WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fossils unearthed in northern Uzbekistan's remote Kyzylkum Desert of a smaller, older cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex are showing that the modest forerunners of that famous brute had already acquired the sophisticated brain and sense...
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John Grisham book turns spotlight on futuristic cancer treatment
(Reuters) - A new book by bestselling author John Grisham is giving new impetus to a handful of companies striving to develop what they say could be a trailblazing treatment for cancer and Alzheimer's disease.
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‘Smell of death’ could help sniffer dogs
Forensic toxicologists have pinpointed the specific chemical compounds emitted by decaying human bodies in an effort to improve police sniffer dogs' ability to find buried bodies, vastly reducing the number of so-called 'false positive' results.
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‘Smell of death’ could help sniffer dogs
Forensic toxicologists have pinpointed the specific chemical compounds emitted by decaying human bodies in an effort to improve police sniffer dogs' ability to find buried bodies, vastly reducing the number of so-called 'false positive' results.
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European-Russian spacecraft heads out in search for life on Mars
(Reuters) - Europe and Russia launched a spacecraft on Monday in a joint mission to sniff out signs of life on Mars and bring humans a step closer to flying to the red planet themselves.
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European-Russian spacecraft heads out in search for life on Mars
(Reuters) - Europe and Russia launched a spacecraft on Monday in a joint mission to sniff out signs of life on Mars and bring humans a step closer to flying to the red planet themselves.
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Google AI program wins third straight match to take Go series
SEOUL (Reuters) - Google's artificial intelligence (AI) program on Saturday took a 3-0 lead in a five-match series against one of the world's top players of the complicated board game Go.
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Astronaut Scott Kelly retiring after longest U.S. space mission
(Reuters) - The astronaut who holds the American record for most time spent in space, Scott Kelly, will retire from NASA on April 1, the U.S. space agency said on Friday.
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Spacecraft to seek life on Mars in European-led mission
BERLIN (Reuters) - A spacecraft is due to set off for Mars next week on a mission that scientists hope will help answer one of the most burning questions of spacefaring times: Is there life on other planets?
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Spacecraft to seek life on Mars in European-led mission
BERLIN (Reuters) - A spacecraft is due to set off for Mars next week on a mission that scientists hope will help answer one of the most burning questions of spacefaring times: Is there life on other planets?
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