The telescope launched in 2023, aiming to chart one third of the sky — including 1.5 billion galaxies — will create a 3D map of the universe
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Trump admin moves to fire hundreds of government scientists
More than 1,500 U.S. federal government scientists and researchers will be fired, according to documents reviewed by Democratic lawmakers
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What happens to the human body in deep space?
U.S. astronauts returned to Earth after nine months in space. Some health risks they’ve faced are manageable — but others remain a mystery
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Human ancestors making ‘bone tech’ 1.5 mn years ago, say scientists
There were no known examples of anyone systematically making bone tech tools more than 500,000 years ago — until now
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How did this man’s brain turn to glass? Scientists have a theory
The Roman man’s brain being preserved in glass is the ‘only such occurrence on Earth’ ever documented for human or animal tissue: study
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Odds plummet that asteroid will hit Earth in 2032
The global astronomical community expects the probability the asteroid will hit Earth on Dec. 22, 2032 to fall down to zero
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Scientists warn of climate threat to chocolate
High temperatures in the West African countries that produce most of the world’s chocolate supply struggle with falling harvests
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Scientists reveal how to make dogs pay attention
Both pointing and staring at an object is the best way for dog owners to get their dogs to follow directions: study
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World may have entered era of 1.5 C warming, scientists say
The threshold of 1.5 C has big implications, including worsening floods, heatwaves, storms, as well as species extinctions
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Scientists claim to have cracked how to cook the perfect egg
Hard-boiled, soft-boiled or poached — cooking an egg is a delicate art because the yolk and the white do not cook at the same temperature