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Explained: Why Is Putin Talking About New Nuclear Weapons Treaty With US?
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the eve of a summit with US Donald Trump that their two countries might strike a new deal on nuclear weapons as part of a wider effort to strengthen peace.
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In A Breakthrough, US Scientists Accidentally Create Gold Hydride While Forming Diamonds
This breakthrough occurred while the team was studying diamond formation from hydrocarbons under extreme pressure and heat.
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Microplastics In Mind: Scientists Discover Plastic Particles In Human Brains
Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains, but there is not yet enough evidence to say whether this is doing us harm, experts have said.
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Projections Of Future Global Warming Exaggerated: Trump-Vetted Scientists
A new report from the US Department of Energy says projections of future global warming are exaggerated, while benefits from higher levels of carbon dioxide such as more productive farms are overlooked.
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China Vs. Starlink: Beijing Develops Countermeasures, Citing Security Threat
Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters.
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Indian-Origin Man's Face Fractured In "Unprovoked Racist" Attack In Ireland
In what appears to be yet another racist attack in Ireland, an Indian-origin entrepreneur said he was brutally beaten by a group of teenagers in Dublin.
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Why Brazil Chose One Of Its Poorer Cities For UN Climate Talks
When world leaders, diplomats, business leaders, scientists and activists go to Brazil in November for the United Nations' annual climate negotiations, poverty, deforestation and much of the world's troubles will be right in their faces - by design.
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EU Regulator Approves Twice-Yearly Injectable Drug For HIV Prevention
The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at preventing HIV, which scientists say could help end the virus' transmission.
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Why Alaska's Latest 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Has Got Scientists' Attention
Wednesday's magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years - including one that shook communities almost exactly two years earlier.
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Explainer: How Climate Change May Force FIFA To Rethink World Cup Calendar
With temperatures rising worldwide, scientists warn that staging the World Cup and other soccer tournaments in Northern Hemisphere summer is getting increasingly dangerous for both players and spectators. FIFA may have to adjust the soccer calendar.
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US Aid Cuts Halt HIV Vaccine Research In South Africa, With Global Impact
Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived.
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What Kept Earth Boiling After The Great Dying? Scientists Reveal Mystery
The catastrophic event, which occurred 252 million years ago, wiped out nearly 90 per cent of all life on Earth, both on land and in the oceans.
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Iran Holds State Funeral For Commanders, Scientists Killed In Israeli Attacks
Images showed coffins draped in Iranian flags and bearing portraits of the killed commanders in uniform near Enghelab Square in central Tehran.
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Operation Red Wedding: How Israel Executed A 'Game Of Thrones' Style Covert Massacre On Iran's Elite
In a covert strike reminiscent of the infamous "Red Wedding" from Game of Thrones, Israeli military generals executed a meticulously planned operation on June 13th to eliminate Iran's top military commanders.
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Harvard Scientist Accused Of Smuggling Frog Embryos Indicted On New Charges
A Russian-born scientist at Harvard University accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States was indicted on Wednesday on additional charges nearly two weeks after her lawyers secured her release from US custody.
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Explained: Why Is Putin Talking About New Nuclear Weapons Treaty With US?
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the eve of a summit with US Donald Trump that their two countries might strike a new deal on nuclear weapons as part of a wider effort to strengthen peace.
-
In A Breakthrough, US Scientists Accidentally Create Gold Hydride While Forming Diamonds
This breakthrough occurred while the team was studying diamond formation from hydrocarbons under extreme pressure and heat.
-
Microplastics In Mind: Scientists Discover Plastic Particles In Human Brains
Tiny shards of plastic called microplastics have been detected accumulating in human brains, but there is not yet enough evidence to say whether this is doing us harm, experts have said.
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Projections Of Future Global Warming Exaggerated: Trump-Vetted Scientists
A new report from the US Department of Energy says projections of future global warming are exaggerated, while benefits from higher levels of carbon dioxide such as more productive farms are overlooked.
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China Vs. Starlink: Beijing Develops Countermeasures, Citing Security Threat
Stealth submarines fitted with space-shooting lasers, supply-chain sabotage and custom-built attack satellites armed with ion thrusters.
-
Indian-Origin Man's Face Fractured In "Unprovoked Racist" Attack In Ireland
In what appears to be yet another racist attack in Ireland, an Indian-origin entrepreneur said he was brutally beaten by a group of teenagers in Dublin.
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Why Brazil Chose One Of Its Poorer Cities For UN Climate Talks
When world leaders, diplomats, business leaders, scientists and activists go to Brazil in November for the United Nations' annual climate negotiations, poverty, deforestation and much of the world's troubles will be right in their faces - by design.
-
EU Regulator Approves Twice-Yearly Injectable Drug For HIV Prevention
The European Medicines Agency has recommended authorizing a twice-yearly injectable drug aimed at preventing HIV, which scientists say could help end the virus' transmission.
-
Why Alaska's Latest 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake Has Got Scientists' Attention
Wednesday's magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska's Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of powerful quakes within the last five years - including one that shook communities almost exactly two years earlier.
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Explainer: How Climate Change May Force FIFA To Rethink World Cup Calendar
With temperatures rising worldwide, scientists warn that staging the World Cup and other soccer tournaments in Northern Hemisphere summer is getting increasingly dangerous for both players and spectators. FIFA may have to adjust the soccer calendar.
-
US Aid Cuts Halt HIV Vaccine Research In South Africa, With Global Impact
Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting one of history's deadliest pandemics. Then the email arrived.
-
What Kept Earth Boiling After The Great Dying? Scientists Reveal Mystery
The catastrophic event, which occurred 252 million years ago, wiped out nearly 90 per cent of all life on Earth, both on land and in the oceans.
-
Iran Holds State Funeral For Commanders, Scientists Killed In Israeli Attacks
Images showed coffins draped in Iranian flags and bearing portraits of the killed commanders in uniform near Enghelab Square in central Tehran.
-
Operation Red Wedding: How Israel Executed A 'Game Of Thrones' Style Covert Massacre On Iran's Elite
In a covert strike reminiscent of the infamous "Red Wedding" from Game of Thrones, Israeli military generals executed a meticulously planned operation on June 13th to eliminate Iran's top military commanders.
-
Harvard Scientist Accused Of Smuggling Frog Embryos Indicted On New Charges
A Russian-born scientist at Harvard University accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States was indicted on Wednesday on additional charges nearly two weeks after her lawyers secured her release from US custody.
