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Russia and China announce plan to build shared nuclear...
The proposed nuclear reactor, which could be transported and assembled without human assistance, would provide energy to a lunar base...
Colossus the enormous 'oddball' whale is not the biggest...
Researchers have re-estimated the weight of Perucetus colossus, and claim it's much lighter than a blue whale.
New DNA-infused computer chip can perform calculations...
The new processor stores data in modified DNA molecules and uses microfluidic channels to perform basic computations.
Amazon wildfires could burn at unprecedented scale as El...
Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest normally peak in March, but this year they're expected to last through to April at least, with...
'Parrot fever' outbreak in 5 European countries kills 5...
Most people involved in the current parrot fever outbreak developed the disease after being exposed to infected wild or pet birds,...
Obsidian blade could be from Coronado expedition fabled...
The blade, possibly dropped during Coronado's expedition in 1541, was found in a Texas collector's stash.
Life-threatening 'leaks' after surgery could be flagged...
A new implantable device, so far tested in rats and pigs, could soon be trialed in humans to help detect harmful post-surgery leaks...
1,900-year-old coins from Jewish revolt against the Romans...
Archaeologists in the Judaen desert have found four coins dating to the Jewish Bar Kokhba revolt against the Roman Empire.
