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Scientists studying global warming recently climbed Bolivia's towering Mount Illimani and extracted samples of glacier ice packed with thousands of years of climate data.
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Washington -
For the first time in almost a century the United States is preparing for a coast-to-coast solar eclipse, a rare celestial event millions of Americans, with caution, will be able to observe.
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Seoul -
The clinging power of octopus tentacles has inspired a breakthrough new adhesive patch that works on wet and oily surfaces with potentially huge medical and industrial uses, according to South Korean researchers.
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Islands and populated coastal areas are the world's "hotspots" for invasive species, which can upend entire ecosystems and drive local animals and plants to extinction, a study reported Monday.
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Last week's unveiling of the oldest-known Homo sapiens' remains has painted an excitingly chaotic picture of what Earth was like 300,000 years ago -- bustling with hominin species that included a very early version of our own, experts say.
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The unveiling of the oldest-known Homo sapiens remains has painted an excitingly chaotic picture of what Earth was like 300,000 years ago -- bustling with hominin species that included a very early version of our own, experts say.
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An "obsession" with the lower jaw of a long-dead human, unearthed in the 1960s at a prehistoric Moroccan campsite, led palaeoanthropologist Jean-Jacques Hublin to the discovery of a lifetime.
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New Delhi -
India Monday successfully launched its most powerful home-produced rocket, another milestone for its indigenous space programme which one day hopes to put a human into orbit.
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New Delhi -
India Monday successfully launched its most powerful home-produced rocket, another milestone for its indigenous space programme which one day hopes to put a human into orbit.
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New Delhi -
India Monday successfully launched its most powerful home-produced rocket, another milestone for its indigenous space programme which one day hopes to put a human into orbit.
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Paris -
As President Donald Trump prepares to announce whether he will pull America out of the 2015 Paris Agreement sanctioned by his predecessor and nearly 200 other world leaders, the stakes on climate change have never been higher.
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Amsterdam -
What is nicer after a long day than sinking your feet into comfortable slippers? But one Italian designer is hoping to show that shoes made from mushrooms can be just as cosy.
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Sydney -
The growing amount of fast-moving space debris orbiting the Earth could lead to catastrophic collisions with satellites, hurting economies, researchers warned Wednesday ahead of a summit to coordinate efforts to remove the junk.
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Kiev -
A 34-year-old woman tried to have a baby for 15 years before she turned to a pioneering doctor in Ukraine and a groundbreaking but ethically disputed "three-parent" procedure.
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Shanghai -
The Google-owned computer algorithm AlphaGo is retiring from playing humans in the ancient Chinese game of Go after roundly defeating the world's top player this week, its developer said Saturday.
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London -
Things are heating up in the U.K. General Election, which takes place on June 8, 2017. Aside from the debates over austerity and Brexit, what do the main parties say about science?
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Paris -
An original Caravaggio or a master fake? This is the question that continues to befuddle art historians and experts about a painting discovered in a French attic three years ago.
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Amman -
Jordan's King Abdullah II on Tuesday formally launched an international research centre whose members include experts from around the world including arch-rivals Iran and Israel.
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Karachi -
The centre of a powerful ancient civilisation, Mohenjo Daro was one of the world's earliest cities -- a Bronze Age metropolis boasting flush toilets and a water and waste system to rival many in modern Pakistan.
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Marseille -
Nearly 18,000 pages of notes by eccentric French maths genius Alexandre Grothendieck were posted online Wednesday by his alma mater, Montpellier University in southern France.
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Bejing -
Researchers have discovered a new species of giant, bird-like dinosaur that made nests larger than monster truck tires in what is now central China, a study said.
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Bejing -
Researchers have discovered a new species of giant, bird-like dinosaur that made nests larger than monster truck tires in what is now central China, a study said.
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Bejing -
Researchers have discovered a new species of giant, bird-like dinosaur that made nests larger than monster truck tires in what is now central China, a study said.
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Geneva -
Europe's top physics lab CERN launched its newest particle accelerator on Tuesday, billed as a key step towards future experiments that could unlock the universe's greatest mysteries.
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Mothibistad -
Primitive hominids may have lived in Africa at the same time as humans, researchers said Tuesday, in new findings that could change the understanding of human evolution.
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Scientists working in the Arctic circle over the past few decades have unearthed several massive viruses that some say could be re-awakened if the permafrost that imprisons them dissolves.
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Paris -
As UN negotiators meet in Bonn to thrash out rules for implementing the climate-rescue Paris Agreement, the stakes have never been higher.Following are some key climate measures that illustrate the risks of global warming.- 1.
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Berlin -
A German network of leading science institutes will begin identifying thousands of brain specimens belonging to people killed by the Nazis because they suffered from a disability or were ill.
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It’s an open ended question, but how many jobs, currently carried out by humans, will be lost to robots and other innovations with technology? According to Carnegie Mellon University policymakers will only know if big data analytics are improved.
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"We mortals do not understand you." That's the heartfelt cry from former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres, pleading with scientists to use everyday language to help counter growing public mistrust.
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A chart showing the massive plunge recorded around the time the shark vanished. Smithsonian YouTube
Scientists have pieced together how the creatures would have looked. Now they have to decide how they lived and migrated. Tracy O
North Korea's Science and Technology Center -- access to the country's intranet is highly restricted Ed JONES, AFP
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/NOAJ
A picture of a typical lab rat. Jean-Etienne Poirrier
Doctors prefer to avoid any sort of brain surgery but in some cases, such as this one, there is no other choice. OpenStax College
A computer model of the cocaine enzyme used in this study. It has shown some impressive results so far. Jawahar Swaminathan
An impressive look at the jawline of a crocodile. Raul654
The NO molecule may be a useful additional factor for improving immune systems and dealing with infection. Benjah-bmm27
This painting of five men working together on a net by Louise Waterford reflects the potential found by both science and faith in building cognitive skills. wikimedia commons
An example of some nano-sized molecular machinery made with 3D models. NASA via Wikimedia Commons
This diagram shows PKA in a system, it's the larger item in the lower right. I normally serves important functions but shutting it down temporarily can improve the immune system. Yikrazuul; chris 論
An example of a red super giant which should look similar to the star in question. Tyrogthekreeper via Wikimedia
Science of Christmas: Ho, Ho, Ho CsCharms
A normal Dobsonfly shows off its mandibles. These are actually used in mating as the insect prefers to evade predators. Larger specimens have larger mandibles as well. Dehaan
An Acanthamoeba does not usually have a chance to do anything to a human eye. In this case it had several months of opportunity to do something. CDC
Fungi growing in axenic culture (ascomycetes) Photo by: Dr. David Midgley Cultures: Dr. David Midgley University of Sydney, Australia
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