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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.
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The Rock Stuck in NASA’s Perseverance Rover Is Finally Free
Mars is a lonely place, and it just got a little lonelier for one rover. NASA’s Perseverance has parted ways with a lumpy stone that has been its companion for more than a year.
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See Newly Discovered Deep Sea ‘Chimneys’ Teeming With Life
A multidisciplinary team of scientists say they have discovered three new hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor along an underwater mountain range — the first of these kinds of vents discovered in decades.
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Scientists Are About to Try to Create Stem Cells in Space
Stem cell research is expanding beyond earthly confines. Scientists from Cedars-Sinai in California have partnered with the private company Axiom Space to help them produce stem cells aboard the International Space Station — an apparent first that will test whether these cells can be manufactured more efficiently in a microgravity environment. The initial cargo needed…