Scientists Created Bacteria With a Synthetic Genome. Is This Artificial Life?
For the first time, scientists have created life with genetic code that was developed from scratch. A University of Cambridge
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Scientists Just Redefined the Kilogram
VERSAILLES, France — For more than 140 years, the kilogram has been defined by a hunk of metal called the
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Dwarf Planet Ceres is Active, Evolving World
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft, revolving around the dwarf planet Ceres, has found many bright spots on the surface, suggesting that it
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Beijing builds radar in South China Sea: think tank
Beijing (AFP) – Beijing is installing radar facilities on its artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea, an American
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First Rock From Outside the Solar System Sails Past Earth
Approaching from above, it was closest to the sun on September 9. Traveling at 27 miles per second (44 kilometers
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The World’s Steepest Cliff Railway
The new funicular railway running to the Swiss mountain village of Stoos is the steepest of its kind in the
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3D Printed Lung “Breathing”
Bioengineers have cleared a major hurdle on the path to 3D printing replacement organs and tissues with a new open-source
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Vladimir Putin’s massive,triple decker war room revealed
MOSCOW:”Gentlemen. You can’t fight in here. This is the war room!” It could have been a scene straight out of
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NASA releases ‘outer-space type music’ from far side of the moon
(CNN) — “Did you hear that whistling sound too?” “Sounds like — you know, outer-space type music.” “I wonder what
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Scientists Found A Hidden Chamber In The Great Pyramid Of Giza
A long-hidden narrow void in the Great Pyramid of Giza has been found by scientists in a discovery that could
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Inside China’s First Billion Dollar Virtual Reality Theme Park
Oriental Science Fiction Valley Theme Park is a massive virtual reality theme park coming to one of China’s poorest areas.
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Famine Food Legends
Insects are eaten daily by billions of people around the world, most of whom do not suffer from hunger. Paul
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Ceres secrets revealed
Bad news for those of you hoping Ceres and its odd bright spots might be an alien base or real-life
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Stunning New Image Of Our Galaxy
Astronomers using the APEX telescope have released one of the most detailed images of our galaxy to date. See the
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Incredible ‘Ocean of Books’ Library Opens in China
China recently opened a new futuristic library that contains a staggering 1.2 million books. The new Tianjin Binhai Library in
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Rare Weather Phenomenon Spotted in Sweden
The 22 degree halo effect is caused by clouds floating thousands of feet above the ground Skiers at a resort
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China starts building world’s biggest radio telescope
Construction workers in China are in the middle of installing the world’s largest radio telescope in a remote southwestern region
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Human brains aren’t distinctly male or female
Scans show there’s no such thing as a ‘male’ or ‘female’ brain, according to an Israeli research team. Edward Baran
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Hubble Breaks Cosmic Record, Captures Most Distant Galaxy
This animation shows the location of galaxy GN-z11, which is the farthest galaxy ever seen. The video begins by locating
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Dramatic Video Shows North Korean Soldier’s Escape Across Border
Dramatic video showing a North Korean soldier fleeing across the border into South Korea while being shot at by his
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Dubai Adds the World’s Largest Picture-Frame to its Skyline
Dubai adds another superlative to the list this week: it can now admire all its world record-breaking trophies through the
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Team Led by Stephen Hawking Believe that the First Interstellar Object “Oumuamua” might be Artificial
Scientist Stephen Hawking is among the leading space experts today using top-of-the-range technology to scan a vast cigar-shaped object for
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200-year-old Giant salamander found alive in China
Scientists captured an endangered giant salamander believed to be some 200 years old in a cave in a China. The
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DNA ‘Origami’ could Help Build Faster, Cheaper Computer Chips
Prototypes for cheaper computer chips are being built with metal-containing DNA origami structures. Electronics manufacturers constantly hunt for ways to
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The World’s Most Expensive Painting Sold at Auction
After nearly 20 minutes of nail-biting bidding on Wednesday night, Leonardo da Vinci’s painting “Salvator Mundi” shattered the world record
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Galaxy Without Dark Matter Found By Astronomers
A unique galaxy is making the case for dark matter, even though it has very little of the mysterious substance.
