Today: September 21, 2024
Today: September 21, 2024

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China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas this year, reigniting its panda diplomacy

China is planning to send a new pair of giant pandas to the San Diego Zoo after nearly all the iconic bears in the U.S. were returned to the Asian country in recent years

China plans to send San Diego Zoo more pandas this year, reigniting its panda diplomacy
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Hyundai's Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility see future in electric-powered air taxis

As the aviation sector seeks ways to make air travel less polluting and more sustainable, aerospace company Embraer and South Korean automaker Hyundai are among the companies betting on a new form of air travel -– air taxis

Hyundai's Supernal and Embraer-backed Eve Air Mobility see future in electric-powered air taxis
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Space telescope spies neutron star in the debris of famous supernova

Scientists have confirmed what became of a star that exploded in a stunning supernova visible to Earth more than three decades ago

Space telescope spies neutron star in the debris of famous supernova
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Here's a look at moon landing hits and misses

Landing a spacecraft on the moon has long been a series of hits and misses and now a U.S. company is the first private outfit to achieve a touchdown

Here's a look at moon landing hits and misses
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Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus

The moon count in our solar system just went up by three

Astronomers spot new tiny moons around Neptune and Uranus
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Bill headed to South Dakota governor would allow museum's taxidermy animals to find new homes

South Dakota's Legislature has made it easier for the city of Sioux Falls to find new homes for more than 150 taxidermy animals of its arsenic-contaminated collection

Bill headed to South Dakota governor would allow museum's taxidermy animals to find new homes
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Colombia to send deep-water expedition to explore 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold treasure

Colombia’s government has announced an underwater exploration more than 600 meters deep to investigate and try to raise objects from the mythical galleon San José, sunk in the 18th century in the country’s northern Caribbean and believed to contain cargo valued at billions of dollars

Colombia to send deep-water expedition to explore 300-year-old shipwreck thought to hold treasure
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In water-stressed Singapore, a search for new solutions to keep the taps flowing

Water has long been a vulnerability for the tropical island nation of Singapore, which gained freedom from neighboring Malaysia in the 1960s

In water-stressed Singapore, a search for new solutions to keep the taps flowing
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China's homegrown C919 jet in spotlight at Singapore air show, but not quite ready to compete

China’s C919 single-aisle jet made its international debut at the Singapore Airshow, attracting masses of visitors and hundreds of orders, but analysts say it still has a long way to go before it can compete with aircraft from market leaders Boeing and Airbus

China's homegrown C919 jet in spotlight at Singapore air show, but not quite ready to compete
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Japan's moon lander survives second lunar night, beating predictions

Japan’s first moon lander responded to a signal from Earth, suggesting it has survived a second freezing weeks-long lunar night, Japan’s space agency said Monday

Japan's moon lander survives second lunar night, beating predictions
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Sideways moon landing cuts mission short, private lunar lander expected to cease operations Tuesday

A private lunar lander is expected to cease operations Tuesday, its mission cut short after landing sideways near the south pole of the moon

Sideways moon landing cuts mission short, private lunar lander expected to cease operations Tuesday
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Toppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it dies

A toppled moon lander is still beaming back pictures, as its nears the final hours of its life

Toppled moon lander sends back more images, with only hours left until it dies
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A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima reactor for the first time to study its melted fuel

A small drone has flown inside one of the damaged reactors at the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in hopes it can examine some of the molten fuel debris in areas where earlier robots failed to reach

A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima reactor for the first time to study its melted fuel
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Our ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don't we?

Scientists have identified a gene mutation that may explain why we don't have tails

Our ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don't we?
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Scientists create new idea on how to hack a warming planet: drying the upper atmosphere

Government scientists have cooked up a new concept for how to potentially cool an overheating Earth: Fiddle with the upper atmosphere to make it a bit drier

Scientists create new idea on how to hack a warming planet: drying the upper atmosphere
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Private US moon lander still working but not for long

The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo era is still working — but not for long

Private US moon lander still working but not for long
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Russian space officials say air leak at International Space Station poses no danger to its crew

Russian space officials have acknowledged a continuing air leak from the Russian segment of the International Space Station, but say it poses no danger to its crew

Russian space officials say air leak at International Space Station poses no danger to its crew
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What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think

Leap year

What would happen without a Leap Day? More than you might think
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Visitors line up to see and smell a corpse flower's stinking bloom in San Francisco

Crowds have lined up in San Francisco to see and smell the rare blooming an endangered tropical flower that releases a pungent odor when it opens once every several years

Visitors line up to see and smell a corpse flower's stinking bloom in San Francisco
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Fired scientists in Canada failed to protect sensitive information, newly released records say

Two scientists at a high-security infectious disease laboratory in Canada lost their jobs after security reviews found they failed to protect sensitive assets and information, newly released records show

Fired scientists in Canada failed to protect sensitive information, newly released records say
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Russian rocket successfully puts Iranian satellite into orbit

A Russian rocket has successfully put an Iranian satellite into orbit, a launch that underlines increasingly close cooperation between Moscow and Tehran

Russian rocket successfully puts Iranian satellite into orbit
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First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch

Japanese authorities say they had to abandon plans to send in drones for a second day to probe one of the damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant because of equipment failure

First drone probe of melted fuel inside Fukushima Daiichi reactor halted due to equipment glitch
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Climate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says, and future depends on emissions

A new study says U.S. ski areas lost $5 billion from 2000 to 2019 as a result of human-caused climate change

Climate change cost U.S. ski industry billions, study says, and future depends on emissions
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First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts has fallen silent, a week after breaking a leg and tipping over near the lunar south pole

First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown
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Where will you be for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There's still time to grab a spot

There are just a few weeks left to pick your spot to see the total solar eclipse on April 8 in North America

Where will you be for the April 8 total solar eclipse? There's still time to grab a spot

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