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First man to conduct spacewalk, Alexei Leonov, dies
Alexei Leonov, a Soviet-era cosmonaut who was the first man to conduct a spacewalk in 1965,…
Ethiopia PM Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize for mending ties with Eritrea
Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize…
Total loses bid for palm oil tax break
France’s constitutional court rejected on Friday a bid by oil firm Total to secure a tax…
NASA engineer's 'helical engine' may violate the laws of physics
A NASA engineer has published plans for an engine that could accelerate a rocket without using…
Florida mangroves reveal complex relationship between climate and natural systems
Mangroves are tropical, salt-tolerant trees that grow in the intertidal zone of coastal waters. They don’t…
Summit supercomputer simulates how humans will 'brake' during Mars landing
The type of vehicle that will carry people to the Red Planet is shaping up to…
Climate change is causing tropical moths to shrink in size
Researchers have discovered the first evidence of tropical insects shrinking in size in their bid to…
Crowdsourcing consumer loans can bolster business growth and reduce crime
Imagine being able to borrow money from strangers, but without the potential of getting your thumbs…
Controlling superconducting regions within an exotic metal
Researchers at EPFL have created a metallic microdevice in which they can define and tune patterns…