Andre Mitchell
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Bringer of doom on Earth: Comets caused many mass extinctions over the past 260 million years, study finds
For many species that already became extinct, including dinosaurs, death did not come from Earth. It came from above.
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Scientists can now create generation of mutantsâlike 'X-Men'âby 'bypassing rule of genetics'
Scientists from the University of California, San Diego were able to recently create mutants--not just one, but an entire generation of them.
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Space bully? Jupiter may have kicked another planet out of solar system
Astrophysicists at the University of Toronto are floating the idea that the solar system could have had another extra planet, if not for a close encounter with Jupiter.
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European scientists seek to discover, link up with parallel universe through 'miniature black holes' in space
Space researchers from European Organization for Nuclear Research, popularly known as CERN, are undertaking a more ambitious, even mind-boggling endeavor: they are seeking not only to discovery, but also to connect with a potential parallel universe.
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Future combat: US bares 'offset strategy' featuring machines that help soldiers make better decisions, faster
To further discourage countries like Russia and China from engaging in an armed confrontation, the United States is planning to deploy not only well-trained soldiers to the ground, but also machines that can "literally operate at the speed of light."
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Earth's magnetic fields headed towards switch: Rare event believed to have caused extinction of Neanderthal species
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed that the Earth's magnetic fields are headed towards a complete reversal--a rare event believed to have once caused the wiping out of the Neanderthal species.
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NASA captures high-definition close-up video of the sun: Flaming sphere of red, yellow, orange and black
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently released a high-definition, close-up footage of the sun, which provided space scientists and common people a glimpse of how the physical attributes look like, as well as the activities on the sun's surface.
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Unusual Siberia tremors seen as signs of major quake that could split up Europe and Asia, scientists say
An unusually high number of major tremors are being recorded around the north of Lake Baikal in Siberia, raising concern among scientists that these may indicate a powerful quake that could split the continents of Europe and Asia into half.
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Mars mystery unravelled: NASA finds reason why Red Planet can't support life
Solar wind carrying charged particles from the Sun may have triggered the thinning of Mars' atmosphere, eventually also causing the Red Planet to lose its ability to support life.
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It's global cooling, not warming: Scientists see 10-year 'mini Ice Age' as sun hibernates
A team of European researchers, however, are putting forward a completely different but equally alarming model about a potential change in the Earth's climate: global cooling triggered by the sun's decreased activity.
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Arizona cuts 'umbilical cord' connecting state workers' aid to Planned Parenthood
The state of Arizona will no longer facilitate donations made by state workers to Planned Parenthood, a non-government organisation recently embroiled in controversy after some of the group's employees were caught on video admitting the illegal sale of aborted foetal parts and callous and even cruel treatment of unborn children.
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Another universe showing? Mysterious bright spots found at edge of Milky Way
Astrophysicist Ranga-Ram Chary recently analysed data from the European Space Agency (ESA)'s Planck telescope and discovered mysterious bright spots at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy.