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ScienceMar 20

Record-Breaking March Heat Wave Hits Southwest US, Scientists Link to Climate Change

An unprecedented heat wave shattered March temperature records across the Southwest US, with scientists attributing the extreme temperatures to human-caused climate change.

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ScienceMar 25

Ancient DNA Studies Push Back Dog Domestication Timeline by 5,000 Years

New research using 15,800-year-old dog remains suggests humans and dogs have been companions for at least 16,000 years, far earlier than previously thought.

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ScienceMar 23

Nationwide Dog Aging Research Project Studies Canines to Benefit Human Health

Scientists are studying aging in dogs through a nationwide research project, with findings that may help both canines and humans live longer, healthier lives.

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ScienceMar 18

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard Win Turing Award for Quantum Information Work

Two researchers who pioneered quantum information theory have been awarded computer science's highest honor for their groundbreaking contributions to the field.

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ScienceApr 2

Artemis II Mission to Feature 10-Day Journey to Moon and Back

NASA's Artemis II mission will take astronauts on a 10-day lunar flyby journey with multiple distinct phases.

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ScienceApr 2

New Fossils Show Complex Animal Life Evolved Earlier Than Previously Thought

Scientists discovered over 700 fossils in China showing complex three-dimensional animals existed 539 million years ago, 4 million years earlier than believed.

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ScienceMar 27

Scientists Report Separate Astronomical Discoveries in Comet Behavior and Cosmic Neutrinos

Researchers announced two distinct space discoveries: a comet reversing its spin direction and detection of high-energy cosmic neutrinos.

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ScienceMar 30

NASA Plans Artemis II Moon Mission Launch as Early as Wednesday

NASA is preparing to launch four astronauts on a 10-day mission around the moon, marking a significant step in the Artemis program.

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ScienceMar 17

NASA Confirms Meteor Caused Loud Boom Heard Across Ohio and Pennsylvania

A 7-ton meteor traveling at 45,000 mph created a loud boom Tuesday morning that was heard and felt across parts of Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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ScienceMar 6

NASA Rules Out Asteroid Moon Impact, Senate Advances Lunar Program Funding

NASA confirmed no collision risk from asteroid 2024 YR4 while Senate moves forward with lunar mission authorization.

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ScienceMar 6

NASA spacecraft successfully altered asteroid's orbit in planetary defense test

Scientists confirmed that NASA's DART mission changed an asteroid's orbit around the sun by a small but measurable amount in 2022.

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ScienceMar 16

Researchers discover oldest known whale recording from 1949

Scientists at Woods Hole found a 1949 humpback whale recording that predates the discovery of whale song by nearly 20 years.

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ScienceMar 15

Biotech Company Claims Breakthrough in Species De-Extinction with Dire Wolf Birth

Colossal Biosciences announced the birth of three dire wolf pups, claiming to have made the extinct species 'de-extinct' after 10,000 years.

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ScienceMar 22

Researchers Discover Oldest Known Recording of Whale Song

Scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have found the oldest known whale song recording, revealing changes in ocean soundscapes over time.

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ScienceMar 28

Researchers Successfully Keep Human Uterus Alive Outside Body for First Time

Scientists have achieved the first successful preservation of a human uterus outside the body using specialized medical equipment.

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