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Scientists Successfully Clone Monkeys, Breaking New Ground in a Controversial Field
It is the first time that scientists have successfully cloned primates using a method known as somatic cell nuclear transfer
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Extremely Rare (and Peculiar) Fish Found Off Coast of Tasmania
The new population could double the known numbers of these oddball creatures
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Researchers Find a Chunk of North America Stuck to Australia
When an ancient supercontinent broke apart the Queensland peninsula may have gotten left behind
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Cats Can Be Right or Left-Pawed
A new study has found that ‘lateral bias’ in cats may be linked to gender
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Meteorite Hunters Recover Fragments of Fireball That Exploded Over Michigan
Amateurs and professionals comb snowy landscapes for shards of the exploded meteor
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Why Did Alaska’s Big Quake Lead to a Tiny Tsunami?
Geophysics, plate tectonics and the vast ocean all determine how severe a tsunami may be
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Simply Exhaling May Spread Flu
A new study suggests the virus is found in tiny airborne particles that can be released while breathing
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New Study Suggests Lifestyle Shapes Our Ability to Name Odors
In the Malay Peninsula, researchers compared the vocabulary of the Semaq Beri hunter-gathering population and the Semelai, who are horticulturalists
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In Stellar Tribute, Astronauts Teach “Lost Lessons” From Educator Who Died on Challenger
Christa McAuliffe had planned to teach the lessons during her 1986 trip to space. Now, two astronauts will finally carry out the plan
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Behold Hubble’s Best Image of a Distant Galaxy Yet
The galaxy is roughly 13.3 billion light years away, and formed just 500 million years after the universe began
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Astronomers Spy a Black Hole’s Double ‘Burp’
New observations suggest that black holes cycle between activity and rest
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The U.K. Now Has a “Minister for Loneliness.” Here’s Why It Matters
Tracey Crouch will oversee the government’s efforts to tackle “the sad reality of modern life”
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Marmots Live Longer When They Are Antisocial
The critters live an average of two years longer when they shirk social interactions
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2017 Was Another Really Hot Year (Even Without El Niño)
Last year joins list of top three hottest ever recorded, according to multiple new reports
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World’s Largest Underwater Cave System Discovered in Mexico
The 215-mile sunken freshwater labyrinth is a trove of ancient Maya artifacts
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Over 200,000 Endangered Antelope Suddenly Die Thanks to … Weird Weather?
A change in humidity seems to have triggered bacteria that led to widespread death of the creatures
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Meteor Explodes With a Brilliant Flash Over Michigan
The blast caused shook the ground and likely scattered small hunks of space rock in the region
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Are Rats Innocent of Spreading the Black Plague?
Human pests like fleas and lice may be responsible for spreading the pandemic that devastated Medieval Europe
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Why Holding in a Sneeze Can Be Dangerous
A 34-year-old man squeezed while holding nose closed, leading to a tear in his throat and a stay in the hospital
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