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  1. Neanderthal cannibalism is less surprising than you think

    It was probably a case of "opportunistic consumption," not murder.

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  2. Judge says Trump can’t re-open Arctic waters that Obama closed to drilling

    1953 law allows presidents to withdraw waters from use but not re-open them.

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  3. Senate re-introduces bill to help advanced nuclear technology

    Legislation was praised by Bill Gates, who has funded an advanced nuclear company.

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  4. The true dollar cost of the anti-vaccine movement

    Necessary bills for unnecessary outbreaks are being paid by all of us.

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  5. Alligator gar both sucks and chomps to catch its prey, new study finds

    New study combines high-speed video of live feeding with models based on CT scans.

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  6. Florida utility to close natural gas plants, build massive solar-powered battery

    The battery bank will be significantly larger than the world's current biggest battery.

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  7. The first space-worthy Vulcan rocket is taking shape

    "The age of Vulcan has begun."

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  8. Rocket Report: Proton price cut, SpaceX HD launch video, SLS blowback

    Also, Germany has a crazy plan to catch rockets and reuse them. It's named FALCon.

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  9. The US will need a lot more neodymium if it wants an offshore wind boom

    Magnet reuse could help ease the burden, but processes for this must be established.

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  10. Bogus medical exemptions sought by anti-vaxxers may get revoked in Calif.

    Calif. bill would require state-level approval of every medical vaccine exemption.

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  11. Thousands of years ago, a warm Arctic made mid-latitudes drier

    Paleoclimate records show precipitation trends that could be repeated.

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  12. House Democrats introduce bill to keep the US in the Paris Agreement

    The bill would strip any federal funds for exiting the agreement.

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  1. An Alabama representative just let the cat out of the bag with the SLS rocket

    Rep. Aderholt says these programs provide a lot of jobs.

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  2. Kintetsu Railway in Japan installs 42 Tesla Powerpacks as backup electricity

    The installation will be Tesla's fourth largest in the Asia-Pacific region.

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  3. There’s this new 4K Falcon 9 video you probably want to watch

    Like, don't even bother reading the article.

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  4. Why debts associated with poverty can cause long-lasting problems

    Keeping track of debt drains your mental resources.

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  5. India shoots down a weather satellite, declares itself a “space power”

    "It shows the remarkable dexterity of India’s outstanding scientists."

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  6. Hallucinating mice bring us one step closer to what’s going on in the brain

    New study concludes the brain may just be over-interpreting a lack of information.

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  7. Senate vote puts Green New Deal resolution to bed

    Protest votes from Democrats came after no hearings on the resolution were scheduled.

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  8. Emergency declared in NY over measles, unvaccinated barred from public spaces

    County official calls resistance to outbreak response "unacceptable and irresponsible."

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  9. 74% of US coal plants threatened by renewables, but emissions continue to rise

    In the US, coal is challenged by newer technology, but it's not happening fast enough.

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  10. Vice President directs NASA to return to the Moon by 2024

    "If our current contractors can't meet this objective, then we'll find ones that will."

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  11. A superposition of possible facts causes quantum conflict

    Measurement of a measurement result leads to a disagreeable answer.

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  12. It’s unfortunate NASA canceled the all-female EVA, but it’s the right decision

    Yes, NASA is telling the truth.

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  1. $35 billion in research funding “now at stake” after Trump executive order

    Vague order wants research funding agencies to look into First Amendment issues.

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  2. Massive Ebola outbreak continues to rage; case count surpasses 1,000

    Responders have vaccinated thousands, but disease spread continues.

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  3. For just the fourth time, a tropical cyclone forms in the Southern Atlantic

    In 2004, Hurricane Catarina reached 100mph before making landfall in Brazil.

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  4. The soldier who removed his own bladder stone, and other medical history marvels

    British journalist Thomas Morris tells the tales in The Mystery of the Exploding Teeth.

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  5. Shipwreck on Nile vindicates Greek historian’s account after 2,500 years

    In 450 BCE, Herodotus described a type of cargo boat historians didn't think existed.

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  6. US computer science grads outperforming those in other key nations

    A test given to students in multiple countries shows that the US does quite well.

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  7. Those Midwestern floods are expected to get much, much worse

    Two-thirds of the US is at risk for "major to moderate" flooding this spring.

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  8. Building megasocieties didn’t require divine intervention, study says

    How do you measure the complexity of a society?

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  9. To rival Amazon, UPS enters healthcare—with doorstep nurse delivery

    A test is set to launch this year, but UPS mum on which vaccines it will deliver.

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  10. You can help “rescue” weather data from the 1860s

    UK project aims to build record of past storms to help project future ones.

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  11. Earth is (always has been) round, so why have the flat-out wrong become so lively?

    Every fringe theorist needs an amplifier—used to be the penny press; today it's the Web.

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  12. Rocket Report: SpaceX scraps costly tooling, Vandenberg lull, Starliner slip

    "We realized that it is difficult to develop a large rocket entirely on our own."

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