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With new contracts, SpaceX will become the US military’s top launch provider
SpaceX will get 28 missions worth approximately $5.9 billion ULA will get 19 missions worth…
We have the first video of a plant cell wall being built
Plant cells are surrounded by an intricately structured protective coat called the cell wall. It’s…
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Newly hatched hummingbird looks, acts like a toxic caterpillar
Further observation of the nest revealed that the female hummingbird had added to its hatchling’s…
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USDA cuts could cause long-term damage, reverse hard-won progress
For decades, environmental and farm groups pushed Congress, the USDA and farmers to adopt new…
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Bonobos’ calls may be the closest thing to animal language we’ve seen
Bonobos, great apes related to us and chimpanzees that live in the Republic of Congo,…
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Monkeys are better yodelers than humans, study finds
Monkey see, monkey yodel? That's how it works for humans, but when it comes to…
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SpaceX just took a big step toward reusing Starship’s Super Heavy booster
Once engineers finished that work, they transported the booster to SpaceX’s test site in McGregor,…
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A bonus from the shingles vaccine: Dementia protection?
So residents of Wales born on either side of the dividing date were matched according…
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Male fruit flies drink more alcohol to get females to like them
Fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster) are tremendously fond of fermented foodstuffs. Technically, it's the yeast they…
A 32-bit processor made with an atomically thin semiconductor
Still, there were some distinct challenges involved with MoS2. In normal silicon, a transistor's threshold…