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Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

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Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering

New Hampshire man resumes dialysis after record 271 days living with a pig kidney

New Hampshire man resumes dialysis after record 271 days living with a pig kidney

Your latest prescription is to get outside

Your latest prescription is to get outside

China’s rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to ‘panda diplomacy’

China’s rare golden monkeys debut at European zoos, a possible successor to ‘panda diplomacy’

Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests

Dinosaurs were thriving in North America before the mass-extinction asteroid strike, study suggests

Rare dinosaur mummies help scientists recreate their prehistoric lives

Rare dinosaur mummies help scientists recreate their prehistoric lives

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Taiwan reports its first case of African swine fever and culls scores of pigs

Taiwan reports its first case of African swine fever and culls scores of pigs

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

A seed bank in England marks 25 years of preserving the world’s plant diversity

Tuesday is the last day to see Orionid meteor shower at its peak

Tuesday is the last day to see Orionid meteor shower at its peak

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening

Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness. Scientists are listening

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet

How to watch the Orionid meteor shower, debris of Halley’s comet

2 green comets shine bright. How to spot them in the night sky

2 green comets shine bright. How to spot them in the night sky

Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash

Indonesia’s Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano unleashes new burst of hot ash

SpaceX launches the 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket with another win

SpaceX launches the 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket with another win

Comet watch heats up as A6 Lemmon gets brighter. Here’s how to see it

Comet watch heats up as A6 Lemmon gets brighter. Here’s how to see it

Reviving this African game reserve meant catching and transporting hundreds of wild animals

Reviving this African game reserve meant catching and transporting hundreds of wild animals

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species

Arctic seals and more than half of bird species are in trouble on latest list of threatened species

La Nina is back, but it’s weak and may be brief. Will it still amp up the Atlantic hurricane season?

La Nina is back, but it’s weak and may be brief. Will it still amp up the Atlantic hurricane season?

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

Three scientists at US universities win Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technology

Three scientists at US universities win Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technology

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