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Scientists Sequence Genome of Famous Good Boy Balto the Sled Dog
Balto the sled dog is famous for being part of a sled team that delivered medicine from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Nome, Alaska, through harrowing blizzard conditions in 1925. Now, a team of scientists has sequenced the dog’s genome using DNA found in his taxidermied remains.
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NASA Power Hack Extends 45-Year Voyager 2 Mission Even Longer
The interstellar traveller is gradually losing power, but a clever tweak means it can continue running all of its scientific instruments.
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Watch Crews Move a 2.4-Million-Kilogram Bridge 33 Metres Using Dish Soap
The Utah Department of Transportation posted a video of a huge freeway overpass sliding down the freeway last week using teflon skid plates and a little drizzle of something you likely have in your home: dish soap. It’s a study on how something common and unassuming and make a huge impact when used effectively. UDOT…
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Researchers Blasted Ancient Egyptian Lizard Coffins With Neutrons
Six animal coffins from Egypt — impressively still sealed after about 2,500 years — have been opened virtually by a team of researchers using a unique imaging technology.