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This rainbow reef fish is just as magical as it looks
China’s Yutu 2 Rover investigated a ‘mysterious hut’ on the moon
Why Japan is betting on railguns for missile defense
India launched a torpedo from a missile. Here’s why.
What we know about China’s new hypersonic weapon test
How to survive a tsunami
Scientists have new moon rocks for the first time in nearly 50 years
A tiny town on the Tibetan Plateau could be the new global hub for space telescopes
These Songbirds Can Speak To Each Other Like Humans Do
China could become a major space power by 2050
China’s new aircraft carrier suggests a powerful navy in the works
China is making 1,000-UAV drone swarms now
China Adds An Island Tower To Its Aircraft Carrier
Looks like China just installed a railgun on a warship, beating the U.S. Navy to the punch
The Pangolin Finally Made It Onto The List Of The World’s Most Protected Animals
China becomes the largest country to officially eradicate malaria
The fascinating and complex rise of palm oil
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The Delta variant is on the rise in the US
What the heck is a quantum network?
China’s New Spaceship Looks Like SpaceX’s — Here’s Why
The Buddhist practice of planting trees in human ashes is saving space across the planet
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Here’s China’s plan to compete with SpaceX and Blue Origin
China is building the world’s largest facility for robot ship research
What Weapons Would China Use In World War III?
China has a New Armed Drone Helicopter
Beyond The J-20: The Many Planes Of China
China’s destructive laser rifle has a half-mile range
China launched two more massive Type 055 warships
China’s looking to one-up Elon Musk’s hyperloop
China’s stealth fighter may be getting a new engine
China is betting big on electromagnetic railguns and catapults
China’s showing off its new helicopters
China’s Army Hosts An Autonomous Robot Contest
Yes, giant space debris is falling to Earth right now. No, it probably won’t hit you.
Archaeologists finally uncovered some of the mystery behind Laos’s Plain of Jars
Why 10,000 steps a day isn’t the secret to better health
The world’s biggest radio telescope is finally open to international scientists
How China has shaped information about the Wuhan coronavirus online
10 years after Fukushima, outdated nuclear power plants are still the norm
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Kurokawa & Meshkati/The Conversation
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Check out the first images of Mars from China’s Tianwen-1 probe
COVID-19 may have been circulating in the U.S. as early as last year
COVID-19 is helping another terrible disease make a comeback in Afghanistan
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Ruchi Kumar/Undark
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The fight to stop the next pandemic starts in the jungles of Borneo
Appalachia’s ginseng goldmine may not last much longer
Murder hornets are officially here, but don’t freak out yet
Birds are dinosaurs, and this fossil detective has rooms full of bones to prove it
Russia just approved a COVID vaccine—but that’s not necessarily good news
Go ahead and use TikTok all you want
Why the Beirut blast created a mushroom cloud
Japanese anime remembers the atom bomb, decades after Hiroshima
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Frank Fuller/The Conversation
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Earthquakes can cause serious psychological aftershocks
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Tammy Danan
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China’s ambiguous missile strategy is risky
Will it be safe to hold the Olympics in 2021?
China’s version of GPS is almost complete. Here’s what that means.
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P.W. Singer and Taylor A. Lee
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Europe is the new epicenter of coronavirus, and the US may be next
A Palestinian brings stargazing to his homeland, and finds wonder alongside heartbreak
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Sarah Sax/Undark
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China’s missile force is growing at an unprecedented rate
The answer to lactose intolerance might be in Mongolia
The prejudice stemming from the coronavirus outbreak isn’t new
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Marisa Peryer/Undark
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The U.S. is barring foreign nationals who’ve traveled to China, due to Wuhan virus. Experts disagree.
We’re still not sure where the novel coronavirus really came from
The CDC just confirmed a second U.S. case of the Wuhan coronavirus
The timing of the Wuhan coronavirus could be a global-health nightmare
The Wuhan coronavirus has officially hit the US—but don’t panic