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Mars astronaut radiation shield set for moon mission trial: Developer
HAIFA, Israel A vest designed to shield astronauts from deadly solar particles in deep space is set for trials on a lunar mission ready for deployment on any manned mission to Mars, its Israeli developers said. | Video
NASA Mars satellite shifts course to avoid hitting planet's moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A NASA science satellite orbiting Mars was forced to make a rare evasive maneuver to avoid a collision next week with one of the planet's two small moons, the U.S. space agency said on Thursday.
Ancient human tree cultivation shaped Amazon landscape
WASHINGTON Ancient indigenous peoples had a far more profound impact on the composition of the vast Amazon rainforest than previously known, according to a study showing how tree species domesticated by humans long ago still dominate big swathes of the wilderness.
Canadian bacteria-like fossils called oldest evidence of life
WASHINGTON Microfossils up to almost 4.3 billion years old found in Canada of microbes are similar to the bacteria that thrive today around sea floor hydrothermal vents and may represent the oldest-known evidence of life on Earth, scientists said on Wednesday.
New minerals back idea of man-made epoch for Earth: study
OSLO, Scientists have identified more than 200 minerals created as side-effects of human industries in a sign that mankind's imprint on the Earth is so deep that it marks a new geological epoch, a study said on Wednesday.
Scientists create first artificial mouse 'embryo' from stem cells
LONDON Scientists in Britain have for the first time created a structure that resembles a mouse embryo using a 3D scaffold and two types of stem cells - research which deepens understanding of the earliest stages of mammalian development.
Snooze news: elephants may sleep less than any other mammal
WASHINGTON There's an old saying that elephants never forget. You also can say they almost never sleep.
Hundreds of North American bee species face extinction: study
More than 700 of the 4,000 native bee species in North America and Hawaii are believed to be inching toward extinction due to increased pesticide use leading to habitat loss, a scientific study showed on Wednesday.
NASA inks deal with Boeing for extra rides for astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. NASA will pay Boeing Co up to $373.5 million for rides to fly up to five astronauts to the International Space Station aboard Russian Soyuz capsules, the U.S. space agency said on Tuesday.
Laser technique sheds light on pivotal Chinese feathered dinosaur
WASHINGTON A technique using high-powered lasers to reveal hidden soft tissue alongside bones in fossils is giving scientists insight into one of the major evolutionary transitions in the history of life: small feathered dinosaurs taking flight as birds.
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Massachusetts to plug gap if Congress blocks Planned Parenthood funds
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