Hominins may have learned how to make bone tools by adapting the techniques they mastered for stone ones
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Ancient humans used bone tools a million years earlier than we thought
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1.5 million-year-old bone tools crafted by human ancestors in Tanzania are oldest of their kind
The discovery of 1.5 million-year-old bone tools upends what we know about tool manufacturing in East Africa.
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Author: Kristina Killgrove
Scientists who tried to ‘revive’ the woolly mammoth have ended up with woolly mice
Biotech company Colossal Biosciences have edited the genes of seven mice in their plan to ‘revive’ extinct animals
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Author: Christina Larson
Catch a Spectacular Total Lunar Eclipse on March 13-14
After more than 2 years, the Americas score a lunar eclipse bullseye.
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Author: Bob King
NASA’s stranded astronauts finally snap and let slip who is to blame
During a Tuesday news briefing, NASA’s stranded astronauts said Elon Musk’s claim that the Biden administration declined his offer to bring them home sooner is ‘absolutely factual.’
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Author: Ellyn Lapointe
NASA Astronauts Stuck On ISS Respond To Musk’s Claim He Offered To Get Them Home Early
If Musk did make the offer, nobody at NASA seems to have heard it.
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Author: James Felton
Poll: Should we bring back woolly mammoths?
Colossal scientists just created “woolly mice” in another step towards their ultimate goal of resurrecting woolly mammoths. But should we be tinkering with extinct species? Take our poll and have your say.
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Author: Alexander McNamara
Doctors make sad admission about NASA’s stranded astronauts’ return to Earth after nine months in space
A doctor has revealed some of the rehabilitation work the NASA astronauts will undertake when they return from space this month.
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Author: James Moorhouse
‘From my standpoint, politics is not playing into this at all.’ ‘Stuck’ NASA astronauts on ISS grilled on Earthly politics as long 9-month mission nears end
Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams didn’t ask for all this attention.
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Author: Mike Wall
NASA Just Lost a Spacecraft and the Clock Is Ticking
NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer has gone silent, drifting in space with minimal power. Mission teams are working relentlessly to regain contact, using ground-based radar and NASA’s Deep Space Network. If communications can be restored, alternative maneuvers may still save the mission and allow the space
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Author: By NASA
Lunar Trailblazer, Odin asteroid prospector fail to respond
NASA and AstroForge missions prove Space is Hard
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Author: Richard Speed
Butch and Suni send mixed messages on whether politics delayed their return
“We came up prepared to stay long, even though we plan to stay short.”…
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Author: Eric Berger
Local beekeeper prepares for invasive Asian Hornets
The growing invasion of Asian hornets is becoming an extreme threat to agriculture and important pollinators, researchers warn.
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Author: Harleigh Lewis
NASA’s Ingenuity Captures ‘Surreal’ Image of Wreckage on Mars No One Expected
NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter captured something unexpected on Mars—scattered wreckage lying in the sands of Jezero Crater. What was once a key part of its historic landing now tells a different story about humanity’s growing footprint on the Red Planet.
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Author: Arezki Amiri
Extending Lifespan: Scientists Discover Potential New Use for Widely Known Drug
Scientists have identified a potential new benefit of a well-known drug: extending lifespan by improving mitophagy, the process that clears damaged mitochondria. New research from biologists at USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences suggests that mifepristone, a drug primarily used to
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Author: By University of Southern California
“Uncertainty Most Difficult Part”: Sunita Williams On Lengthy Stay In Space
NASA astronauts stuck in space for months downplayed attempts by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump to politicize their unexpectedly lengthy stay in orbit.
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Author: Sana Pashankar and Loren Grush, Bloomberg
Starliner crew says they were unaware of any Musk offer for earlier return
The NASA astronauts are now scheduled to return from the International Space Station in late March aboard a Dragon capsule, nearly nine months after they blasted off.
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Author: Aaron Gregg,Christian Davenport
‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ planetary parade photo captures 10 celestial bodies in a single shot
A rare grouping of 10 celestial bodies is captured in a stunning new photo taken during last weekend’s great planetary parade.
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Author: Samantha Mathewson
Invasive species found in Sussex poses ‘extra threat’, study finds
An invasive species poses an “extra threat” to the environment, new research has found.
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Author: Lucy Hunt
‘Spreading across Europe!’ Asian hornet invasion poses ‘extra threat’ as deadly insects invade UK
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Author: Eliana Silver
Touch down on the moon with private Blue Ghost lander in this amazing video
The footage shows Blue Ghost’s historic landing in stunning detail.
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Author: Mike Wall
Launch Roundup: Starship and Ariane 6 set to launch after scrubs
SpaceX is back with another active week, with five Falcon 9 rockets from two different launch sites expected to launch just this week, as well as Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket and the Curie kickstage also preparing for flight.
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Author: Aaron McCrea
Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth create a woolly mouse
Biotech company Colossal Biosciences unveiled plans in 2021 to revive the woolly mammoth – and later the dodo bird.
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Author: Sky News
Firefly Aerospace Awarded NASA Contract to Launch INCUS Mission from Wallops
INCUS to launch on Firefly’s Alpha rocket as early as 2026 from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.
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Author: Risa Schnautz
