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Stegosaurus skeleton to fetch millions at New York auction
The largest stegosaurus skeleton ever found is expected to fetch millions of dollars at auction in New York next week, likely fueling objections from paleontologists.The fossil, estimated to be...
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Musk's Neuralink eyes more test subjects for its brain tech
Elon Musk on Wednesday said his Neuralink startup is "moving on" to a second test patient as its tech for linking brains and computers improves.Musk and members of the Neuralink team fielded questions...
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Canada conservationists push back as grizzly hunting ban lifted
A decision to partially reverse a nearly two-decade ban on hunting grizzly bears in Canada's Alberta has angered environmentalists, with a group saying Wednesday they feared its impact on the...
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Why consciousness may have evolved to benefit society rather than individuals
Why did the experience of consciousness evolve from our underlying brain physiology? Despite being a vibrant area of neuroscience, current research on consciousness is characterised by disagreement...
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Why cats meow at humans more than each other
This is a story that goes back thousands of years. Originally, cats were solitary creatures. This means they preferred to live and hunt alone, rather than in groups. Most of their social behaviour was...
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'We can't wait another year': disaster-hit nations call for climate aid
Countries on the frontlines of climate change have warned they cannot wait another year for long-sought aid to recover from disasters as floods and hurricanes wreak havoc across the globe.The appeal...
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In Cuba, a haven for the world's tiniest bird
The wings of the world's tiniest birds are a near-invisible blur as they whizz around tourists visiting a private Cuban garden that has become a haven for the declining species.The bee hummingbird,...
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3D genome extracted from 'freeze-dried' woolly mammoth
About 52,000 years ago, the skinned hide of a Siberian woolly mammoth was exposed to conditions so frigid that it spontaneously freeze-dried, locking its DNA fragments into place.In a study published...
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Dust in the air eased slightly in 2023: UN
The amount of dust in the air eased slightly in 2023, the United Nations said Friday, warning that poor environmental management was fueling sand and dust storms.The UN's weather and climate agency...
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What’s the value of planting trees? Conservation groups say a new formula can...
"What’s the value of planting trees? Conservation groups say a new formula can tell them." was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans —...
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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket experiences rare failure
SpaceX's highly reliable Falcon 9 rocket has experienced a rare failure that means the latest batch of the company's Starlink satellites won't make it into orbit, the company said Friday, as...
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Crucial farm jobs dry up in drought-stricken Morocco
In a sun-baked village north of Morocco's capital Rabat, Mustapha Loubaoui and other itinerant workers wait idly by the roadside for farm work made scarce by a six-year drought.Loubaoui, 40, rode his...
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Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet’s interior
Of the more than 74,000 known meteorites – rocks that fall to Earth from asteroids or planets colliding together – only 385 or so stones came from the planet Mars.It’s not that hard for scientists to...
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What do storm chasers really do?
Storm-chasing for science can be exciting and stressful – we know, because we do it. It has also been essential for developing today’s understanding of how tornadoes form and how they behave.In 1996...
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Did plague really decimate Neolithic farmers 5,200 years ago, as a new study...
Around 5,200 years ago, plague was not just present but common in six generations of one Swedish family, according to a new study. The researchers analysed both the ancient DNA of these people’s...
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IQ tests: can you improve your score by practicing?
Most adults never have to take an IQ test. But tests for assessing students’ cognitive abilities, such as the cognitive ability test (Cat), are used in schools around the world. These tests are very...
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The five scholars who won two Nobel prizes – and what sets them apart
There is often much debate about who is the greatest among sportsmen and women, movie stars, leaders or artists. But some scholars have truly made a staggering difference to the world.Winning a Nobel...
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How studying trends in human lifespans can measure progress in addressing...
People are living longer lives compared to previous generations but, over the last few decades, there has been a hidden shift — they are passing away at increasingly similar ages.This is a trend...
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Oh my (long) days: Melting ice caps slow Earth's spin
It's well known that as far as the climate crisis goes, time is of the essence.Now a study out Monday shows that the melting of the polar ice caps is causing our planet to spin more slowly, increasing...
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Not just space rocks: 6 things we’ve learned about Earth from meteorites and...
Apart from the Sun, its planets and their moons, our Solar System has vast amounts of space rocks – fragments left over from the formation of the inner planets.A large concentration of asteroids forms...
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