China's rogue rocket is in an uncontrolled free-fall towards Earth and no one knows where or exactly when it will burn through Earth's atmosphere, but the risk of debris hitting an inhabited area remains very small, experts ...
Space Exploration
May 7, 2021
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NASA's new administrator is big on tackling climate and diversifying the agency's workforce, but hedging on whether the U.S. can put astronauts on the moon by 2024.
Space Exploration
May 7, 2021
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The most comprehensive study of the family tree for legumes, the plant family that includes beans, soybeans, peanuts, and many other economically important crop plants, reveals a history of whole-genome duplications. The ...
Evolution
May 7, 2021
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Long-running archaeological research, boosted by airborne lidar sensing and machine-learning algorithms, finds that Cambodia's Greater Angkor region was home to 700,000-900,000 people.
Archaeology
May 7, 2021
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With the COVID-19 vaccines on many people's minds, some may be surprised to learn that we do not yet have vaccines for many common infectious diseases.
Molecular & Computational biology
May 7, 2021
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The explosion of satire in the Georgian period saw philosophers worry mockery could lead to abuse, research shows.
Social Sciences
May 7, 2021
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A bacterial protein helps to stop transcription—the process of making RNA copies of DNA to carry out the functions of the cell—by causing the cellular machinery that transcribes the DNA to pause at the appropriate spots ...
Biotechnology
May 7, 2021
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Deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon hit a record last month, the government reported Friday with figures that belie President Jair Bolsonaro's pledge to crack down on such destruction.
Environment
May 7, 2021
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China now accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than all of the world's developed nations combined, according to new research from Rhodium Group.
Environment
May 7, 2021
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Inclusion of soybean and linseed oils in the diet of dairy cows made the fatty acid content of their milk even healthier for human nutrition. It also increased the proportions of omega-6 and omega-3, which in the right balance ...
Agriculture
May 7, 2021
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