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China rover returns historic samples from far side of the...
China's Chang'e-6 lunar module has returned from the moon's far side with samples in a historic mission. Its success is a key step...
Stunning photos show 44,000-year-old mummified wolf discovered...
Scientists perform necropsy on an ancient wolf pulled from Russian permafrost that may still have prey in its stomach.
US man gets kidney transplant while awake
Being able to transplant kidneys using only local anesthetic could shorten patients' hospital stays and make the procedure accessible...
Self-healing 'living skin' can make robots more humanlike...
A combination of cultured cells and silicone could help robots appear more human in future thanks to realistic skin elasticity. And...
Mountain-size 'planet killer' asteroid will make a close...
On June 27, the mountain-size asteroid 2011 UL21 will come within 5 million miles of Earth, making it one of the largest space rocks...
'Holy grail' of solar technology set to consign 'unsustainable...
Solar energy breakthrough sees scientists stabilize perovskite crystals for use in future solar panels, promising more efficient and...
Gaia space telescope helps astronomers image hidden objects...
The Gaia space telescope has spotted the dim companions of eight bright stars, suggesting we can expect new glimpses of distant planets.
'The early universe is nothing like we expected': James...
Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have observed five extremely dense proto-globular clusters along a hair-thin arc...