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The World’s Smallest Christmas Card
It’s the little things that make Christmas special, and with this in mind, National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the UK’s National
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Stunning Time Lapse Shows the Skyscraper in Dubai Engulfed in Fire
On New Year’s Eve, the 63-story Address hotel in Dubai caught on fire. It was a scary sight made worse
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Zika Epidemic in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is going through a Zika virus epidemic and officials fear the worst is still ahead. According to information
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3,000-year-old Castle Discovered Under Turkish Lake
A team of Turkish underwater explorers discovered amazingly preserved remains of a 3,000-year-old castle at the bottom of the country’s
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Scientists Discover Alien Ocean World
While exploring hydrothermal vent and cold seep environments, Dr. Mandy Joye and her interdisciplinary research team were witness to amazing
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Monkey Clones – This Week In Science
Scientists in China have achieved a world first by cloning two monkeys. They came into this world using the same
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Mexico: Dramatic footage captures ‘El Chapo’ raid
Dramatic video footage has been released by the Mexican authorities, showing the moment they closed in on the world’s most-wanted
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Astronomers Observe the Bright Flash from a Star’s Explosion for the First Time
For the first time ever, astronomers have captured the bright flash of a shockwave blasting out from a dying star, NASA
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Intense Video of Two Russians on a Zipline
I don’t think that’s a zip line. I don’t think he should have taken off his gloves. I don’t think
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First ever Image of a Black hole Unveiled
The first direct image of a black hole was captured by the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT). Using an array of
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Deepest-ever Fish Recovered For The First Time
Scientists finally have an up-close look at the deepest-dwelling fish in the world. Several samples of the fish have been
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Brightest Supernova Ever Seen
Astronomers have seen what could be the most powerful supernova ever detected. The exploding star was first observed back in
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Strange White Dwarf Star Has Nearly Pure Oxygen Atmosphere
Researchers have discovered a white dwarf star with an atmosphere dominated by oxygen, a type of white dwarf that has
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Have Cosmonauts Found Alien Life On The ISS?
Living bacteria have been found on the outside of the International Space Station, and they may be extraterrestrial, according to
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New Human Species Found in the Philippines
Scientists have found a few bones and seven teeth belonging to a previously unknown species of human. They’ve named the
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Philippines Seeks US Help to Protect Troops in Disputed Sea
U.S. Navy Admiral Harry B Harris, second from right, United States Pacific Command to the Philippines Commander (USPACOM), is introduced
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U.S. Airstrike On ISIS Cash Depot Sends Money Into Air
Officials did not say exactly how much money was there or in what currency, but it was described as “millions.”
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How Scientists Want to Send a Spacecraft to the Next Closest Star
This week, a bevy of scientists including famed theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking announced a new way to explore space called
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World’s Smallest Fidget Spinner Is Invisible To The Naked Eye
Fidget spinners are one of 2017’s hottest toys, and even after many months, it’s still in high demand. It comes
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Mice at ISS Run Like Crazy in Microgravity
Space is a really tough environment, but astronauts who live on the ISS are used to the unusual conditions. But
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Giant Ancient Ruins Discovered Near Stonehenge
LONDON (AP) — Researchers have discovered evidence of standing stones believed to be the remnants of a major prehistoric stone
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All Five Planets Are Set To Align
All Five planets are about to align in an astronomical marvel that hasn’t been witnessed for 10 years. Mercury, Venus,
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Tech Turns to Biology as Data Storage Needs Explode
Interest by Microsoft and others in DNA–based storage could deliver post-silicon electronic memory within a decade By Prachi Patel Researchers
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Voyager 1: Fires Thrusters for The First Time in 37 years
While we struggle for mobile reception in a countryside, Nasa just managed to contact a spacecraft 13 billion miles away.
