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SpaceX completes its last mission of 2018 with the launch of a military GPS satellite
SpaceX successfully launched the United States Air Force’s first Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite, nicknamed Vespucci, from Cape Canaveral, Florida…
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Teacher of the year for life: Professor hired mercenaries to rescue student from ISIS
Charlotta Turner, a chemistry professor at Sweden’s Lund University, hired a team of mercenaries to extricate a student from ISIS-occupied…
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Listen to the soothing sounds of Martian wind collected by NASA’s InSight lander
The InSight Mars lander accomplished a perfect landing last week on the Elysium Planitia region of the planet, where it…
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Scientists work to accurately model human pain in robot brains
It’s almost certain, based on current research trends, that an artificial brain will replicate the organic pain experience in…
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‘Quantum healing’ is the new snake oil
Holistic healers are increasingly embracing “quantum physics” as the new age answer to all ailments. Because, of course, nobody…
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Controversial new test could be used to screen embryos for intelligence
A new test promises to fan the flames of ethical debate surrounding designer babies. For the first time, couples…
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Scientists’ new approach to invisibility is more HG Wells than Harry Potter
Novel research into cloaking technology conducted at a Spanish university has produced a potential method for making objects invisible…
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