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Forget tech’s bad bros: Stanford, Berkeley boost female computing grads

MoreandmorewomenaregettingcomputerscienceandelectricalengineeringdegreesfromtheBayArea'stwoeliteuniversities,agoalUScollegeshavebeenpursuingfordecades.Butinthem

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Feature: Bizarre award explores fun side of science

WhenresearchersreceivearguablythemostbizarrescienceawardinChina,theyoftenfindthetrophymoreusefulthantheresearchfindings.EachwinneroftheninecategoriesofthePineap

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'Make America Smart Again': hundreds rally for US science

GesturingtowardstheWhiteHouse,hometoUSPresidentDonaldTrump,whocalledhimself"averystablegenius,"IsaacNewtonbeggedtodiffer."Knowingmanygeniuses,andbeingonemyself,

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China aims to lead large int'l science projects

Chinaaimstoorganizeandlaunchaseriesoflargeinternationalscienceprojectsinthecomingyearstosolveimportantproblemsinscience.Chinawillorganizeandlaunchoneortwolargei

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China's State Council issues guidelines to boost "big science" projects

China'sStateCouncilhasissuedasetofguidelinestoencouragethelaunchofmoreinternational"bigscience"projects.Theguidelines,whichweredistributedtoprovincial-levelgove

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UK's status as science superpower at risk after Brexit, say MPs

Britaincannottakeforgrantedthatitwillretainitsworld-leadingpositioninscienceandinnovationafterBrexit,acommitteeofMPshaswarned.TheHouseofCommonsscienceandtechnol

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Mars orbiter on precautionary standby mode: NASA

Inresponsetosensinganunexpectedlylowbatteryvoltage,MarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO),atMarssince2006,putitselfintoaprecautionarystandbymodethisweek,accordingtotheU

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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Preparing for Years Ahead

TheU.S.NationalAeronauticsandSpaceAdministration(NASA)planstokeepusingtheMarsReconnaissanceOrbiter(MRO)pastthemid-2020s,thespaceagencysaidonFriday."Wearecountin

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Cloning breakthrough heralds China's scientific rise: UK newspaper

ArecentsciencecommentaryshedlightonChina'srecentrevealofitstechnologicalprogressincloningandits"meteoricrise"onthescientificstage.PublishedSundayontheFinancialT

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China to take lead position in research

Chinaplanstoleadmajorinternationalscienceprojectsinclimatechange,spaceexplorationandneurosciencetechnologiesinthenearfuture,officialssaidonWednesday.Researching

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Chinese theses cited 19.4 mln times in past decade

China'sacademicsciencepapershavemovedintosecondplaceforglobalcitations,behindtheUnitedStates,accordingtoareportreleasedonTuesday.The2017editionofStatisticalData

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Introduction: The promise of community citizen science

Citizenscienceispublicparticipationinresearchandscientificendeavors.Citizensvolunteerasdatacollectorsinscienceprojects;collaboratewithscientificexpertsonresearc

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US President Trump pledges $200mln to boost STEM programs<br>

USPresidentDonaldTrumponMondaydirectedhiseducationsecretarytoprioritizescienceandtechnologyeducationandspendatleast200millionUSdollarsannuallyoncompetitivegrant

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Liu Cixin: Chinese sci-fi short story writers can win Hugo Awards

Chineseauthors'bestchanceofwinningaHugoAwardforsciencefictionliesinthenoveletteorshortstorycategories,accordingtoaward-winningsci-fiwriterLiuCixin."Onethingthat

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South Africa launches first privately owned Nano satellite

Known as nSight1, it is orbiting Earth and capturing images with a remote sensing camera, the first time ever a private company in Africa has invested in building and launching a satellite.

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South Africa launches first privately owned Nano satellite

KnownasnSight1,itisorbitingEarthandcapturingimageswitharemotesensingcamera,thefirsttimeeveraprivatecompanyinAfricahasinvestedinbuildingandlaunchingasatellite.Sc

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China willing to cooperate in peaceful space exploration: Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a letter of congratulations to the Global Space Exploration Conference, which opened Tuesday in Beijing.