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Boeing launched the first spacecraft failed
Boeing launched the CST-100 Starliner on the International Space Station (ISS) but failed to achieve the required trajectory, according to Reuters.
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Oceanography
Expedition boats capture rare fish 'walking' with their fins
The pompano is immobile on a rock to catch its prey and has a specially modified fin that looks like an elephant's foot, allowing it to walk on the bottom of the sea.
Archeology
Excavating 1,000-year-old tomb of Moche civilization
Eleven Moche skeletons were found in a tomb in the archeological site of Huaca Santa Rosa de Pucala in Chiclayo region, northwestern Peru.
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Asteroid is about to graze Earth
The flight path of celestial object 310442 (2000 CH59) will be closest to our planet after Christmas, NASA said in a statement.
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What is fusion energy that Jeff Bezos invested millions of dollars in this technology?
Is this the answer to the world energy crisis certainly going to take place?
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The new discovery changes the understanding of the origin of the mysterious statues on Easter Island
For hundreds of years, they stood and watched in silence: 'Moai', a mysterious union of nearly 1,000 carved monolithic statues, erected on the isolated landscape of the…
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A 2 billion year old water sample can contain organisms
The scientists discovered microbiological-like structures in water samples taken from a depth of 3.2 km below a gold mine in the Free State province.
Archeology
Stone Age 'chewing gum' reveals the life of a girl who lived 5,700 years ago
The traces of DNA remain on the birch tar that she chewed
Archeology
The pharaoh's boat for 5,000 years remains intact
Egyptian archaeologists discovered the wooden boat nearly 5,000 years ago of Emperor Khufu in 'perfect integrity'.
Space science
Astronauts over 70kg will not be allowed to fly to the Moon
Astronauts on Russia's Orel spacecraft will not be allowed to fly to explore the Moon if the weight exceeds 70kg.
Archeology
The millennium-long medicine symbol of women from ancient Egypt may be just a 'trick'.
The story of Merit Ptah - who is seen as a symbol, an example for women to look at when studying science fields may not be true.
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6 of the most bizarre items in history ever 'ship' in the era of popular post office
To children? Who would have thought that the ancients had ideas
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Fossil brains are found in ancient beetle-like creatures
The black spots found in fossils of 500 million-year-old stink bugs can be well preserved with symmetrical brain tissue.
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Why does each person have a unique personality?
Everyone has different interests, strengths, and shortcomings creating their own personality, creating each person unique, unlike anyone.
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The wasps knock down giant spiders, dragging toward the nest
The Australian couple was stunned to witness the sight of the wasps sagging the hunter spider about twice its size.