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NASA sees moon lunar mining trial within the next decade
NASA is looking to develop resources on the moon that initially include oxygen and water, and eventually may expand to iron and rare earths, and has already taken steps toward exca...
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Tooth analysis confirms the megalodon - a huge ancient shark - was warm-blooded
The megalodon, a huge shark that was the scourge of the ancient oceans and is a star in modern movie theaters, is named for its "large tooth" - and for good reason. Its serrated te...
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French sugar beet pesticide alternative could be five years away
Research into alternatives to neonicotinoid pesticides, found to be toxic to bees, is unlikely to deliver a solution capable of fully protecting sugar beet crops for five years, a ...
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Stonehenge-like 4,000-year-old sanctuary discovered in Netherlands
Archaeologists have discovered a 4,000-year-old sanctuary made up of ditches and burial mounds in the central Netherlands that they believe may have served a similar purpose to Sto...
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Spain's PLD Space aborts test rocket launch -webcast
Spanish startup PLD Space aborted a test launch of its reusable Miura-1 rocket at the last moment early on Saturday, a live webcast showed, in the latest setback to European attemp...
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Coffee research group progresses on naturally decaffeinated varieties
A Brazilian coffee research institute has started a decisive stage in a two-decade project to develop arabica coffee varieties that are naturally decaffeinated, a development the r...
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Scientists discover duck-billed dinosaur roamed Chile 72 million years ago
A duck-billed herbivorous dinosaur roamed the ancient and remote river plains of Patagonia in southern Chile some 72 million years ago, a new study revealed on Friday.
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Virgin Galactic plans first commercial space service for June; shares take off
Virgin Galactic Holdings, the space tourism firm founded by Richard Branson, said on Thursday its long-awaited commercial spaceflight service would launch later this month, sending...
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Saturn's icy moon Enceladus harbors essential elements for life
High concentrations of phosphorus, an essential element for all biological processes on Earth, have been detected in ice crystals spewed from the interior ocean of Saturn's moon En...
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US poet laureate dedicates ode to Europa for NASA mission to Jupiter's icy moon
When U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limon was asked to write a poem for inscription on a NASA spacecraft headed to Jupiter's icy moon Europa, she felt a rush of excitement at the honor, fo...
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New North Korean space rocket features engine from ICBMs, analysts say
North Korea's latest space launcher appears to be a new design and most likely uses engines developed for the nuclear-armed country's intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM), an...
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Human genome reboot better reflects global population
Scientists on Wednesday unveiled a new accounting of the human genome that improves on its predecessor by including a rich diversity of people to better reflect the global populati...
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Mystery Chinese spacecraft returns to Earth after 276 days
An experimental Chinese spacecraft returned to Earth on Monday after staying in orbit for 276 days, China's state media reported, completing a landmark mission to test the country'...
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China approves safety of first gene-edited crop
China has approved the safety of a gene-edited soybean, its first approval of the technology in a crop, as the country increasingly looks to science to boost food production.
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Analysis-SpaceX has few alternatives if lawsuit upends Musk's Texas launch plans
Elon Musk-led SpaceX has few alternative options for test-launching its giant Starship spacecraft in the near term if a newly-filed lawsuit disrupts the breakneck speed of developm...
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A good dog with great genes - 1920s Alaska sled-relay hero Balto
In 1925, a handsome male sled dog named Balto led a 13-dog team that braved blizzard conditions during the grueling final 53-mile (85-km) leg of a 674-mile (1,088-km) dogsled relay...
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Ambitious genome project shows how humans fit with other mammals
Scientists on Thursday unveiled the results of a project comparing the genomes of 240 mammal species - from aardvarks and aye-ayes to zebus and zebras, as well as people - to trace...
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SpaceX, Rogers to connect mobiles phones to satellites in remote Canadian areas
Rogers Communications and Elon Musk's SpaceX plan to connect mobile phones to satellite-based services aiming to expand coverage to remote areas in Canada, the companies said on We...
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