Science
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Island turns into open-air lab for tech-savvy volcanologists
LAS MANCHAS, Canary Islands — They come with eagle-eyed drones and high-precision instruments. Aided by satellites, they analyze gas emissions…
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The biggest moons of Uranus may have oceans beneath their icy shells
Uranus’s two biggest moons, Titania and Oberon, may have enough radioactive heat to maintain deep liquid oceans that could be…
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Covid-19 news: Test and Trace has not achieved its goals, say MPs
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Graham Lawton , Adam Vaughan ,…
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Draconid meteor shower: How to watch
The Draconid meteor shower will reach its peak on Friday night in the sky across the Northern Hemisphere. The short-lived…
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Ozone hole over Antarctica larger than usual, scientists say
Scientists say the Southern Hemisphere ozone hole is larger than usual and already surpasses the size of Antarctica. The European…
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Prenatal maternal infection promotes tissue-specific immunity and inflammation in offspring
Mom’s IL-6 rewires baby’s gut immunity Most infections that occur during pregnancy are mild and transient. However, whether such pathogen…
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Oregon State University develops first-ever bipedal robot that can run a 5K
Humanity is getting a peek into the future with a new bipedal robot named “Cassie,” which ran a 5K recently…
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