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After Trump killed a report on nature, researchers push ahead with release
However, it could bode well that all the authors involved in the nature report were…
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National Institutes of Health radically cuts support to universities
Grants paid by the federal government have two components. One covers the direct costs of…
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Return of the California Condor
The complete decoding of the California condor genome, published in 2021, also revealed valuable information…
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Rocket Report: Another hiccup with SpaceX upper stage; Japan’s H3 starts strong
Welcome to Edition 7.30 of the Rocket Report! The US government relies on SpaceX for…
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White House budget proposal could shatter the National Science Foundation
Sometime during the next several weeks, the directors of federal agencies will receive a draft…
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The UK got rid of coal—where’s it going next?
With the closure of its last coal-fired power plant, Ratcliffe-on-Soar, on September 30, 2024, the…
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Parrots struggle when told to do something other than mimic their peers
There have been many studies on the capability of non-human animals to mimic transitive actions—actions…
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Don’t panic, but an asteroid has a 1.9% chance of hitting Earth in 2032
Something in the sky captured the attention of astronomers in the final days of 2024.…
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Quantum teleportation used to distribute a calculation
The researchers showed that this setup allowed them to teleport with a specific gate operation…
Scientists found a faster way to brew sour beer—with peas
Do you long for that tart fruity flavor of a sour beer but wish the…