The Chinese submarine Fendouzhe has completed a months-long expedition to the deepest part of the ocean, a feat matched by only James Cameron, a hobbyist investor and the U.S. Navy.
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Senin, 30 November 2020
Moderna's coronavirus vaccine is highly effective, final analysis shows
New data from Moderna's phase 3 trial confirm that the vaccine is highly effective and protects against severe disease.
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Escaped mink could spread the coronavirus to wild animals
More than 100 SARS-CoV-2 infected mink may have escaped from Danish farms, raising the risk that these escapees could spread the novel coronavirus to wild animals.
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Alligators can regrow their tails, surprising scientists
Baby alligators can regrow their tails and they do it in a novel way.
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Is the Boeing 737 Max safe enough to fly?
The Boeing 737 Max began flying commercially in May 2017 but has been grounded for over a year and a half following two crashes within five months. Is it safe enough for liftoff?
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Our solar system will disintegrate sooner than we thought
Although the ground beneath our feet feels solid and reassuring (most of the time), nothing in this universe lasts forever.
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Dangerous 'naked' black holes could be hiding in the universe
Black holes shorn of event horizons could lurk throughout the universe.
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Minggu, 29 November 2020
Give the gift of Bill Nye with his virtual reality science kit
VR science kits will be all the rage this holiday season.
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How much snow is needed for an official 'White Christmas'?
Here's how much snow is officially needed to call a Christmas "white."
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Sabtu, 28 November 2020
The best Lego sets for alien, sci-fi, space fans and more
Attention, Lego fans! If you love aliens and UFOs, or spaceflight and sci-fi, we've got the perfect sets for you and your kids.
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How do fax machines work?
The first fax machine used telegraph lines and was patented 33 years before Alexander Graham Bell's famous first phone call.
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10 Most Dangerous Tourist Destinations in the World
Everyone loves traveling, who doesn’t, right? Our world has various places which are ideal for tourist attractions. However, safety precautions are needed, especially when traveling in spots that are dangerous to roam. So here is the list of the 10 most dangerous tourist destinations in the world.
1. Acapulco, Mexico
Mexico has several distinct features that surely captivate tourists around the world....
Jumat, 27 November 2020
The best science kit deals for Black Friday
From gross and slimy to green and growing, these science kits are sure to be fun and educational for your kids.
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Sphero RVR, the All-Terrain Programmable Coding Robot, Climbs To Black Friday Deal
Beep, bop, boop and save 18%!
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The best gifts for science nerds and geeks
What's up, nerds? Here at Live Science we love shopping for science lovers. Check out this specially curated list of our favorite science-themed and geeky gifts.
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Save 53% on AncestryDNA testing kit for Black Friday
AncestryDNA may be the perfect holiday present. And right now, Amazon is selling the kit for $47.00, which is 53% off the normal list price.
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Best dinosaur toys for all ages
If you've got a youngster in your life who loves dinosaurs, we have suggestions for toys that will spark their imagination and curiosity.
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Save 55% on Catan board game, plus expansion packs this Black Friday
Save over $27 on this classic board game, plus discover more Black Friday deals on exploration and strategy games!
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The best Black Friday deals on binoculars for travel, skywatching and nature
Whether you love watching nature or can't get enough of the moon and stars, check out our top pick of binoculars
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Catch the full moon (and a penumbral eclipse) on Monday
A penumbral lunar eclipse occurs at the same time as November's full moon.
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Discover the ultimate 9,000-piece Lego Colosseum – Lego's biggest project is now on sale
At 9,036 pieces, this set recreates Rome's Ancient wonder. Plus: Lego Architecture sets are now up to 20% off this Black Friday
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Kamis, 26 November 2020
A Thanksgiving sun treat: Big sunspot rotates into view
A group of sunspots has emerged on the Earth-facing side of the sun, just in time for Thanksgiving.
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Is China winning the new space race?
China has been the only country to land on the moon for over 40 years – since the Soviet Luna program.
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Swarm of eels breaks record for most fish ever spotted at one time in abyssal ocean
Before we start mining for precious metals in the darkness of the deep sea, we might try switching on the light first and observing our surroundings.
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Swarms of 'primordial' black holes might fill our universe
What if dark matter weren't a new type of matter at all, but huge swarms of tiny, "primordial" black holes?
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Megalodon nurseries reveal world’s largest shark had a soft side
Scientists have identified five locations that the extinct predator Megalodon used as "nurseries" for young sharks.
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Why do cats meow?
Meowing is a tool to get you to do their bidding.
