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'Innocuous-looking' fern wins world record for largest genome
A small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday crowned the Guinness World Record holder for having the largest genome of any organism on Earth.The New...
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Strong trial results for Pfizer lung cancer drug
A Pfizer medicine has been shown to greatly reduce cancer progression and improve survival outcomes for people in the advanced stages of a form of lung cancer, results published Friday...
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Boeing Starliner launch scrubbed in final minutes of countdown
Cape Canaveral (AFP) - The first crewed flight of Boeing's Starliner spaceship was dramatically called off Saturday with just under four minutes left on the launch countdown clock, for reasons that...
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Meet Neo Px: the super plant that attacks air pollution
LODI, Calif. — It may look like an innocent green plant, but its name evokes something far closer to a robot or interstellar rocket.Neo Px is a bioengineered plant capable of purifying indoor air at...
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What looming La Nina means for global temperatures
El Nino, the natural weather phenomenon that contributed to 2023 being the hottest year on record, has recently subsided, paving the way for its opposing, cooling La Nina phase to begin.But in the...
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Seven years after Harvey, Houston was caught off guard by derecho. Should it...
This article first appeared on Houston Landing and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.Houston leaders vowed to prepare for the next big storm after Hurricane Harvey flooded thousands...
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Cicadas à la carte? Here’s why it’s so hard to get Americans to eat bugs.
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter here.When Cortni Borgerson thinks about the trillion or so periodical cicadas emerging from underground, she sees...
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Tonga’s volcanic eruption could cause unusual weather for the rest of the decade
Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (Hunga Tonga for short) erupted on January 15 2022 in the Pacific Kingdom of Tonga. It created a tsunami which triggered warnings across the entire Pacific basin, and sent...
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How do I keep my fruit, veggies and herbs fresh longer?
We all know fresh produce is good for us, but fruit, vegetables and herbs have a tendency to perish quickly if left uneaten.This is because even after harvesting, produce from living plants tends to...
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Why do astronomers look for life on other planets based on what life is like...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. Why do astronomers look for signs of life on...
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Jamie Raskin blasts GOP at hearing: 'Some of them blindly worship convicted...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) blasted Republican members of Congress for their blind "worship" of convicted felons like former President Donald Trump.At a Monday hearing with former National Institutes of...
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'Suspend!' Marjorie Taylor Greene smacked down by GOP chair at hearing with...
Democrats called for the words of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to be taken down after she refused to call former National Institutes of Health Director Anthony Fauci "doctor."The conflict came...
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‘National embarrassment’: MTG slammed for ‘crazy and irresponsible' attack on...
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci during the Republican House’s hearing on the coronavirus pandemic Monday, refused to call him “Dr.,” and promoted lies and conspiracy...
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'Suspend!' Marjorie Taylor Greene smacked down by GOP chair at hearing with...
Democrats called for the words of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) to be taken down after she refused to call former National Institutes of Health Director Anthony Fauci "doctor."The conflict came...
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‘National embarrassment’: MTG slammed for ‘crazy and irresponsible' attack on...
U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci during the Republican House’s hearing on the coronavirus pandemic Monday, refused to call him “Dr.,” and promoted lies and conspiracy...
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India heatwave hits wildlife as thirsty monkeys drown in well
Dozens of monkeys in heatwave-hit India desperate for water have drowned in a well, a forest official said Tuesday, in a state where lakes have turned to dust.Swaths of northern India have been...
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U.S. health experts review MDMA as treatment for PTSD
A panel of U.S. health experts convened by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are meeting Tuesday to weigh the benefits and risks of using MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, to treat post-traumatic...
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'Whole family cried': New gene therapy offers hope for deaf kids
Zhu Yangyang babbles away like a typical happy three-year-old, calling out for "mama" and "papa" and accurately naming colors -- a remarkable achievement considering he was completely deaf just months...
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Take three for Boeing Starliner crewed launch attempt
Boeing will be hoping the third time's a charm on Wednesday as they try once more to launch astronauts aboard a Starliner capsule bound for the International Space Station.Liftoff is targeted for...
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'Pretty cool': U.S. kids discover remains of teen T-Rex
What did you do for summer vacation? Three pre-teen dinosaur aficionados have the answer of a lifetime: they discovered the remains of a rare juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex in the North Dakota...
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