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A wedding necklace and Polish dumplings will be part of a mission to the International Space Station
WARSAW, Poland (AP) - What do a wedding necklace, Polish savory dumplings and a photo of Hungary's first astronaut have in common? They will all be among personal items taken by astronauts journeying to the International Space Station in the spring. ...
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AI and scientists unite to decipher old scrolls charred by the Vesuvius volcano
LONDON (AP) - Scientists hope a mix of artificial intelligence and human expertise will help decipher ancient scrolls carbonized by a volcanic eruption 2,000 years ago. Hundreds of papyrus scrolls were found in the 1750s amid the remains of a lavish ...
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Earthquakes keep rattling Greece's volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes
SANTORINI, Greece (AP) - Earthquakes rattled Greece's volcanic island of Santorini every few minutes overnight and into Wednesday as authorities bolstered emergency plans in case the hundreds of temblors over the past few days are a harbinger of a la...
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A spine-zapping implant helped 3 people with a muscle-wasting disease walk better
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three people with a muscle-destroying disease destined to worsen got a little stronger - able to stand and walk more easily - when an implanted device zapped their spinal cord. On Wednesday, researchers reported what they called the...
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Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles' 'lost years'
WASHINGTON (AP) - Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives. "We've had massive data gaps about the early baby to toddler life stages of sea turtles," said Kate Mansfie...
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Hawaii volcano produces tall lava fountaining in latest episode of Kilauea eruption
HONOLULU (AP) - A fountain of lava was spewing from a Hawaii volcano Tuesday in the latest episode of an eruption that has paused and resumed. Fountains from a vent of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island grew to more than 250 feet (76.2 meter...
Feb 04, 2025
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin mimics the moon's gravity for NASA experiments during spaceflight
Jeff Bezos' rocket company gave NASA a brief taste of the moon's gravity Tuesday, without straying too far from home. Blue Origin launched the 29 lunar technology experiments to the edge of space from West Texas. The company later confirmed that roug...
Feb 04, 2025
How an ancient asteroid strike carved out 2 grand canyons on the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - New research shows that when an asteroid slammed into the moon billions of years ago, it carved out a pair of grand canyons on the lunar far side. That's good news for scientists and NASA, which is looking to land astrona...
Feb 04, 2025
As quakes rattle Greek islands, a few brave tourists enjoy having Santorini to themselves
SANTORINI, Greece (AP) - More Greek islands closed schools Tuesday as hundreds of earthquakes rattled the Aegean Sea, while a handful of hardy tourists enjoyed having Santorini's stunning views to themselves. Thousands of residents and seasonal worke...
Feb 04, 2025
A North Carolina wildlife crossing will save people. Can it save the last wild red wolves too?
ALLIGATOR RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, N.C. (AP) - Hunters were once the greatest human threat to the country's only unique wolf species. Today, it's motorists. That fact was brought home last June, when red wolf breeding male No. 2444 was struck ...
Feb 04, 2025