Science and technology
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414Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Reaches Record Level High in 2016
Last year's CO2 concentration had increased past the 2015 record of 400 ppm. The rise could mean warmer global temperature and higher...
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432Student Semifinalists at Breakthrough Junior Challenge Revealed
The Breakthrough Prize has announced the top 29 student semifinalists in the third annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge, a science competition for teenagers...
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555Earth Gravity Mission Terminated, Satellites To Plunge Back To Earth
It is the end of the 15-year GRACE period. The twin satellites will plunge back to earth after 15 years of productive...
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An Asteroid, A Comet? Scientist Scramble To Scan The Sky
A new object could be added to the roster of either asteroids or comets. If confirmed it would be the first interstellar...
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510New Answer To An Old Riddle: Floating Sands Over Boiling Water Formed Mars Landscape
Is this a case of a new answer to an old riddle? It could be as The Open University scientists claimed to...
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520What Happened To Dwarf Planet Ceres’ Ocean? Dawn Mission Probes Deeper
NASA's Dawn mission scientists believe Ceres has a global ancient ocean underneath its crust. Studies by other teams of scientists confirm the...
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617Search And Rescue Level Up With Hybrid RoboBee
First, the Robocop the movie. Now give way, the real world hybrid RoboBee. It can fly, stick to the wall, dive into...
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532Oldest Tree Ever Found May Yield Clue How Trees Affect Climate
The 374-million-year-old tree found in China had the most complex web of woody strands ever found. But why oldest trees appear to...
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458World’s Salt Lakes Shrinking, Here’s Why It Is Worrisome
The saline lakes worldwide are suffering from massive environmental problems. But who is to be blamed?
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463New Study Explores Interspecies Dating, Marriage in Western Asia
A new study had revealed that the ancestors of modern humans may have had sexual trysts with Neanderthals in Western Asian region...