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Apr 18
2020

North Korea defies sanctions with China’s help, UN panel says

International report claims Pyongyang has been transferring coal exports to Chinese barges.

Apr 18
2020

It’s a small world after all: The best microscope videos of the year show off the stunning patterns we rarely get to see

Apr 17
2020

Yes the aurora can look that crazy in real life

Apr 17
2020

Humans, Like Other Animals, May Have a Magnetic Sixth Sense

What was once fringe science is becoming mainstream — scientists now believe that humans may be able to detect Earth’s magnetic field.

Apr 17
2020

Chimera Experiments Create Monkey-human Hybrid

Spanish scientists have created the first human–monkey chimera, and in the process sparked an ethical debate.

Apr 17
2020

The Plague Has Been Quietly Killing Yellowstone Cougars for a Decade

Researchers found that almost half of the mountain lions they tested showed signs of plague infection.

Apr 17
2020

Why scientists say we may be “intermittent social distancing” until 2022

State and federal governments are working on plans to “reopen” the country. But new models suggest that we will may not live normally for years.

Apr 17
2020

In the Future, Human Cloning Might Mean Giving Birth to Your Own Sibling

Human clones have long been a topic of science fiction, but how far off are they in reality? Let’s take a look at current advances and see when and where we might see the first human clone.

Apr 17
2020

¿Miente la Wikipedia en salud?

La web es una gran base de información, pero en ella no solo participan profesionales científicos o médicos. Hay incluso quien se dedica a introducir “bulos”.

Apr 17
2020

‘Spacefarers’ predicts how space colonization will happen

In Spacefarers, Christopher Wanjek explores some pretty out-there ideas about space colonization (a future astronaut on Mars is illustrated above) with a down-to-Earth perspective.

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