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Rabu, 25 November 2020
The best Osmo kit deals
These Osmo kits can turn screen time into tactile time, helping kids to learn about numbers, shapes, coding and more. And right now, Amazon has several great deals to get you started.
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Dino-era bird had the head of a Velociraptor and beak of a toucan
A fearsome bird from ancient Madagascar had the face of a Velociraptor and the beak of a toucan.
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Here are the most promising coronavirus vaccine candidates out there
Scientists around the world are creating dozens of unique vaccine candidates to fight the novel coronavirus — and they're doing it at unprecedented speeds.
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Arecibo radio telescope, damaged beyond repair, seen from space
Satellites spotted gashes in the damaged Arecibo Observatory, which will be decommissioned.
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Spacecraft with precious asteroid cargo is almost home after 3 billion-mile trek
On Dec. 6, 2020, after six years in space, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft will finally return to Earth.
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The world's newest monkey species was found in a lab, not on an expedition
The discovery of the Popa langur, a medium-sized leaf-eating monkey found in central Myanmar, was recently announced by scientists.
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Best microscopes for kids 2020
We've rounded up the best microscopes for kids. No matter your child's skill level, your own budget or their level of enthusiasm for biology and exploration, there is a perfect microscope waiting to engage them.
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Selasa, 24 November 2020
Roman-era Egyptian child mummy scanned with laser-like precision
High-energy X-ray scans of an intact Egyptian mummy mapped a detailed glimpse of the bones and objects inside.
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2 of Darwin's famous notebooks, including iconic 'Tree of Life' sketch, are missing
Two notebooks Darwin filled after his HMS Beagle expedition are missing, possibly stolen.
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Who set up this mysterious metal monolith in Utah desert? (It's not aliens.)
Who embedded a 10-foot-tall metal monolith in the remote Utah desert?
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SARS-CoV-2 relative found lurking in frozen bats from Cambodia
For the first time, close relatives of the novel coronavirus have been found outside China.
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Pandemic: Legacy board game is 38% off this Black Friday
Combat a deadly virus or mastermind your own outbreak with these strategic board games
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Americans celebrated Thanksgiving during a pandemic before. Here's what happened.
How did Americans celebrate the holidays during the influenza pandemic of 1918? With a lot of partying, turns out.
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Physicists could do the 'impossible': Create and destroy magnetic fields from afar
The ability to cancel and induce magnetic fields from a distance could improve biomedicine.
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Is belief in God a delusion?
As the pandemic raged in April, churchgoers in Ohio defied warnings not to congregate. But what do psychologists have to say about strong beliefs in a god?
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Faint 'super-planet' discovered by radio telescope for the 1st time
Scientists have discovered a cold, faint "super-planet" that has remained elusive to traditional infrared survey methods.
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Hubble captures a black hole's 'shadow beams,' yawning across space
In images from the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have spotted an entirely new phenomenon.
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Stratolaunch starts building Talon hypersonic plane for Mach 6 flights
Stratolaunch has started construction on a prototype of a Mach 6 vehicle designed to launch from the world's biggest airplane.
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Margaret Thatcher: Facts about the controversial prime minister in 'The Crown'
Margaret Thatcher was Britain's first woman prime minister, and one of the country's most controversial figures.
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Crested rats can kill with their poisonous fur
Rabbit-size rats from Eastern Africa are the only mammals on Earth that gain a poison defense from plants.
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Senin, 23 November 2020
China launches historic Chang'e 5 mission to collect the first moon samples since 1976
The first lunar sample-return mission since the 1970s is underway.
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Man's 'heart attack' was really side effect from swallowed battery
When a man arrived at the emergency room, it looked to doctors like he was having a heart attack. But that was a false alarm: The man had actually swallowed a battery that messed with his electrocardiogram (EKG).
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Pinwheel Cave rock art in California may depict hallucinogenic 'trance flower'
Starting about 400 years ago, Indigenous people in California had hallucinogenic ceremonies in a cave by Santa Barbara.
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Rebuilding Notre Dame will be incredibly hard
A new documentary from NOVA shows the delicate and difficult work of restoring the Notre Dame Cathedral after the April 2019 fire that destroyed its roof.
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Newfound corpses at Pompeii were a master and servant who died together
Two victims were fleeing a suburban villa when hot ash swept in and buried them.
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Adorable monkeys caught commiting grisly act of cannibalism
Cannibalism is rarely observed among primates, but it's not unheard of.
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Best Black Friday board game deals for kids who love science
This Black Friday is the perfect time to grab fun and educational science board games that are perfect for the whole family!
