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EPA cancels scientists' climate change talk at the last minute

IftherewereanylingeringdoubtsthattheEnvironmentalProtectionAgencyunderScottPruittwouldsuppressanymentionofclimatechangebyitsscientists,they'vejustbeenerased.The

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Scientists obtain the genome of ancient people in China

Forthefirsttime,scientistshavesuccessfullyobtainedthegenomeofamanwholived40,000yearsagoinChina.ThemanfromTianyuanCaveinBeijingbecomestheoldestindividualwhosegen

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CRISPR gene-editing could result in more successful birth rates

Gene-editedhumanembryosareofferingnewinsightsintotheearlieststagesofdevelopment,andcouldreducetheriskofmiscarriageattheoutsetofpregnancy.Inanewstudy,researchers

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Scientists edit genes in human embryos to prevent inherited diseases

ScientistshavesuccessfullyalteredapieceofdefectiveDNAinhumanembryostopreventthemfromdevelopingheartdisease.It'sthefirsttimeamutationthatcausesacommoninheriteddi

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Baby stars discovered in Orion Nebula Cluster

Astronomers have discovered and photographed three different populations of baby stars within the Orion Nebula Cluster.

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Baby stars discovered in Orion Nebula Cluster

AstronomershavediscoveredandphotographedthreedifferentpopulationsofbabystarswithintheOrionNebulaCluster.Anewphotographdisplaystheirdiscovery,whichwasn'texpected

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Cows' immunity to HIV gives hope of finding cure

AnewstudybyUSscientistshasshownthatcowshavea"remarkable"abilitytoneutralizetheHIVvirus,afindinghailedbyresearchersas"asignificantstepforward"thatmayofferinsight

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Study finds coral reef fish exposed to oil makes risky choices

Coralreeffisharemorelikelytoengageinriskybehaviorandbeunabletoidentifypredatorsiftheyswiminwaterscontaminatedwithpetroleum-basedoil,researcherssaidinastudypubli

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'We are not alone': Nasa telescope finds 10 Earth-like planets

Astronomershaveadded219candidatestothegrowinglistofplanetsbeyondthesolarsystem,10ofwhichmaybeaboutthesamesizeandtemperatureasEarth,boostingthechancesofhostingli

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Chinese scientists set new distance record for quantum communication

Chinesescientistshavereportedthesuccessfultransmissionofentangledphotonsacross1,200kmusingsatellitetechnology,over10timesthedistanceachievedbyland-basedopticalf

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Good-looking scientists perceived as 'less able': study

Peoplearemoreinterestedinlearningabouttheworkofattractivescientists,buttheyseethesegood-lookingresearchersaslessablethantheiraverage-appearingcounterparts,astud

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The mysterious 'Cold Spot' in the universe

Arecentastronomicalobservationofa"coldspot"intheuniverseisstirringtheinterestofscientistswhoareintriguedwithanexcitingandhighlyspeculativetheorythattheremaybemo

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Installation complete on world's largest radio telescope

Installation was completed on the world's largest radio telescope on Sunday morning as the last of 4,450 panels was fitted into the center of the big dish.

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French scientists join project to uncover secrets of the pyramids

French scientists equipped with a special telescope have joined the Scan the Pyramids project that was launched last year to discover the secrets of Egypt's ancient structures.

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China designs incentives for scientists to translate research into products

​China has created policies to encourage the country's scientists to translate their research into commercial products.

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China recognizes prominent scientists, premier stresses innovation

​China gave awards to outstanding domestic and foreign scientists Friday, amid a government campaign encouraging innovation and more sophisticated industry.

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China launches satellite to shed light on invisible dark matter

China on Thursday sent into space the country's first space telescope in a fresh search for smoking-gun signals of dark matter, invisible material that scientists say makes up most of the universe's mass.