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Nick Hague dreamed of the stars as a boy, now he's heading to space

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HOUSTON (Reuters) - As a boy growing up in Kansas, Nick Hague looked up at the stars and wanted to explore the unknown. In October, his dream will come true when he blasts off on a Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station.

New Human Gene Tally Reignites Debate

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The controversy over how many genes are contained in the human genome continues to simmer -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

ScienceTake: The Elephant's Superb Nose

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Elephants' trunks are not only large and strong, they house one of the best mammalian smelling systems.

7 Questions to Watch in the Theranos Saga

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Since criminal charges were filed, these may be the most pressing issues -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Dr. Adel Mahmoud, 76, Dies; Credited With Major Vaccines

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As president of Merck Vaccines, Dr. Mahmoud overcame doubts in developing vaccines against two threats to women and babies: HPV and rotavirus.

Trump Orders "Space Force," Signs Space-Traffic Policy

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The President’s proposal could create a new branch of the armed services meant to assure “American dominance” in space -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

To combat an expanding universe, aliens could hoard stars

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An advanced alien civilization might combat the impact of dark energy by harvesting stars.

How Does the Quantum World Cross Over?

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The universe according to quantum mechanics is strange and probabilistic, but our everyday reality seems nailed down. New experiments aim to probe where—and why—one realm passes into the... -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

World Has Only 20 Years to Meet Ambitious 1.5C Warming Threshold

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But a new calculation suggests that timeframe provides more room than thought to rein in carbon emissions -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Barriers between Realities: Irrational Thinking and the Quantum-Classical Divide

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Gravitational "Echoes" Could Reveal Colliding Wormholes

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A unique signature in gravitational wave observations could show that hypothetical tunnels through space-time actually exist -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Global Health: Nearly Eradicated in Humans, the Guinea Worm Finds New Victims: Dogs

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For 30 years, scientists have fought to eliminate a horrifying parasite. Suddenly, it has begun infecting dogs in Chad, threatening to undo decades of progress.

Everything big data claims to know about you could be wrong

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When it comes to understanding what makes people tick -- and get sick -- medical science has long assumed that the bigger the sample of human subjects, the better. But new research suggests this big-data approach may be wildly off the mark.

STEM Activities: Radio waves, robots, and macro-invertebrates

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By S.C. StuartIt was their first visit to the USA, for most of the 24 young Broadcom MASTERS International delegates. Even for the few who had visited before, or grown up here, it was definitely their first time inside the electrical engineering laboratory at …

The Best Sci-Fi TV Shows on Netflix

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Here are the best sci-fi TV shows you can stream on Netflix right now.

World's first known manta ray nursery

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Located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas at NOAA's Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, the juvenile manta ray habitat is the first of its kind to be described in a scientific study.

How Identity, Not Issues, Explains the Partisan Divide

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New research has disturbing implications -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

This Speedy Genetic Tool Might Soon Let Scientists Create New Genes 'Overnight'

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Two graduate students developed a method for synthesizing DNA that could make it much faster, cheaper and easier for biologists to create synthetic DNA sequences.

How a Python Ate a Woman Whole and Left Hardly a Trace of the Fierce Attack

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News of a pickup-truck-size reticulated python killing and swallowing a woman whole in central Indonesia, eating even her clothes, has made headlines around the world. But how often do these snakes eat people?

Clovis site: Montana burial site answers questions about early humans

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Scientists have shown that at the Anzick site in Montana - the only known Clovis burial site - the skeletal remains of a young child and the antler and stone artifacts found there were buried at the same time, raising new questions about the early inhabitants …

On Jupiter, lightning flashes from storms swirling at the poles

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After almost 40 years, scientists have discovered that Jupiter has lightning that is similar to lightning on Earth - it just happens in a different place.

7 Plants You Can Eat If You're Stranded in the Wild

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On the off chance that you find yourself stranded in the wilderness on your next camping trip or hike, don't panic - there are plenty of things to eat once you've run out of trail mix.

Report For Defense Department Ranks Top Threats From 'Synthetic Biology'

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A committee of experts examined about a dozen different synthetic biology technologies that could be potentially misused. For each, they considered how likely it was to be usable as a weapon.

To Prevent Alzheimer's, We Must Study Differences between the Sexes

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The disease can present, progress, and respond to treatments differently in men and women -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Jaguars Thrive in Lightly Logged Forests

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Responsibly harvested areas may serve as habitat corridors for the big cats -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Wow! This Fresh Meteoroid Impact on Mars Triggered a Dusty Avalanche

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A small space rock crashed into Mars recently, and NASA has captured an amazing view of its crater grave site, as well as the trail from an avalanche triggered by the impact.

Image of the Day

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Sunlight gleams through Earth's atmosphere just before sunrise in this photo taken by German astronaut Alexander Gerst at the International Space Station.

Madagascar's predators are probably vulnerable to toxic toads

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The Asian common toad, an invasive species in Madagascar, produces a toxin in its skin that's probably toxic to most of the island's predators.

Rover test: What's it like to ride a rocket to Mars?

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European engineers shake their Mars rover to see that it can survive the violence of a rocket launch.

On This Day In Space! June 19, 1963: Vostok 5 & Vostok 6 Return to Earth

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On June 19, 1963, two Soviet spacecraft named Vostok 5 and Vostok 6 returned to Earth, ending a historic joint mission. See how it happened in our On This Day in Space video series.

Black Holes Could Actually Be Colliding Wormholes

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The echoes of colliding wormholes would look different than the signal from merging black holes.

Gravity Assist Podcast: InSight, with Bruce Banerdt

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NASA's new Chief Scientist, Dr Jim Green, talks to Bruce Banerdt, who is the lead scientist on the latest mission to Mars: InSight.

Deer Survived for Years After Bone Grew Over This Arrow in Its Ribs

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A hard-core deer not only survived being shot with an arrow; it also grew bone tissue around the bolt in its rib cage.

Can You Really Get a Vasectomy Reversed?

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In a dramatic reality TV finale, actor and wrestler John Cena said that he's willing to reverse his vasectomy so he and his girlfriend can have children, but can it be done?

Why You Should Eat Popcorn with Chopsticks

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It happens fast. You crack open a bottle of your favorite drink and put it to your lips. The delicious flavor is nearly overwhelming. But a minute later, you're barely noticing the taste as you drink it.

Former Astronaut Criticizes NASA's Lunar Gateway Plans

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A former NASA astronaut used an appearance at a National Space Council meeting June 18 to argue that a key element of NASA's plans to return humans to the moon should be reconsidered.

Could Marijuana Use Make Injuries More Painful?

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Marijuana use may affect how much pain people feel and the dose of painkillers they need following traumatic injury.

Dwarf Planet Ceres Has Way More Organic Molecules Than Originally Suspected

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On the dwarf planet Ceres, organic molecules are more abundant than scientists originally suspected.

Men's Testes Have a 'Microbiome.' Could It Affect Fertility?

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Men's testes were once thought to be free of bacteria, but a small new study suggests that microbes may live naturally in this part of the male reproductive system.

Trump: 'We Are Going to Have the Space Force'

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In remarks kicking off a meeting of the National Space Council, Trump pointedly directed the Pentagon to create a Space Force as a "separate but equal" branch of the U.S. military.

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