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Oxford COVID-19 vaccine up to 90% effective (with the right dose)
A third major coronavirus vaccine candidate has revealed promising results in late-stage trials.
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Save 50% on your favorite magazines this Black Friday
For a limited time only you can grab fantastic half-price deals on annual, quarterly or monthly digital magazine subscriptions
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Whodunit solved when 'sword' is found embedded in thresher shark
It's a mystery why a swordfish stabbed a thresher shark to death, but it's possible they were competing for food.
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Wide-eyed prehistoric shark hid its sharpest teeth in nightmare jaws
New analysis of jaws from a shark that lived 370 million years ago revealed a horrific twist (literally) to the predator's toothy grin.
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'Superbolts' are real, and they flash up to 1,000 times brighter than regular lightning
Scientists recently calculated the power of so-called superbolts — brighter-than-average lightning strikes.
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Minggu, 22 November 2020
Rural hospitals are under siege from COVID-19. Here's what doctors are facing, in their own words.
It’s difficult to put into words how hard COVID-19 is hitting rural America’s hospitals.
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JFK conspiracy theory is debunked in Mexico 57 years after Kennedy assassination
Most conspiracy theories surrounding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination have been disproven.
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Solar power stations in space could be the answer to our energy needs
It sounds like science fiction.
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Could we ever pull enough carbon out of the atmosphere to stop climate change?
Can we harness natural and human-made carbon traps to help us slow climate change?
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Sabtu, 21 November 2020
Watch a bright fireball explode over the Tasman Sea (video)
A bright green meteor streaked across the southern coast of Tasmania, Australia, and researchers caught the fireball on camera as it broke up over the ocean.
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Ultrasound captures worms squirming in a man's stomach
Doctors observed a "tubular ... structure that moved with a curling motion" inside his stomach.
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Why do some animal sleep so much?
Body size and diet might impact how much sleep mammals need.
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Jumat, 20 November 2020
Happy birthday to Benoit Mandelbrot, the discoverer of fractals
He is known as the "father of fractals" for having discovered one of the most important patterns in nature.
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Physicists built an 'anti-laser' to charge your phone from across a room
A device demonstrated in a groundbreaking new experiment acts like a laser, only backwards. And someday it might send power invisibly through the air.
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Could COVID-19 immunity last decades? Here’s the science.
Of course, rare cases of reinfection show that immunity is not long-lasting for everyone.
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Astronomers detect millions of signals from an intelligent civilization: Us
The Universe seems like a lonely place.
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College-age kids are drinking less alcohol — but smoking more marijuana
Young adults aren’t drinking as much as they used to.
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Best binoculars for kids 2020
We've rounded up the best binoculars for kids. No matter your child's skill level, your own budget or their level of enthusiasm for nature, there is a perfect pair of binoculars waiting to inspire them.
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Losing Arecibo Observatory would create a hole that can't be filled, scientists say
Arecibo Observatory is facing a mid-life crisis — or something much worse.
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STEVE is smearing green 'streaks' across the sky, and nobody knows why
Astronomers report a strange new feature of the aurora-like STEVE, which they are calling 'streaks.'
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Kamis, 19 November 2020
Hidden world of bacteria and fungi discovered on Leonardo da Vinci's drawings
Researchers examining Leonardo Da Vinci's drawings found a microbiome — a hidden biological signature of their travels across centuries.
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Speed of COVID vaccine testing did not compromise safety, Fauci says
This incredible speed in vaccine development is unprecedented, but the process is solid.
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Tiny owl found hiding in the Rockefeller Christmas tree isn't going home. Here's why.
The owl found in the Rockefeller Christmas tree isn't going back to his original territory. Here's why.
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CDC urges Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving
The safest way to celebrate Thanksgiving is at home with people in your household, the agency said.
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Antarctica's blue whales return to South Georgia a century after they were nearly wiped out
The critically-endangered blue whale has returned to the waters near the remote island of South Georgia near Antarctica, almost 100 years after they were nearly made extinct.
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Arecibo radio telescope, an icon of astronomy, is lost
The National Science Foundation (NSF) will decommission Arecibo Observatory's massive radio dish after damage has made the facility too dangerous to repair, the agency announced today (Nov. 19).
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Scientists are recreating the smell of 16th-century Europe
Historians and scientists across Europe have now gotten together with perfumers and museums for a unique project.
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Prohibition-era gangster may have buried $150 million in treasure
Infamous mobster Dutch Schultz allegedly buried millions somewhere in upstate New York, and treasure hunting teams are hot on the trail.
