US astronauts upbeat seven months into eight-day mission

Two US astronauts who have been stuck for months on the International Space Station (ISS) said Wednesday they have plenty of food, are not facing a laundry crisis, and don't yet feel like castaways.

Signature whistles help estimate bottlenose dolphin abundance

Experts at Newcastle University analyzed signature whistles produced by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) recorded off the Northumberland coast in north-east England and compared it to using photo-ID data of the species ...

Deadly Los Angeles wildfires threaten Hollywood

Wildfires threatened to engulf parts of Hollywood on Thursday as a growing number of blazes raged across Los Angeles, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes and claiming at least five lives.

'Killer' fungal gene could provide key to control of plant diseases

A critical gene that leads to the synthesis of a protein known as Knr4 could be the key to what makes some fungal pathogens so virulent. Focusing prevention strategies on disabling or modifying this gene or the protein it ...

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