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First 3D Printed Heart has Human cells, Vessels
Scientists claim to have made the first ever 3D-printed heart with human tissue and blood vessels. Although the organ is
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Paleontologists find adorably chubby missing lizard link
A new species of lizard from the Late Cretaceous era links New World lizards with those from the Old World
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Scientists Find Evidence for Ninth Planet in Solar System
Caltech’s Konstantin Batygin, an assistant professor of planetary science, and Mike Brown, the Richard and Barbara Rosenberg Professor of Planetary
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China Completes World’s Largest Radio Telescope
China has fitted the final piece on what will be the world’s largest radio telescope. The Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope,
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First Direct Evidence that Supermassive Black Holes Control Star Formation
Scientists have found the first observational evidence that supermassive black holes at the centre of galaxies control the process of
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The Universe’s First Type of Molecule Is Found at Last
The first type of molecule that ever formed in the universe has been detected in space for the first time,
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NASA Confirms that Enceladus has a Subsurface Ocean
A global ocean lies beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s geologically active moon Enceladus, according to new research using data
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Why Every Picture of a Black Hole is an Illustration
The biggest problem with trying to detect a black hole is that even the supermassive ones are relatively tiny. “The
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99 million Year Old Dinosaur Tail Found Preserved in Amber ‘Jurassic Park’-Style
By: Jerico Mandybur The tiny tail of a 99 million-year-old dinosaur has been found preserved in an amber fossil, according
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Discovery of Two Ancient Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years Announced in Egypt
Archaeologists announced the discovery of two ancient tombs in the city of Luxor on Saturday. The excavation team believes the
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Scientists Are ready to Clone a 42,000 Year Old Horse
Scientists in Russia are preparing to clone a 42,000-year-old horse. The perfectly preserved baby horse was discovered last year in the Batagaika
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The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained
By now, even those who don’t often pay attention to the news have heard about the raging civil in Syria
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What Is The Zika Virus, And Why Is It So Scary?
There’s no cure, and when pregnant women contract Zika they can pass it on to their fetuses — which is
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Scientists Discover Gigantic Lost Continent
A lost continent that sunk 100 million years ago has been discovered underneath New Zealand. The sunken world has been
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NASA & Google AI Found A New Exoplanet
Our universe is a bit more crowded than we thought. NASA’s planet-hunting Kepler space telescope found an eighth planet circling
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The Universe Seems to be Expanding Faster than Expected
Hubble’s measurements of today’s expansion rate do not match the rate that was expected based on how the Universe appeared
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UNESCO experts call for ban on genetic ‘editing’
Paris (AFP) – A UNESCO panel of scientists, philosophers, lawyers and government ministers called Monday for a halt
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Man In India May Be First Known Human Killed By A Meteorite
Meteorites have been known to result in damage and injuries, but one may have resulted in the death of a
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There’s a Cave on the Moon Large Enough For a Future Lunar Colony
Japanese scientists have discovered a crater beneath the Moon’s surface that scientists think could one day house a lunar colony.
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Ancient Wari Queen Brought to Life with Stunning Recreation of Head
We can now look into the (reconstructed) face of the “Huarmey Queen,” a noblewoman who died roughly 1,200 years ago
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Navy To Introduce New Guidelines For Reporting UFO Sightings
The Navy says this is in response to “a number of reports of unauthorized and/or unidentified aircraft … in recent
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At least 95 killed in twin bombings near train station in Turkey’s capital (updates)
Raw Footage Two powerful bombs exploded at a peace rally near the main train station in Ankara on Saturday morning,
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Researchers spot hundreds of galaxies hidden behind Milky Way
Australia’s Parkes radio telescope looked through the dust and gas of our Milky Way galaxy to observe 883 galaxies, “a
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Archaeology Fossil Teeth Discovery in Germany Could Re-write Human History
A 9.7-million-year-old discovery has left a team of German scientists scratching their heads. The teeth seem to belong to a
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Once Secret, Now Closed UFO Program Confirmed by Pentagon
The U.S. government ran a program for investigating reports of unidentified flying objects until 2012, the Department of Defense confirmed
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Hubble Unveils the Most Comprehensive Image of the Universe
Astronomers have put together the largest and most comprehensive “history book” of galaxies into one single image, using 16 years’
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How Did The Halloween Asteroid Sneak Up On Us?
Earth is getting a very large trick-or-treater this Halloween. On October 31, an approximately 1,300-foot asteroid will hurtle by at
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Einstein Was Right: Scientists Just Showed Gravitational Waves Exist
Scientists announced that they have detected gravitational waves in space, with Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) officials making the announcement
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The Universe Should Not Actually Exist, Scientists Say
The universe as we know it should not exist, scientists working at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, have
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This Baby was Born from an Embryo Frozen 24 Years Ago
The longest known frozen human embryo to result in a successful birth was born last month in Tennessee. Emma Wren
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99-Million-Year-Old Millipede Trapped In Amber
A tiny millipede stuck in amber has had 99 million years to contemplate its sticky predicament. The itsy insect didn’t
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