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While they may not get hit with asteroid debris as often as blockbuster movies would have you believe, things do go wrong. A new study published in Occupational&Environmental Medicine has revealed the results of almost 60 years of data on American male astronauts and professional athletes. “The ch...
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A New Jersey outpatient surgery center may have exposed more than 3,700 patients to HIV and hepatitis due to unsanitary conditions.
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The Saudi government has come under intense international criticism over the murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul in October. The events have gravely harmed the reputation of King Salman's son and heir, Crown Prince Mohammed, 33, who is poised to su...
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New evidence confirms that an influx of cosmic rays struck the entire planet around 994 CE—and it might solve the mystery of the event’s origin.
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How Reindeer Are Being Threatened by Climate Change
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The European Space Agency is synching up atomic clocks with distant, rapidly spinning neutron stars, called pulsars, according to a release.
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“Aretha! A Grammy Celebration for the Queen of Soul” will also feature Common, Celine Dion, John Legend among others
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Climate change-induced disasters cost nations at least $100 billion in 2018, a watchdog said Thursday, warning the spate of deadly wildfires, floods and superstorms was "a shadow" of things to come if greenhouse gas emissions aren't slashed. This year is set to be the fourth hottest on record and a...
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Mexico's government unveiled a plan on Thursday to step up use of the armed forces to combat fuel theft, vowing to root out corrupt officials it says are largely responsible for a problem that has cost the country billions of dollars. President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a regular news confer...
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Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion, Alessia Cara, Patti LaBelle, Jennifer Hudson, Common, Brandi Carlile also booked for January event
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Lawyers for the regulatory agency and the company are set to begin presenting arguments on Jan. 4 in a 10-day non-jury trial over claims that Qualcomm is abusing its strength in the market for smartphone components to force Apple Inc. and others to pay inflated license fees. While the two sides hav...
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As the final hours of 2018 wind down and 2019 begins, a large storm will spread rainy and mild conditions over much of the eastern part of the nation.
science / science - 5 years ago
Each of these financial eLearning bundles is available at a significant discount for a limited time.
science / science - 5 years ago
One small amoeba found a solution to the traveling salesman problem faster than our best algorithms. What does it know that we don't?
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Day by day, the fungus in her home broke her body down.