NASA has extended a contract with Russia's space agency for $490 million to carry US astronauts to the International Space Station amid a lack of Congressional funding, the US agency said.
Space Exploration
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Reddit, the online discussion site known for free-wheeling discussions, is updating its content policy as it tries to be a more welcoming place for everyone.
Internet
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Tesla reported Wednesday its loss for the second quarter widened to $184 million as the electric carmaker geared up for expansion.
Business
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At $654 billion, Apple is the stock market's heavyweight.
Business
Aug 5, 2015
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Heat-trapping pollution from U.S. power plants hit a 27-year low in April, the Department of Energy announced Wednesday.
Environment
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Scientists at the international conservation charity Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have used historical records from China stretching back over 400 years to track changes in the distribution of gibbons, which today are ...
Ecology
Aug 5, 2015
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At a rock outcropping in southern France, a jagged fracture runs along the granite. The surface in and around the crevice is discolored black, as if wet or covered in algae. But, according to a new paper coauthored by the ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 5, 2015
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If you want to form very flexible chains of nanoparticles in liquid in order to build tiny robots with flexible joints or make magnetically self-healing gels, you need to revert to childhood and think about sandcastles.
Nanomaterials
Aug 5, 2015
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When it comes to body clocks, pandas are the rugged individualists of the forest.
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2015
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For generations, passionate kisses immortalized in movies, songs and the arts have served as a thermometer of romantic affection.
Social Sciences
Aug 5, 2015
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