture nature's sorrow, beauty

From a heartbreaking image of a rhino to a gripping view of sperm whales, the winners of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition will open your eyes.

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15 creatures that could disappear with Great Barrier Reef

Global warming is killing one of the world's natural wonders. Home to 9,000 species, the death of the reef could hurt more than its coral.

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Uranus is going to look really, really cool Thursday night

Make all the cheeky remarks you want, but the blue ice giant is getting ready for its closeup.

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<p>The Great Barrier Reef as seen from the air. Thousands of reefs comprise this complex marine ecosystem, which covers an area as large as Germany.&nbsp;</p>

The Great Barrier Reef: A tragedy of our own making

We're killing one of the world's most spectacular natural wonders. It's not too late to change.

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Rebooting the Reef: The tech saving Australia's natural wonder

In this special report, CNET dives into the ways scientists and innovators are using technology to rescue the Great Barrier Reef.

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Lego's Women of NASA set rockets into reality

Some of NASA's brightest minds star in a Lego set with four women scientists, the Hubble Space Telescope and a space shuttle in plastic-brick form.

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Billy Corgan says he saw human turn into something non-human

Commentary: Appearing on the Howard Stern Show, the Smashing Pumpkins frontman shares an encounter with the paranormal.

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<p>Detail of Saturn's rings, from a shot Cassini took not long before plunging to its end. The complete image shows the entirety of the main rings.</p>

Get lost in NASA's stunning Saturn rings panorama

Step into Cassini's shoes with a dazzling look at Saturn's rings taken before the spacecraft's death.

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<p>Can she bring all galaxies together?</p>

Tall, blond aliens abducted me, says congressional candidate

Commentary: Bettina Rodriguez Aguilera, a Republican from Florida running for Congress, reveals her close encounters.

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