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Scientists discover exotic new mineral forged in the furnace of a Russian volcano
Volcanoes rank among the most destructive and awe-inspiring phenomena on the planet. But these fiery fissures do much more than just destroy.
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No, soaring COVID-19 cases are not due to more testing
COVID-19 cases are surging upward around the U.S., reaching 100,000 daily cases for the first time on Nov. 4 and 150,000 only eight days later.
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The dazzling Blue Ring Nebula puzzled scientists for 16 years — and now they finally understand why
Scientists have uncovered new evidence of the mysterious fluorescent debris that makes up the Blue Ring Nebula.
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Mysteries of COVID smell loss finally yield some answers
Explanations begin to arise at the molecular level for this vexing but commonplace symptom
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Ancient Egyptian temple reveals previously unknown star constellations
The ancient Egyptian temple was covered with soot, dirt and bird droppings.
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Rabu, 18 November 2020
10 Most Expensive Plants
The most intricate gifts that nature have given to us are plants. These lovely plants can even give us rare flowers which we can use in various ways such as using it to give a lovely present for our loved ones or keep them as decorative plants.
We have prepared a list of 10 most expensive plants for you.
1. Kadapul Flower (priceless)
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10 Most Expensive Plants
The most intricate gifts that nature have given to us are plants. These lovely plants can even give us rare flowers which we can use in various ways such as using it to give a lovely present for our loved ones or keep them as decorative plants.
We have prepared a list of 10 most expensive plants for you.
1. Kadapul Flower (priceless)
This is the dearest flower one can ever find with its priceless...
Woman's stomach pain turns out to be rare case of 'wandering spleen'
The organ shifted when ligaments around it became loose.
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FDA authorizes 1st fully at-home COVID-19 test
The test, made by Lucira Health in California, requires a prescription.
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Children can be stealth superspreaders of malaria to mosquitoes
These asymptomatic infections can undermine efforts to eliminate malaria.
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Pfizer vaccine is 95% effective, company to seek FDA approval within days
The final efficacy analysis of its late-stage trial suggest Pfizer and BioNtech's vaccine is safe and effective at preventing COVID-19.
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Medieval soldier found with sword and knives at the bottom of a Lithuanian lake
Archaeologists recently discovered the skeleton of a medieval soldier and his weapons at the bottom of a lake, the first such find in Lithuania.
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'Baby Yoda' revealed as astronauts' zero-g indicator on SpaceX Crew-1 mission
A few hours after launching to the International Space Station, the Crew-1 astronauts showed off their fifth crew member — a small plush doll of "The Child" or "Baby Yoda."
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What are monoclonal antibodies? (And why do we need them?)
Here's why we need monoclonal antibodies to the coronavirus as well as a vaccine.
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Ancient fragment of the Pacific Ocean found buried 400 miles below China
Scientists have identified an old piece of the Pacific Ocean – the ancient remains of its long-ago seabed – extending hundreds of miles underneath China, as it is pulled downward into Earth's mantle transition zone.
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How early was the coronavirus really circulating in Italy?
A new study suggests as early as September of last year, but some experts are skeptical.
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Selasa, 17 November 2020
The true story behind Princess Diana's fairytale wedding in 'The Crown'
Prince Charles and Diana's engagement and wedding captured the world's attention, but it wasn't as perfect as it appeared.
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Cretaceous cold case of 'dueling' T. rex and Triceratops may finally be solved
The T. rex and Triceratops were discovered in 2006, but this sale marks the first time scientists will be able to study them in detail.
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Physicists discover the 'Kings and Queens of Quantumness'
A new mathematical framework helps physicists define the degree of quantumness of a system
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Newfound 'Kraken merger' may have been the biggest collision in Milky Way's history
Astronomers have discovered a previously unknown galactic collision between the Milky Way and the mysterious 'Kraken galaxy.'
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Mysterious 'dark river' may flow hundreds of miles beneath Greenland
A giant underground river fed by melting ice could be running in a state of perpetual darkness far below the surface of Greenland.
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Mummy count continues to grow at ancient Egypt burial site
The number of mummy-filled coffins found in a series of burial shafts at Saqqara in Egypt keeps growing, archaeologists with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities reported.
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Why women make way less than men do in more religious places
The more religious a country or state, the bigger the gap in earnings between men and women.
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Senin, 16 November 2020
Huge eruption of Italian volcano sends ash hundreds of feet into the air
An explosion on the slopes of Stromboli sent pyroclastic flow down the Italian volcano on Monday (Nov. 16).
