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Japanese scientists will splice human DNA and rat embryos

Japanese scientists will splice human DNA and rat embryos

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The researchers have already received official clearance for their experiment. Their goal is to start growing tissue or even entire organs that can be transplanted into patients.
Launch Date of the World’s First Thermonuclear Reactor Announced

Launch Date of the World’s First Thermonuclear Reactor Announced

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The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) being built in France is a joint project involving scientists from the EU, USA, Russia, India, South Korea and Japan. The construction of the facility launched twelve years ago will be completed only in 2025.
Las Vegas Invaded by Grasshoppers

Las Vegas Invaded by Grasshoppers

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Last week billions of insects descended upon the city. The swarms are so large that they are seen even from space. 
Russian Scientists to Feed People with Locusts

Russian Scientists to Feed People with Locusts

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Researchers from the University of Information Technologies, Mechanics and Optics (ITMO University) proposed adding a new ingredient to sausages: chitin extracted from locusts.
NASA loads nuclear fuel into the MARS-2020 rover

NASA loads nuclear fuel into the MARS-2020 rover

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The mission will begin before the end of this month. The launch vehicle will take off from the Cape Canaveral site in Florida. The Mars rover will come to the Red Planet in February 2021.
Is there life on Mars?

Is there life on Mars?

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In search of extraterrestrial life, scientists have found thousands of distant planets with conditions similar to Earth’s.  However, could life have arisen on our closest neighbour: Mars?
Researchers discover ancient sunken forest

Researchers discover ancient sunken forest

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The unusual discovery was made in the Baltic Sea near the Lithuanian village of Juodkrante, which is home to 900 people. The research was conducted by scientists from Poland and Lithuania.
Scientists Reveal Impact of Cigarette Butts on the Environment

Scientists Reveal Impact of Cigarette Butts on the Environment

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Researchers from Anglia Ruskin University (UK) have identified the damage caused to the environment by such type of waste as cigarette butts.
15th century ship discovered in Baltic Sea

15th century ship discovered in Baltic Sea

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The discovery was made by an underwater robot that had been surveying the seafloor for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, which will connect Russia and Germany.
The great big nothing: scientists create map of Local Void

The great big nothing: scientists create map of Local Void

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The Universe resembles a web: most of it is empty, while matter is collected into small clusters, with large abysses separating them. 
ESA starts to develop "energy bricks"

ESA starts to develop "energy bricks"

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If the undertaking is a success, the European Space Agency will get construction material capable to store solar energy.
Scientists create a permanent ferro liquid

Scientists create a permanent ferro liquid

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The discovery has enormous potential in robotics, microelectronics and related fields.
Two traces of unknown ancestors were discovered in human DNA

Two traces of unknown ancestors were discovered in human DNA

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As it turns out, Homo sapiens actively crossbreed not only with Neanderthal and Denisova hominins but also with other unknown to science proto-men. Their genes predominantly discovered among populations of South-East Asia.
Last month was the hottest June on record 

Last month was the hottest June on record 

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NASA experts report that the global average temperature was 0.93 Celsius degrees higher than the norm in June. So last month officially went down as the hottest June in history.
Giant jellyfish discovered in the United Kingdom

Giant jellyfish discovered in the United Kingdom

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The enormous animal was discovered by TV presenter Lizzie Daly. This happened when the reporter was diving in Falmouth, England. 
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