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AP News - Science

Amazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinks

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NASA's oldest astronaut felt the decades melt away in space before returning on his 70th birthday

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A carnivorous 'bone collector' caterpillar dresses in the remains of its prey

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Bonobos in Congo form girl groups to fend off male aggression, study says

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft beams back pictures of an asteroid shaped like a lumpy bowling pin

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3 astronauts return to Earth after 6 months on China's space station

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Canadian company turns to Trump for permission to mine international waters, bypassing a UN agency

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Decision looming for Trump administration on first PFAS drinking water limits

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Chinese astronauts' return to earth delayed owing to weather

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Spaceship carrying 3 Chinese astronauts docks with Tiangong space station in latest crew rotation

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China reveals new team of astronauts for space station launch

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A green comet likely is breaking apart and won't be visible to the naked eye

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A Soyuz capsule with 2 Russians and 1 American returns to Earth from the International Space Station

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A mass grave for fighters in a Roman Empire-era battle is revealed in Vienna

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Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe

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The torso of a Buddha statue has been found at Cambodia's Angkor temple complex

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A 2,000-year-old statue is found abandoned in a garbage bag in Greece

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The Asian elephant population in Cambodia is more robust than previously thought, a study finds

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DNA could identify all of a serial killer's victims, decades later

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The Day of the Dead in Mexico is a celebration for the 5 senses

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If it seems like there are a lot of acorns this fall, you might be seeing a 'mast' year

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Vultures are among the least loved animals. African conservationists are trying to change that

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Trump reverses Biden rule restricting water usage for showerheads and other home appliances

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Judge blocks imports of some Chilean sea bass from Antarctica in fishing feud at bottom of the world

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Crocodile attacks in Indonesia are on the rise. It's left residents on edge

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How 'lab-grown' meat cultivated from animal cells could offer another sustainable food option

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Saving Brazil's rainforest starts with helping people and businesses make a living off cleared land

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Beef is a way of life in Texas, but it's hard on the planet. This rancher thinks she can change that

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What pastoralists in Senegal and Mongolia can teach us about adapting to a changing environment

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Plant-based products haven't converted US meat-eaters. Could new recipes win them over?

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Can we feed the world without starving the planet? Meet the innovators trying to solve this problem

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In the quest to produce more food with almost no land, Singapore provides a glimpse into the world's food future

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We reshaped the planet so that we can feed ourselves. But now we're running out of suitable land

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Demand for seafood is soaring, but oceans are giving up all they can. Can we farm fish in new ways?

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Eating less meat would be good for the Earth. Small nudges can change behavior

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NASA's Lucy spacecraft is speeding toward another close encounter with an asteroid

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How to catch the shooting stars of spring's first meteor shower, the Lyrids

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Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey finds

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A colossal squid is caught on camera for the first time in the deep sea

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Tatooine-like planet outside the solar system may orbit two failed stars, scientists say

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Northern lights may be visible across more of the U.S. than usual tonight. See if your state is on the list

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Blue Origin launches an all-female celebrity crew with Katy Perry, Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez

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Ancient jawbone from Taiwan belongs to a mysterious group of human ancestors, scientists say

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Soil from the moon's far side suggests drier conditions than the side facing Earth

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Billionaire spacewalker highlights Mars trip for astronauts in his bid to become NASA's next chief

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A micromoon will grace the night skies this weekend

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New observations show the asteroid that won't hit Earth resembles a spinning hockey puck

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Scientists genetically engineer wolves with white hair and muscular jaws like the extinct dire wolf

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A day at Uranus just got 28 seconds longer

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Four space tourists return to Earth after a private flight over the poles

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NASA's Webb telescope captures photos of the asteroid that won't hit Earth in 2032

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Bitcoin investor buys an entire SpaceX flight for the ultimate polar adventure

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NASA's newly returned astronauts say they would fly on Boeing's Starliner capsule again

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After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?

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What to know about earthquakes like the one that hit Myanmar

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Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey

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Neptune's auroras are captured in great detail by NASA's Webb telescope

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A partial solar eclipse will be visible across Europe and parts of North America and Africa

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Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away

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A NASA spacecraft will make another close pass of the sun

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Venus passes between the Earth and sun this weekend — but don't try to look for it

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Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it

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New hints about mysterious dark energy could change the fate of the universe

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Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights

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European telescope studying the dark universe unveils new images of distant galaxies

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