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AP News - Science

NASA's newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again

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After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?

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What to know about earthquakes like the one that hit Myanmar

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Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey

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Neptune's auroras are captured in great detail by NASA's Webb telescope

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A stroke survivor speaks again with the help of an experimental brain-computer implant

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Dow wants to power its Texas manufacturing complex with new nuclear reactors instead of natural gas

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Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they're getting less

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Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'

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A partial solar eclipse will be visible across Europe and parts of North America and Africa

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Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away

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A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun

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Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don't try to look for it

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Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe

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The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex

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A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece

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Lasers illuminate the intricate patterns on ancient tattoos of Peru's mummies

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The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought, a study finds

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DNA could identify all of a serial killer's victims, decades later

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The Day of the Dead in Mexico is a celebration for the 5 senses

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If it seems like there are a lot of acorns this fall, you might be seeing a 'mast' year

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Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the world

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Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edge

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Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they're declining in the US, new report shows

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The cute whiskers are back on. Rare Mediterranean monk seals are cared for in a Greek rehab center

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How 'lab-grown' meat cultivated from animal cells could offer another sustainable food option

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Saving Brazil's rainforest starts with helping people and businesses make a living off cleared land

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Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it's hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that

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What pastoralists in Senegal and Mongolia can teach us about adapting to a changing environment

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Plant-based products haven't converted US meat-eaters. Could new recipes win them over?

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Can we feed the world without starving the planet? Meet the innovators trying to solve this problem

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In the quest to produce more food with almost no land, Singapore provides a glimpse into the world's food future

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We reshaped the planet so that we can feed ourselves. But now we're running out of suitable land

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Demand for seafood is soaring, but oceans are giving up all they can. Can we farm fish in new ways?

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Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior

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Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it

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New hints about mysterious dark energy could change the fate of the universe

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Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights

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European telescope studying the dark universe unveils new images of distant galaxies

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Blue Ghost lander captures stunning sunset shots on the moon before falling silent

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What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders

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NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space

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Iguanas likely crossed the Pacific millions of years ago on a record-setting rafting trip

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Who are the NASA astronauts who have been stuck in space for 9 months?

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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost falls silent on the moon after a 2-week mission

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NASA's stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station

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SpaceX launches a new crew to the space station to replace NASA's stuck astronauts

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Wombats are cute, furry marsupials — that shouldn't be picked up

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SpaceX delays flight to replace NASA's stuck astronauts after launch pad problem

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NASA's newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies

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Watch the moon turn red during a total lunar eclipse

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Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals

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US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission

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Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole

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SpaceX's latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

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Private lunar lander may have fallen over while touching down near the moon's south pole

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NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power

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Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago

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NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space

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Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth

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Last-minute problems with SpaceX's mega rocket Starship forces delay of latest test flight

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Here's a look at moon landing hits and misses

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Private lunar lander Blue Ghost aces moon touchdown with a special delivery for NASA

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Katy Perry and Gayle King will join Jeff Bezos' fiancee Lauren Sanchez on Blue Origin spaceflight

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