Nobel Prize in medicine honors 2 scientists for their discovery of microRNA

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STOCKHOLM (AP) — Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their discovery of microRNA, tiny bits of genetic material that serve as on and off switches...

Northern Lights possible as solar storms gather

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The very strong solar flare came from a region near the Sun's south-centre disc. (Met Office) BBC Science, October 4 — A huge solar flare, the largest since 2017,...

Google introduces new way to search by filming video

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Tom Gerken, October 4 — Google has released a new feature which will allow people to search the internet by taking a video. Video search will let people point...

SpaceX docks at ISS to collect stranded astronauts

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SpaceX's Dragon capsule pictured after docking at the International Space Station. (NASA) Florida (USA), September 30 — A SpaceX capsule sent to bring back two astronauts stranded on the...

SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but...

Earth to briefly gain second 'moon', scientists say

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The new "moon" will be tiny compared to the familiar one. (Getty Images) BBC Climate & Science, September 26 — Get ready for a cosmic surprise this autumn -...

China's Smart Dragon-3 rocket launches 8 satellites from sea

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A Smart Dragon-3 carrier rocket carrying eight satellites blasts off from the waters near the city of Haiyang in east China's Shandong Province, Sept. 24, 2024.(Photo by Guo Houze/Xinhua) ...

Two record-breaking Russians, American return from space

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MOSCOW (AP) — A Soyuz capsule carrying two Russians and one American from the International Space Station landed Monday in Kazakhstan, ending a record-breaking stay for the Russian pair. The capsule...

Ukraine bans officials from using Telegram on state-issued devices

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Telegram is widely used in Ukraine and Russia [File: Dado Ruvic/Reuters] Kyiv, September 21 — Ukraine has banned government and military officials from using the Telegram messaging app on...

China launches last batch of BDS-3 satellites

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China on Thursday launched two new satellites of the BeiDou-3 Navigation Satellite System (BDS-3) from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The two satellites, the 59th...

Taiwan says it did not make Hezbollah pager parts

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The AR-924 pager was allegedly used in the attacks in Lebanon. (BBC) Taiwan, September 20 — The Taiwanese government has said components in thousands of pagers used by the...

Lebanon explosions: Deep into the smartphone era, who is still using pagers?

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AP, September 19 — The small plastic box that beeped and flashed numbers was a lifeline to Laurie Dove in 1993. Pregnant with her first baby in a house beyond...

Why hundreds of Samsung workers are protesting in India

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More than a thousand workers are participating in the strike. (Reuters) Mumbai, September 19 — For the past 11 days, about 1,500 workers of South Korean technology giant Samsung...

Musk's satellites 'blocking' view of the universe

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Starlink satellites are usually easily seen by the naked eye in the night sky. (Getty Images) BBC Science, September 18 — Radio waves from Elon Musk’s growing network of...

Superbug crisis could get worse, killing nearly 40 million people by 2050, study estimates

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By Jacqueline Howard, September 17 — The number of lives lost around the world due to infections that are resistant to the medications intended to treat them could increase nearly...