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An in-development Interstellar Probe could explore an area 10 times farther away than any craft before it, providing an unprecedented look at interstellar space.
Virtual reality simulations of controversial police killings of Black Americans are being included in a police training program.
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Consumer goods company Unilever is now selling a laundry detergent that’s made using recycled carbon instead of traditional fossil fuels.
Researchers are finding out how to send fish eggs to the moon so that one day we will be able to farm fish on the lunar surface.
Wisconsin startup Cultured Decadence is developing lab-grown lobster meat in the hopes of meeting a demand currently threatened by climate change.
New evidence shows that plants have been genetically modifying themselves for decades in a process called lateral gene transfer.
SpaceX’s fifth high-altitude flight test of a Starship prototype ended with a successful landing — a first for the massive Mars-bound rocket.
A study has identified four distinct types of Alzheimer’s disease, based on how the tau protein spreads in patients’ brains.
A new genetic test offers prospective parents a "polygenetic risk score," or an estimate of their potential offspring's predisposition to certain conditions.
Around the world, new materials and approaches are being studied as researchers look to create the condom 2.0.
Researchers in Japan have developed a system that makes your brain think you're walking — even when you're sitting still.
By turning human cells into induced pluripotent stem cells, researchers hope to finally map the genetic path to Alzheimer’s disease.
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