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Olympic officials 'very confident' that next year's games in Tokyo will have spectators
Japan was scheduled to host the Olympic Games in the summer of 2020, but the coronavirus pandemic forced officials to postpone the competition until 2021.
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This week on Live Science forums: AMA on friendliness and evolution
It turns out that survival of the fittest may be an overrated concept.
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Hurricane Iota will slam into Nicaragua as a 'catastrophic' Category 5
The massive storm is the strongest ever observed this late in the season.
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Deadly hemorrhagic fever in Bolivia can spread between people
A deadly virus that causes fevers, abdominal pain, vomiting, bleeding gums, skin rash and pain behind the eyes can now jump from one person to another.
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Moderna coronavirus vaccine is 94.5% effective, early results suggest
This comes a week after Pfizer announced similar results, providing hope that the world may soon have multiple vaccines that work effectively.
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Dog ticks prefer humans as hosts when temperatures rise
The study researchers recruited some brave human and canine volunteers for a unique experiment.
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World's ugliest bats sing through 'face masks' made of skin to woo the ladies
Scientists recently documented never-before-seen mating behavior in wrinkle-faced bats, in which males pull a furry flap of skin over their faces.
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Triassic period ended with 'lost' mass extinction and a million-year rain storm, study claims
The Carnian Pluvial Event (CPE) ushered in 1 million years of rain and killed as many as 33% of all marine life, a new study suggests.
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Minggu, 15 November 2020
SpaceX Crew Dragon launches 4 astronauts to space station in historic flight
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon capsule launched its first operational space taxi flight for NASA Sunday (Nov. 15).
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COVID-19 reveals how obesity harms the body in real time
The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust the obesity epidemic once again into the spotlight, revealing that obesity is no longer a disease that harms just in the long run but one that can have acutely devastating effects.
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Supernova explosions may have helped shape Earth's climate history
Nearby supernovas have left a series of possible fingerprints in the tree-ring record here on Earth over the past 40,000 years, potentially disrupting our planet's climate multiple times over this span.
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This interactive tool figures out your COVID-19 risk of attending an event
Planning to attend an event but unsure of the COVID-19 risk, and if you should go at all? There's an evidence-based interactive webtool that can help.
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What did trilobites go extinct?
What took out the trilobites, whose fossils are found all over the world?
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Sabtu, 14 November 2020
Mars: Mounting evidence for subglacial lakes, but could they really host life?
The best place for life on Mars might be more than a kilometre below its surface!
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Why is November the 11th, not 9th month?
It was either because New Year's Day used to be March 1 or because the Romans used to have a 10-month calendar.
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Jumat, 13 November 2020
Here's all the buzz about honeybees
There are 20,000 species of bees, but honeybees have a special relationship with people.
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Watch SpaceX launch 4 astronauts to the ISS Saturday
Watch here as SpaceX launches its first fully crewed mission to the International Space Station (despite mounting pre-launch woes).
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SpaceX's Elon Musk says he's tested positive for COVID-19 on eve of NASA astronaut launch
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has announced that he has received mixed results from tests meant to diagnose infections of the novel coronavirus.
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1st instance of microevolution in early human relative discovered
Changes previously thought to be sex differences in a human relative are actually due to microevolution, a new study finds.
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Thanksgiving with family and friends is a bad idea, health experts warn
Both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising rapidly and exponentially, shattering records set in the spring.
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Mushroom hunter unearths gorgeous Bronze Age sword
A man searching for mushrooms in a forest in the Czech Republic uncovered an ancient sword and bronze axe, both thought to date from around 3,300 years ago.
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NASA's next Mars rover will land in less than 100 days
The life-hunting Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, which launched on July 30, is scheduled to land inside Jezero Crater on the afternoon of Feb. 18, 2021.
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200 'murder hornet' queens found inside first US nest of this invasive insect
There were nearly 200 new queens poised to start their own colonies in a 'murder hornet' nest destroyed by Washington state entomologists.
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200 more copies of Newton's 'Principia' masterpiece found in Europe by scholar sleuths
A new census tracked down hundreds more copies from the first printing of Newton's pioneering science book "Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica," or the "Principia."
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Horned figures from cult of a Mesopotamian moon god discovered in biblical-era fort
A 3,000-year-old fort containing a carving of mysterious horned figures has been discovered in the Golan Heights. And it may have been built by the kingdom of Geshur, an ally of the Israeli King David.
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Kamis, 12 November 2020
Birth of magnetar seen for the first time
Two neutron stars slammed together far away from Earth, and the Hubble may have spotted a magnetar emerging from the aftermath.
