Aug 10 • 9 months ago
Tom Hanks pays tribute to Apollo 13 astronaut Jim Lovell
Actor who portrayed commander in 1995 Oscar-winning film says Lovell dared to go to places most wouldn’t goLate Apollo 13
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Aug 09 • 9 months ago
New adhesive surface modeled on a remora works underwater
It was tested for its ability to adhere to the inside of the digestive tract. ...
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Aug 09 • 9 months ago
For giant carnivorous dinosaurs, big size didn’t mean a big bite
The biomechanics of dinosaur skulls say T. rex was the king of bite force. ...
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Aug 08 • 9 months ago
Texas prepares for war as invasion of flesh-eating flies appears imminent
In Colombia, the parasites were caught expanding into endangered wild mountain tapirs. ...
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Aug 08 • 9 months ago
Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event
Organisers say move will damage nation’s scientific standing as government refuses to comment on why group of scientists were refused entryGet our
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Aug 08 • 9 months ago
National Academies to fast-track a new climate assessment
Move comes in response to government’s questioning of climate science. ...
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Aug 08 • 9 months ago
New executive order puts all grants under political control
All new funding on hold until Trump administration can cancel any previously funded grants. ...
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Aug 07 • 9 months ago
Stone tools may hint at ancestors of Homo floresiensis
The stone flakes don't look like much, but they're a clue in an ancient cold case. ...
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Aug 07 • 9 months ago
Did a rival tribe kill and eat their neighbors 5,700 years ago?
"The evidence points to a violent episode—possibly the result of conflict between neighboring farming communities.” ...
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Aug 07 • 9 months ago
‘It’s really, really bad right now’: NIH scientists dismayed by Trump cuts
Researchers say scientific community is in state of whiplash and accuse president of trying to ‘destroy’ vital workLast week, the office of management and budget (OMB) revealed plans to free...
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Aug 06 • 9 months ago
Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science
Concerns Australia is gutting its research capability coincide with Trump’s deep cuts into US science agencies Get our
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Aug 06 • 9 months ago
Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn
More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognisedChemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar o...
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