Science
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Kairos Rocket Launch Postponed due to Strong Winds (Update 2)
The launch of the second Kairos, which had been scheduled for 11 a.m. on Saturday, has been postp...
December 14, 2024
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Friendly Labrador Calms Kids at Dentist’s Office
QUITO (Reuters) — An affable honey-cream Labrador retriever named Aldo is helping young Ecuadorea...
December 14, 2024
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Mammoths Topped the Menu for North American Ice Age People
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The first humans who spread across North America during the last Ice Age p...
December 13, 2024
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New York Museum Unveils Almost Complete Stegosaurus
NEW YORK (Reuters) — The American Museum of Natural History revealed the identity of its latest r...
December 13, 2024
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Chinese Scientists Rush to Climate-proof Potatoes
YANQING, China (Reuters) — In a research facility in the northwest of Beijing, molecular biologis...
December 12, 2024
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‘One-of-a-kind’ Skull Fossil Reveals Bird Brain Evolution
The brains of today’s birds facilitate a level of cognitive prowess and behavioral complexity riv...
December 12, 2024
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Rare Pudu Birth in Argentina Sparks Conservation Hopes for Tiny Enigmatic Deer
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — A rare pudu fawn was born in a biopark in Argentina last month, giving s...
December 4, 2024
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Fossil Footprints in Kenya Show 2 Human Ancestor Species Coexisted
About 1.5 million years ago, individuals of two different species in the human evolutionary linea...
December 4, 2024
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Lancet: Global Diabetes Rate Has Doubled in Last 30 Years
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The percentage of adults suffering from diabetes across the world has doubled ...
December 4, 2024
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Novel Laureate Geoffrey Hinton: Trump to Give AI Developers Free Rein; Urges 30 Times Greater Spending on Safety Research
TORONTO — The inauguration of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump will interfere with the safe deve...
December 3, 2024
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Astronaut Takuya Onishi to Serve as ISS Commander
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi is set to serve as commander of the Interna...
December 3, 2024
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Stray Dogs in Giza Become Tourist Draw after ‘Pyramid Puppy’ Sensation
CAIRO (AFP-Jiji) — Beneath the blazing Egyptian sun, crowds at the Giza Pyramids gazed up at the ...
November 30, 2024
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Scientists Uncover Magnetic Misunderstanding about Uranus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — In 1781, German-born British astronomer William Herschel made Uranus the f...
November 29, 2024
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Fossil from Germany Unlocks History of Ancient Flying Reptiles
Aloft over the landscape of Bavaria some 147 million years ago was a pterosaur — an ancient flyin...
November 28, 2024
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Researchers: Surfboards with Bright Lights Could Deter Shark Attacks
SYDNEY (AFP-Jiji) — Covering your surfboard in bright lights sounds like an open invitation to gr...
November 28, 2024
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