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Red Sea Epidemic Kills Off Sea Urchins, Imperiling Coral
TEL AVIV (Reuters) — A deadly epidemic that is spreading through the Red Sea has killed off an entir...
June 24, 2023
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S. African Fossils Reveal Ancient Beast’s Epic Journey to Oblivion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — It was a dire moment for life on Earth. Runaway global warming triggered by c...
June 21, 2023
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Dubai Camel Cloning Caters to Races, Beauty Pageants
DUBAI (Reuters) — Having led the world’s first cloning of camels in 2009, Nisar Wani is now replicat...
June 16, 2023
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Earth-sized Exoplanet Gripped by Volcanism
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — An Earth-size planet orbiting a dim star in our galactic neighborhood is offe...
June 16, 2023
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Genome Data Sheds Light on How Homo Sapiens Arose in Africa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Our species arose in Africa more than 300,000 years ago, with the oldest-know...
June 15, 2023
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Ocean Creatures off Hokkaido Have Distinct Tastes in Water Temperature, Depth
Sperm whales and other cetaceans that come to the waters around Hokkaido in autumn having differing ...
June 15, 2023
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Long-necked Dino from Patagonia Is ‘One of Biggest’
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) — Argentine paleontologists have discovered the remains of a gigantic new spe...
June 8, 2023
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New Dino Found in Spain Shows History of Meat-eating Group
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — During the Cretaceous Period in a lush coastal region in eastern Spain, an im...
June 8, 2023
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Baby Boys More Chatty than Girls, According to Large Study
WASHINGTON (AFP-Jiji) — Baby boys babble more than girls, according to a scientific paper out May 31...
June 8, 2023
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Matsutake Mushroom’s Genome Completely Sequenced
A group of researchers announced that they have fully sequenced the genome of the matsutake mushroom...
June 7, 2023
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Moulin Rouge Cabaret Drops Curtain on Snake Act
PARIS (AFP-Jiji) — The storied Moulin Rouge cabaret in Paris said last month that it had dropped a l...
June 7, 2023
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‘Space Symphony’ Puts NASA Images to Music
TYSONS CORNER, Va. (AFP-Jiji) — It could be the ultimate blend of art and science — a new seven-suit...
June 3, 2023
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Polar Cyclone Found on Uranus
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — It is a world wrapped in mystery — the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, s...
June 3, 2023
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Juno Spots How Jovian Lightning Resembles Earth’s
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Hidden below the brownish ammonia clouds blanketing Jupiter are clouds that l...
June 3, 2023
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Costa Rican Sloth Antibiotics Offer Hope for Medicine
CAHUITA, Costa Rica (AFP-Jiji) — The fur of Costa Rican sloths appears to harbor antibiotic-producin...
June 1, 2023
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