First commercial space taxi a pit stop on Musk's Mars quest
It all started with the dream of growing a rose on Mars.
Space Exploration
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Altruism in birds? Magpies have outwitted scientists by helping each other remove tracking devices
When we attached tiny, backpack-like tracking devices to five Australian magpies for a pilot study, we didn't expect to discover an entirely new social behavior rarely seen in birds.
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2022
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Faroe Islands mass dolphin slaughter casts shadow over tradition
Every summer in the Faroe Islands hundreds of pilot whales and dolphins are slaughtered in drive hunts known as the "grind" that residents defend as a long-held tradition.
Ecology
Sep 20, 2021
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The enduring mystery of mass whale strandings
On 18 July 2023, 97 pilot whales became stranded near Albany, WA.
Plants & Animals
Aug 18, 2023
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Ken Mattingly, astronaut who helped Apollo 13 crew return safely home, dies at age 87
Ken Mattingly, an astronaut who is best remembered for his efforts on the ground that helped bring the damaged Apollo 13 spacecraft safely back to Earth, has died, NASA announced. He was 87.
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2023
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Mission impossible? Study reveals challenges of watching computers fly the plane
When a commercial jet crashed on landing in San Francisco, it was ultimately determined that the plane had slowed to an unsafe speed during approach—and no one in the cockpit noticed in time to prevent the accident.
Other
Oct 1, 2015
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IBM driver tool predicts traffic jams
IBM is testing smartphone software designed to predict traffic jams and warn motorists before they even take to the roads.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Apr 13, 2011
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Upstart vs Airbus: First electric planes cross English Channel (Update 2)
With zero fanfare, an independent French pilot beat aeronautics giant Airbus by about 12 hours Friday in the race to fly the first electric plane across the English Channel—a symbolically important step toward making battery-powered ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 10, 2015
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Space tourism projects at a glance
Virgin Galactic later this month in Mojave, California, is preparing to roll out its new SpaceShipTwo, a vehicle the company hopes will one day take tourists to the edge of space. It comes roughly 15½ months since an earlier ...
Space Exploration
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Must do better: Japan eyes AI robots in class to boost English
English-speaking AI robots will be helping out in some 500 Japanese classrooms from next year as the country seeks to improve its English skills among both children and teachers.
Robotics
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