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Don’t bring back the mammoth, scientist warns
They can … but they shouldn’t. That’s the message from Alice Roberts, a clinical anatomist, TV personality and professor of…
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Ancient rock etchings found in Nevada could be oldest in North America
PYRAMID LAKE, Nev. – Ancient rock etchings along a dried-up lake bed in Nevada have been confirmed to be the…
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Google announces Calico, a new company targeting healthcare and illness
First they dominated the desktop. Now they’re after the afterlife. Google on Wednesday announced Calico, an ambitious new company that…
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Your DNA can store information from a million CDs, researchers say
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Miles beneath the Earth’s surface, where no light or air reaches, tiny organisms are eking out a meager existence. Yet…
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Google kicks off 2013 Science Fair, seeks projects to change the world
“It’s your turn to change the world.” The 2013 Google Science Fair — an online science competition open to students…
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Would time travelers leave online traces?
Scientists searched a corner of the Internet for evidence of time travel into the past. They found no evidence that…
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