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Sep 29 • 7 months ago

ESA will pay an Italian company nearly $50 million to design a mini-Starship

This is a "step forward in the transition of European launch systems toward full reusability." ...

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Sep 28 • 8 months ago

150 million-year-old pterosaur cold case has finally been solved

The storm literally snapped the bones in their wings. ...

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Sep 28 • 8 months ago

Fiji’s ants might be the canary in the coal mine for the insect apocalypse

A new genetic technique lets museum samples track population dynamics. ...

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Sep 27 • 8 months ago

50+ scientific societies sign letter objecting to Trump executive order

Letter urges Congress to take action to safeguard integrity of independent peer-review system. ...

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$Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun$

Sep 26 • 8 months ago

Scientists want to treat complex bone fractures with a bone-healing gun

It's a bit like a handheld 3D printer, with all the accuracy challenges that implies. ...

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Sep 26 • 8 months ago

High above the equator, Russia is stalking satellites used by NATO armed forces

"Russia and China already occupy important strategic hills and mountains in space." ...

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Sep 25 • 8 months ago

Study: Planned budget cuts would hurt drug development badly

Drug patents frequently cite research that the NIH wouldn't be able to fund. ...

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Sep 25 • 8 months ago

Newly found ancient Egyptian port may lead to Cleopatra’s tomb

NatGeo documentary Cleopatra's Final Secret chronicles archaeologist Kathleen Martinez's 20-year search ...

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Sep 24 • 8 months ago

A “cosmic carpool” is traveling to a distant space weather observation post

"It’s like a bus. You wait for one and then three come at the same time." ...

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Sep 24 • 8 months ago

Judge lets construction on an offshore wind farm resume

Judge calls decision to stop construction “the height of arbitrary and capricious.” ...

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Sep 20 • 8 months ago

Chimps consume alcohol equivalent of nearly 2 drinks a day

It's the latest evidence in support of Robert Dudley's controversial "drunk monkey" hypothesis. ...

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Sep 20 • 8 months ago

In a win for science, NASA told to use House budget as shutdown looms

The House budget still cuts science at NASA, but not as deeply as the White House sought. ...

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