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31,000-year-old burial holds world's oldest known identical twins
About 31,000 years ago, identical twin boys died, but not at the same time, a new analysis of their remains shows.
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Botched restoration leaves Spanish statue looking like a confused potato head
This is not the only statue that has been restored to cringe-worthy new looks.
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Can the EmDrive actually work for space travel?
The EmDrive doesn't just violate our fundamental understanding of the universe; the experiments that claim to measure an effect haven't been replicated. When it comes to the EmDrive, keep dreaming.
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Earth is fighting a laser duel with the exploding Carina Nebula
An epic photo shows the ESO's Very large Telescope firing four orange lasers at a distant star system.
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Teen contracts 'hot tub lung' from indoor swimming pool
Bacteria carried by humidity from a family's indoor swimming pool sent a teen boy to the emergency room with severe breathing difficulties.
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Rabu, 11 November 2020
Wearing a cloth face mask protects you and others from getting COVID-19, CDC says
Cloth face masks offer two-way protection, benefitting both the wearer and those around them.
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Rare squid with ‘elbow’ tentacles baffles Australian scientists in spooky new footage
Researchers found and measured a group of rare Bigfin Squids congregating off the Australia coast for the first time ever.
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Ancient gold stash found in jug in Jerusalem
A jug of four gold coins was found during the construction of an elevator in Israel.
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Coronavirus vaccine could be ready for all Americans by April, Fauci says
This comes on the the tail of Pfizer's announcement that its experimental coronavirus vaccine may be more than 90% effective in preventing an infection.
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Asteroid Apophis is speeding up as scientists recalculate odds of 2068 impact
Astronomers say they'll have to keep an eye on the near-Earth asteroid Apophis to see how much of a danger the space rock poses to our planet during a close pass in 2068.
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Mysterious 'gene within a gene' found in the coronavirus
Researchers have uncovered a mysterious gene in the genetic code of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 – a segment virtually hidden from view in the virus's genome, and largely overlooked until now.
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Primeval Greenland lake found buried beneath a mile-thick slab of ice
Scientists have discovered an ancient lake below Greenland's ice that formed when the region was much warmer and ice-free.
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Restaurants and gyms drove COVID-19 transmission this spring
Restaurants were the riskiest venues for transmission, followed by gyms, coffee shops and hotels.
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Selasa, 10 November 2020
Viking ship in Norway buried near cult temple, feast hall and funeral mounds
Archaeologists located the buried Viking ship and ritual center in Norway with ground-penetrating radar.
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What is biology?
Broadly speaking, biology is the study of life.
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Mama and baby bear shot to death aboard Russian nuclear submarine
A mother bear and her cub were shot and killed by Russian hunters after boarding a docked nuclear submarine in Kamchatka.
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Alien-like photo shows snake eel dangling out of heron's stomach in midair
The snake eel probably thought "not today" as it burrowed out of the heron's stomach.
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2020 Atlantic hurricane season shatters record
Tropical storm Theta cements the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season's status as a record-breaker. And there's still time to run up the score.
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Evictions would raise COVID-19 risk for everyone
Lifting eviction moratoriums would raise the risk of COVID-19 transmission for everyone.
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Denmark halts plan to cull 17 million mink over coronavirus infections
Some still argue that culling would be best for public health and animal welfare.
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SpaceX set to launch first fully-crewed ISS mission Saturday
We're likely just days away from the first fully-crewed SpaceX launch, after SpaceX fixed engine problems that cropped up in October.
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Jim Bridenstine will step aside as NASA chief when President-elect Biden takes over: report
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine won't remain in the agency's lead role in the Biden administration even if asked, Aerospace Daily & Defense Report reported on Sunday (Nov. 8).
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Skin-eating fungus from Europe could invade US, decimate salamanders
The Southern Appalachian mountains are a global biodiversity hot spot for salamanders. And now a skin-eating fungus from Europe could decimate them.
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The fossil of a duckbill dinosaur has been found on the 'wrong' continent
The final chapter of dinosaur history is a tale stretching across two very different worlds, each a vast supercontinent dominated by its own unique mix of predators and herbivores.
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'Alien-hunting' Arecibo Observatory suffers more damage as second cable fails
The famed Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has suffered another major blow in a difficult year that has seen two snapped cables damage the fragile dish.
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Archaeologists finally peer inside Egyptian mummies first found in 1615
Ancient painted mummies found in Egypt more than 400 years ago were finally examined with CT scans.
