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Artemis II crew to hold first press conference - from space
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Artemis II crew to hold first press conference - from space

The crew of NASA's Artemis II mission will speak about their record-breaking trip, with a press conference to eager jour...

AI robotic guide dog talks users through real
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AI robotic guide dog talks users through real

AI-powered robotic guide dog uses voice to navigate and assist visually impaired users in real time.

Permian Fossil is Earliest Evidence of Rib-Powered Breathing
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Permian Fossil is Earliest Evidence of Rib-Powered Breathing

Paleontologists have examined 289-million-year-old specimens of the early reptile Captorhinus aguti that preserve a cove...

Fungus that rots trees from the inside may be hiding a climate issue
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Fungus that rots trees from the inside may be hiding a climate issue

A common fungus that causes trees to rot may be exacerbating climate change by releasing more methane than expected.

NASA's lunar success sharpens focus on China's 2030 crewed landing goal
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NASA's lunar success sharpens focus on China's 2030 crewed landing goal

Four U.S. astronauts on the Artemis II mission this week flew past the moon's shadowed far side, traveling deeper into s...

Prime Minister Carney joins CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen in a live call from deep space
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Prime Minister Carney joins CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen in a live call from deep...

Today, the Right Honourable Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada, spoke with Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Colo...

‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience in space
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‘It really bent your mind’: The life-altering phenomenon astronauts experience i...

The astronauts' expressions of admiration and longing for Earth echo a long history of space explorers gaining new appre...

Deadly heat stress conditions already occurring
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Deadly heat stress conditions already occurring

Deadly heatwave events are occurring at temperatures previously thought to be survivable, Australian National University...

Houston, we have a problem ... with the toilet
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Houston, we have a problem ... with the toilet

After a successful trip around the Moon, everything has been going smoothly on the Orion spacecraft’s journey back to Ea...

New Simulations Reveal How Earth's Strongest Ocean Current Got Started
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New Simulations Reveal How Earth's Strongest Ocean Current Got Started

New simulations show that the world's strongest ocean current didn't start flowing overnight – several major factors nee...