Science

Chandrayaan-2

Your Guide to the Most Anticipated Space Launches of 2020

Jatan Mehta 24/01/2020

ISRO is gearing up for the first test flight...

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China Virus Spreads to US, Curbing Travel Plans and Spooking Markets

Se Young Lee and Lusha Zhang 22/01/2020

Authorities have confirmed more than 300 cases of the virus in China,...

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We Don’t Know How Many Mountain Gorillas Live in the Wild. Here’s Why

Katerina Guschanski 18/01/2020

Since there are only about 1,000 mountain gorillas left,...

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An Ant Colony has Memories That Its Individual Members Don’t Have

Deborah M. Gordon 17/01/2020

A red wood ant colony remembers its trail system...

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Puffins Use Tools. Have We Underestimated Their Intelligence?

John Cannon 10/01/2020

A camera captured a video of an Atlantic puffin...

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Thanks to a Little-Known Treaty, Poorer Countries Can Now Say No to Exported Waste

Jen Allan 08/01/2020

Poorer countries can now refuse shipments of plastic waste...

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The Year of the Satellite Megaconstellation

Swapna Krishna 06/01/2020

2019 has seen a new kind of space race:...