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WWF among top conservation groups violating natives’ rights
Some of the world’s leading conservation groups are violating the rights of indigenous people by backing projects that oust them from their ancestral homes in the name of environmental preservation, a
08 Sep 2016 2:26 AM
US may fund human-animal embryos study
Research that mixes human cells into animal embryos could get US government funds for the first time under a new proposal that has stoked concerns about ethics and the limits of science.
06 Aug 2016 12:14 AM
Zika spread from patient to caregiver in US
An elderly man who died of the Zika virus in Utah appears to have spread the infection to a caregiver, US health officials said Monday.
20 Jul 2016 12:16 AM
SpaceX to launch ‘parking spot’ at ISS
SpaceX is poised to launch its unmanned Dragon cargo capsule to the International Space Station on Monday, carrying a key piece of equipment that was lost in 2015 in a rocket explosion.
18 Jul 2016 12:33 AM
5,000-year-old Chinese beer recipe revealed
Residue on pottery from an archaeological site has revealed the earliest evidence of beer brewing in China left from a 5,000-year-old recipe, researchers said Monday.
25 May 2016 1:25 AM
GM crops are pretty much just crops
A sweeping review on May 17 of research on genetically modified crops found no evidence that they are unsafe to eat, but warned that pest and weed resistance could pose serious problems.
23 May 2016 6:25 AM
‘Supervised’ robotic arm can perform soft-tissue surgery
This photo provided by Axel Krieger/Science Translational Medicine shows Dr Azad Shademan and Ryan Decker during supervised autonomous in-vivo bowel anastomosis performed by the smart tissue autonomous robot. (Photo: AP)
06 May 2016 2:40 AM
Chinese scientists make sperm from mouse stem cells
Using embryonic stem cells from mice, Chinese scientists reported Thursday they have created functioning sperm, which was injected into female mice eggs and resulted in normal, fertile offspring.
29 Feb 2016 1:27 AM
After a year in space, Scott Kelly craves contact
After nearly a year in space, US astronaut Scott Kelly craves the simple pleasures of human contact, a shower, and a splash in a swimming pool.
29 Feb 2016 1:26 AM
A ‘magical’ space-time ripple that wasn’t believed, at first
Hebrew University’s Roni Gross in Jerusalem on Thursday holds the original historical documents related to Albert Einstein’s prediction of the existence of gravitational waves. — AP
12 Feb 2016 6:43 AM
Why diets don’t work: Foods vary by individual
A healthy food for one person may lead to weight gain in another, according to a study out Thursday that suggests a one-size-fits-all approach to dieting is fundamentally wrong.
24 Nov 2015 6:24 AM
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