ALMATY (Reuters) - A Proton-M carrier rocket carrying a Mexican satellite malfunctioned and burnt up over Siberia minutes after launch on Saturday, the latest in a series of mishaps for Russia's space industry.
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NASA finds Antarctic ice shelf a few years from disintegration
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The last intact section of one of Antarctica's mammoth ice shelves is weakening fast and will likely disintegrate completely in the next few years, contributing further to rising sea levels, according to a NASA study released on...
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Argentine lab peddles prized export: thoroughbred polo horse embryos
(In May 13 story, removes incorrect price of embryo transfer in paragraph 13)
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A deepwater fish joins mammals, birds in the warm-blooded club
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Move over, mammals and birds, and make room for a fish called the opah in the warm-blooded club.
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The future of cuddly robots
Disney's Big Hero 6 star Baymax has captured the hearts of millions around the world. But while the health monitoring balloon-like machine is a work of science fiction, researchers are working towards making soft, human-friendly robots a reality. 
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U.S. Air Force kicks off first satellite launch tender in over decade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday kicked off its first major satellite launch competition in over a decade, issuing a draft request for proposals for the launch of a next-generation Global Positioning System satellite.
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Argentine lab peddles prized export: thoroughbred polo horse embryos
CARDALES, Argentina (Reuters) - Argentina is famous for its Malbec red wine and beef, but it boasts two lesser-known but equally prized exports: the sperm and frozen embryos of thoroughbred polo horses.
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How DNA sequencing is transforming the hunt for new drugs
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drug manufacturers have begun amassing enormous troves of human DNA in hopes of significantly shortening the time it takes to identify new drug candidates, a move some say is transforming the development of medicines.
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McCain rejects Pentagon push for more Russian rocket engines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman John McCain on Wednesday rejected a request by U.S. officials for changes in federal law to let the two largest U.S. arms makers use more Russian rocket engines to compete for militar...
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Carrier rocket fault caused failure of Russian spacecraft
MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian mission to resupply the International Space Station failed because of a fault with the carrier rocket, the head of Roscosmos space agency said on Tuesday.
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