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Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the ‘God particle’ has died at 94
LONDON — Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how…
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Victims of Montana asbestos pollution that killed hundreds take Warren Buffet’s railroad to court
LIBBY, Mont. — Paul Resch remembers playing baseball as a kid on a field constructed from asbestos-tainted vermiculite, mere yards…
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An orca calf stranded in a Canadian lagoon will be airlifted out to reunite with pod, rescuers say
An orphaned Orca calf is shown in a lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., on Tuesday April 2, 2024. The two year-old…
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Images taken inside Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave questions unanswered
Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant show displaced control…
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Astronaut Thomas Stafford, commander of Apollo 10, has died at age 93
WASHINGTON — Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, who commanded a dress rehearsal flight for the 1969 moon landing and the first…
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The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?
Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking the start of the spring…
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SpaceX’s mega rocket blasts off on a third test flight from Texas
SpaceX’s mega rocket blasted off on another test flight Thursday, aiming to make it halfway around the world this time.…
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Ukraine needs more than a billion dollars to rebuild its scientific infrastructure, UN agency says
PARIS — Ukraine will need more than a billion dollars to rebuild scientific infrastructure that was damaged or destroyed during…
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4 new astronauts head to the International Space Station for a 6-month stay
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Four astronauts headed to the International Space Station on Sunday where they will oversee the arrivals…
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