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Mars 2020 rover to seek ancient life, prepare human missions
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Mars 2020 rover to seek ancient life, prepare human missions

The Mars 2020 rover, which sets off for the Red Planet next year, will not only search for traces of…
Scientists slam Chinese CRISPR babies research after manuscript released
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Scientists slam Chinese CRISPR babies research after manuscript released

The gene editing performed on Chinese twins last year meant to immunize them against HIV may have failed in its…
Early cholesterol treatment lowers heart disease risk: study
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Early cholesterol treatment lowers heart disease risk: study

Treating younger people with high cholesterol levels may help reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke in later life,…
Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them?
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Grocery-carrying robots are coming. Do we need them?

BOSTON (AP) — The first cargo-carrying robot marketed directly to consumers is on sale this holiday season. But how many…
Technical issues delay launch of Egypt’s first communications satellite
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Technical issues delay launch of Egypt’s first communications satellite

The chief Executive of the Egyptian Space Agency, Mohamed al-Qousy announced on Saturday that the launch of the first Egyptian…
‘Kawaii!’ Olympic robot mascots thrill Tokyo students
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‘Kawaii!’ Olympic robot mascots thrill Tokyo students

Robot versions of Japan’s Olympic and Paralympic mascots thrilled hundreds of school children in Tokyo on Monday, striking sporting poses…
NASA unveils flexible, one-size-fits-all space suits
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NASA unveils flexible, one-size-fits-all space suits

Bye bye to bunny hops: when US astronauts next touch down on the Moon, expect them to walk almost as…
Pioneers of lithium-ion battery win Nobel Chemistry Prize
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Pioneers of lithium-ion battery win Nobel Chemistry Prize

Three researchers won the Nobel Chemistry Prize on Wednesday for the development of lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for smartphones…
Dark matter and exoplanet discoveries win Nobel Physics Prize
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Dark matter and exoplanet discoveries win Nobel Physics Prize

Canadian-American cosmologist James Peebles and Swiss astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz on Tuesday won the Nobel Physics Prize for…
Trio win medicine Nobel for work on how cells adapt to oxygen
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Trio win medicine Nobel for work on how cells adapt to oxygen

Three researchers from the US and Britain on Monday shared the Nobel Medicine Prize for discoveries on how cells sense…
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