Science
Discoveries, space exploration, research, and environmental news.
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The ingredients to life on Earth were discovered on a distant asteroid for the first time: NASA
They’re the building rocks of life. Analysis of debris from the nearly 5 billion-year-old asteroid Bennu suggests the ingredients to…
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Here’s how ancient Amazonians became master maize farmers
Water engineers in ancient South America turned seasonally flooded Amazonian savannas into hotbeds of year-round maize farming. Casarabe people built…
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How to keep fruit slices fresh
acidic: An adjective for materials that contain acid. Acidic materials often are capable of dissolving away some minerals such as…
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A lucky lab accident produces Spider-Man-like silk
3-D printing: A means of producing physical items — including toys, foods and even body parts — using a machine…
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Why Trump Picked a Science Advisor, Michael Kratsios, Who Isn’t a Scientist
President Trump last week formally nominated Michael Kratsios, a member of the first Trump administration with no degrees in science…
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Chinese scientists created mice with 2 dads — and they survived to adulthood
Scientists in China have unveiled a new method for breeding baby mice with two male parents, and the resulting babies…
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Follow the water: Searching for a lunar oasis
As humankind imagines living off-planet — on the moon, Mars and beyond — the question of how to sustain life…
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Purple exists only in our brains
acronym: A word made by combining some of the starting letter or groups of letters from a number of words.…
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Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries
The Trump administration has instructed organizations in other countries to stop disbursing H.I.V. medications purchased with U.S. aid, even if…
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‘Gross’ moth invasion wreaks havoc on forests — and property values: ‘A very bad effect’
The butterfly effect has got nothing on moth mayhem. Thanks to warming temperatures, California could soon be under siege from…
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