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October 9, 2019 5:41 AM

3 share Nobel Prize in Chemistry for development of lithium-ion batteries

An American, British and Japanese scientist have jointly received the award, according to an announcement of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.

by Scott Neuman

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October 8, 2019 5:19 AM

3 scientists win Nobel Prize in Physics for work on the evolution of the universe

The Royal Swedish Academy of Science made the announcement Tuesday in Stockholm that a Canadian-American and two Swiss scientists had won the prize.

by Scott Neuman

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October 7, 2019 5:05 PM

Discovery of 20 new moons puts Saturn ahead of Jupiter

Twenty new moons have been found around Saturn, giving the ringed planet a total of 82, scientists say.

by The Associated Press

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October 4, 2019 9:59 PM

Ancient scroll's hidden contents revealed through infrared imaging

More than 200 years ago, a scroll damaged by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius was unrolled and pasted onto cardboard, even though it had writing on the back. New imagery shows some of what's long been hidden.

by Merrit Kennedy

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October 4, 2019 12:38 PM

Researchers are freezing their ship into Arctic ice to study climate change

An ambitious Arctic expedition has reached a milestone. Researchers have found a floe to freeze into, where they'll construct an observatory and study Arctic systems from a ship.

by Ravenna Koenig

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October 3, 2019 2:46 PM

Seeing a lot of acorns on the ground already? Tiny wasps are to blame

Insects have been burrowing into acorns, damaging them and causing the trees to drop them in unusual numbers.

by Tim Nelson

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September 29, 2019 4:27 PM

Elon Musk unveils SpaceX's new Starship, designed to fly to the moon, Mars and beyond

Calling it "the most inspiring thing" he's ever seen, SpaceX's CEO talked up his company's big innovation and plans to fast-track production of the spacecraft. He hopes to fly passengers by next year.

by Carmel Wroth

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September 28, 2019 7:27 AM

Archaeological finds show prehistoric babies drank animal milk from bottles

The remnants of ruminant milk were found in tiny vessels buried with infants thousands of years ago. Scientists say the ancient baby bottles were sometimes shaped like "mythical animals."

by Emily Vaughn

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September 24, 2019 6:24 AM

As made-to-order DNA gets cheaper, keeping it out of the wrong hands gets harder

Labs are churning out more and more synthetic DNA for scientists who want to use it to reprogram cells. Some say the technology has outpaced government safety guidelines put in place a decade ago.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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September 19, 2019 2:06 PM

North America has lost 3 billion birds, scientists say

Researchers estimate that the bird population has fallen by a quarter since 1970. More than 90 percent of the loss can be attributed to just a dozen bird families, including sparrows, blackbirds and finches.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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