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'Diseases of despair' on the rise across the US
The U.S. has also been facing another deadly, but less visible, public health crisis.
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Senin, 09 November 2020
US tops 10 million coronavirus cases
The country's total now stands at just over 10 million, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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Here's the Biden-Harris plan to beat COVID-19
The plan includes an expansion of diagnostic testing, increased PPE production and a nationwide mask mandate.
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Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine is more than 90% effective, early data suggests
The data is not yet published and the study is ongoing. But if this number holds up, it far exceeds public health experts' expectations.
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This bacterium survived on the outside of the Space Station for an entire year
The bacteria Deinococcus radiodurans was still alive and kicking after a year spent on the outside of the International Space Station.
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Weird 'gravitational molecules' could orbit black holes like electrons swirling around atoms
Physicists have discovered a special kind of particle can exist around a pair of black holes in a similar way as an electron can exist around a pair of hydrogen atoms — the first example of a "gravitational molecule."
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What if Earth shared its orbit with another planet?
Earth is the only planet traveling within its nearly circular orbit around the sun. But what if Earth shared its orbit with another planet?
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Minggu, 08 November 2020
10 Most Creative Uses for Your Pumpkins
What did you do with those jack-o-lanterns you have carved during Halloween? With all the money, hard work and love you have exerted, it will be a waste to just throw those things out.
However, you don’t have to throw your effort with the pumpkin you have used next time because it’s a very versatile food. Aside from being tasty, a lot of things could be made out of this. But, you must remember that...
Planned satellite constellation poses a collision threat, NASA says: Reports
NASA has voiced "substantial concerns" about a planned constellation of broadband satellites, saying the commercial spacecraft would increase the risk of collisions in an important slice of Earth orbit.
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How long do most species last before going extinct?
Some species last longer than others, but what's the average?
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Sabtu, 07 November 2020
What was the largest empire in the world?
You can argue for the British, Persians, Romans, Mongols or pretty much any empire you want.
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Jumat, 06 November 2020
What are cytokines?
Cytokines help the immune system kill pathogens, but too many cytokines can lead to bad health outcomes and may turn into a "cytokine storm."
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Rare wolf spider presumed extinct turns up on British military base
Britain's great fox-spider had not been seen since 1993. Turns out, it's been thriving on a military base.
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Massive great white shark Unama'ki spotted south of Miami
Unama'ki is one of the largest Great White sharks tagged.
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Death rates have fallen by 18% for hospitalized COVID-19 patients as treatments improve
Two large recent studies show that people hospitalized for COVID-19 in March were more than three times as likely to die as people hospitalized for COVID–19 in August.
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This bizarre planet could have supersonic winds in an atmosphere of vaporized rock
Scientists think they have identified a lava world so dramatic that it might boast a thin regional atmosphere of vaporized rock where it is closest to its star.
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An asteroid trailing after Mars could actually be the stolen twin of our moon
A distant asteroid trailing in the gravitational wake of Mars our moon's long-lost twin.
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The world's largest iceberg is on a collision course with an Antarctic penguin refuge
Iceberg A68a, the world's largest iceberg, is floating directly toward a wildlife hotspot in the South Atlantic ocean.
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Kamis, 05 November 2020
Earwax may reveal how stressed you are
Levels of the stress hormone cortisol in earwax could be a new way to track anxiety, depression and other medical conditions.
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Woman sheds coronavirus for 70 days without symptoms
The researchers say this is the longest anyone has been reported to be contagious with COVID-19 while remaining asymptomatic.
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Denmark to cull all farmed mink to stop coronavirus outbreaks
The virus has mutated in mink — as might be expected — but we don't know if those mutations changed the virus significantly.
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Rare ancient burial contains child whose arms and legs were removed
8,000 years ago in Indonesia, a child was buried without their leg and arm bones, a common practice at that time and place.
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NASA finally makes contact with Voyager 2 after longest radio silence in 30 years
After long months with no way of making contact with Voyager 2, NASA has finally reestablished communications with the record-setting interstellar spacecraft.
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500 million-year-old creature with mashup of bizarre features could be arthropod 'missing link'
Astonishingly well-preserved fossils of a shrimplike Cambrian arthropod represent a rare chimera.
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Watch a 'Godzilla' wasp dominate Mothra in this eerie lab video
Scientists discovered a new species of aquatic wasp that reminds them of Godzilla.
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Jousting yard where Henry VIII nearly died just discovered 5 feet under
Radar technology has revealed exactly where Henry VIII had a traumatic brain injury while jousting.
