NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (Reuters) - A car-sized sled powered by electromagnets rocketed to more than 100 miles (160 kph) an hour through the Nevada desert on Wednesday in what the Los Angeles company developing the technology said was the first successfu...
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A breath test for malaria
ST. LOUIS, (Reuters) - Diagnosing malaria may soon be as easy taking a simple breath test, according to researchers.
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SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule splashes down in Pacific Ocean
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - A SpaceX Dragon capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday carrying about 3,700 pounds (1,680 kg) of experiment results and cargo from the International Space Station, NASA said.
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Record 1,284 planets added to list of worlds beyond solar system
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Astronomers have discovered 1,284 more planets beyond our solar system, with nine possibly in orbits suitable for surface water that could bolster the prospects of supporting life, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Cargo Vessel Collides with Tanker at Guangzhou Port
Inbound general cargo vessel Yan Zhan 58 collided with outbound tanker Zhen Peng during the evening of May 9 in Peral river estuary near buoy 48, Guangzhou Port Channel, Guangdong province, China.
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Maersk Working to Tow Safmarine Meru to Safety
Update on the containership collision off Ningbo, China
Maersk Line said it is working with Chinese authorities to develop a plan to tow its severely damaged
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Ancient lava bubbles reveal conditions on primordial Earth
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tiny bubbles that formed inside volcanic rock 2.7 billion years ago are providing big insights into the conditions on primordial Earth.
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Earthlings watch as tiny Mercury sails past the sun
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) - Tiny Mercury, the solar system's innermost planet, sailed across the face of the sun on Monday, a celestial dance that occurs about once every decade as Earth and its smaller neighboring planet align in space.
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Scientists peel back the carrot’s genetic secrets
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have gotten to the root of the carrot, genetically speaking.
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Two Massive Container Ships Collide
Maersk Line's 292-meter (958-foot) Safmarine Meru and the 318-meter (1,043-foot) Northern Jasper operated by Germany’s Norddeutsche Reederei H. Schuldt GmbH
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