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Rabu, 04 November 2020
Ancient burial of fierce female hunter (and her weapons) discovered in Peru
Early hunter-gatherer women in the ancient Americas hunted big game just as much as men did, a new study suggests.
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Fisher cats: Animals that aren't cats, nor are they really fishers
If the fisher cat isn't the most inaccurately named animal in North America, it's certainly up there: It's not a cat, and it doesn't care much for fishing.
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US officially becomes only nation to leave the Paris Climate Agreement
Now that a yearlong waiting period has ended, the U.S. will formally exit the Agreement.
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Who invented the Electoral College?
Here's how the U.S. electoral college came to be.
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Possible cause of COVID-19 blood clots found
These antibodies attack cells in such a way as to promote blood clots.
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Mysterious 'fast radio burst' traced to a known object in the Milky Way for the first time ever
Astronomers detected a fast radio burst inside the Milky Way for the first time ever, and traced it to a known magnetar.
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Mark Kelly becomes 4th astronaut elected to Congress
Mark Kelly has won a seat in the U.S. Senate, making him only the fourth NASA astronaut to be elected to Congress.
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What does the 2020 presidential election mean for space exploration?
A brief look at the space policies of Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
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A history of contested presidential elections, from Samuel Tilden to Al Gore
The presidential elections of 1876, 1888, 1960 and 2000 were among the most contentious in American history. Here's why.
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Long-hidden 'selfie' of a medieval mason found in historic Spanish cathedral
In one of Spain's most famous churches, a self-portrait was carved atop a pillar by one of the building's stonemasons, about 900 years ago.
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Selasa, 03 November 2020
AI can detect COVID-19 from the sound of your cough
The algorithm listens to subtle differences in coughs between healthy people and infected people.
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2,000-year-old seal depicting Greek god Apollo found in Jerusalem
A 2,000-year-old carved gem bears the likeness of Apollo, and it was likely owned by a Jew.
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Mantis shrimp punch down, pick on smaller rivals to steal their homes
When mantis shrimp find a burrow that's just right, they'll fight brutal battles to steal it.
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What happens if a president loses an election but won't leave the White House?
President Donald Trump might win the election. But if he fails — if Biden is elected, and Trump makes good on his threat to not peacefully transfer power — what happens?
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'Lost' chameleon rediscovered after a century in hiding. And it's spectacular.
More than a century after it was last seen, a spectacularly colorful chameleon is back.
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Mass grave of Black victims of Tulsa race massacre possibly unearthed in Oklahoma cemetery
Excavation crews have unearthed at least 12 unmarked coffins in a Tulsa, Oklahoma graveyard that archaeologists think holds victims of the infamous 1921 race massacre in the city.
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The International Space Station can't last forever. Here's how it will eventually die by fire.
What goes up must come down — including, sadly enough, the International Space Station.
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Cosmic bubbles may have forged dark matter, new theory suggests
New theory suggests cosmic bubbles during the birth of our universe are responsible for creating dark matter.
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Senin, 02 November 2020
Does vitamin D protect against COVID-19?
In the absence of a COVID-19 cure or vaccine, scientists are investigating whether vitamin D can reduce the risk of COVID-19 infection.
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Drones are flying straight into volcanoes, for life-saving science
Researchers have designed specially-adapted drones to fly straight into volcanoes and help gather data from an active volcano in Papua New Guinea.
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Why is red for Republicans and blue for Democrats?
Red is for Republicans and blue is for Democrats, an association that only became cemented during the 2000 election.
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Why did the Democratic and Republican parties switch platforms?
The Republicans used to favor big government, while Democrats were committed to curbing federal power. How did the parties switch stances?
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Were these nails used to crucify Jesus? New evidence revives controversial idea.
A new study has reignited a heated dispute about two corroded Roman-era iron nails some suggest were used to crucify Jesus.
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Why has our normal body temperature been dropping?
A new study looks at one hypothesis explaining why humans' body temperatures have been on the decline. Here's what it found.
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COVID-19 infects the mouth. Could that explain patients' taste loss?
The most likely sites of oral infection are the salivary glands, tongue and the tonsils.
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Platypuses glow an eerie blue-green under UV light
Scientists have discovered that platypus fur glows under ultraviolet light, in the first example of biofluorescence in egg-laying mammals.
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Minggu, 01 November 2020
Are you genetically more similar to your mom or your dad?
Are you genetically more similar to your mom or dad? Turns out, that's a complicated question to answer.
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7 ways the election will shape the future of science, health and the environment
Climate change, nuclear arms control, the pandemic and more will be determined by whoever wins the White House and Congress.
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