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‘Flying Bum’ edges out of hangar before debut flight
The Airlander 10, known in Britain as 'the flying bum' because of its unique structure, has slowly edged its way out of a hangar in central England ahead of its debut flight as a civilian aircraft. | Video
Thaw could release Cold War-era U.S. toxic waste buried under Greenland's ice
OSLO Global warming could release radioactive waste stored in an abandoned Cold War-era U.S. military camp deep under Greenland's ice caps if a thaw continues to spread in coming decades, scientists said on Friday.
Spiders and scorpions join fight against superbugs
A British lab is searching for new medicines in the poisonous secretions of some of the world's deadliest creatures, addressing the increasingly desperate challenge of finding viable new drugs. | Video
Hear! Hear! Exquisite fossils preserve ear of prehistoric whale
WASHINGTON Fossils unearthed in a South Carolina drainage ditch are providing insight into the development of ultrasonic hearing in prehistoric whales, a trait closely linked to their uncanny ability to hunt and navigate using sound waves and echoes.
Private company wins U.S. clearance to fly to the moon
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A Florida-based company won U.S. government permission on Wednesday to send a robotic lander to the moon next year, the firm's founder said, marking the first time the United States has cleared a private space mission to fly beyond Earth’s orbit.
Study finds cosmic rays increased heart risks among Apollo astronauts
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Apollo astronauts who ventured to the moon are at five times greater risk of dying from heart disease than shuttle astronauts, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, citing the dangers of cosmic radiation beyond the Earth's magnetic field.
Australia's tectonic speed leaves cartographers behind
SYDNEY Australia, which rides on the world's fastest-moving continental tectonic plate, is heading north so quickly that map co-ordinates are now out by as much as 1.5 meters (4.9 feet), say geoscientists.
Great Red Spot storm heating Jupiter's atmosphere, study shows
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. Scientists have long wondered why Jupiter's upper atmosphere has temperatures similar to those of Earth, even though the biggest planet in the solar system is five times farther away from the sun.
New crop of robots to vie for space in the operating room
CHICAGO Even though many doctors see need for improvement, surgical robots are poised for big gains in operating rooms around the world.
Scientist Brian Cox holds summer master class in London for kids
British physics professor Brian Cox taught students at St. Paul's Way Trust School in London on Tuesday how to create fire with methane gas.
Healthwatch
Treat low back pain without surgery
Low back pain is so common that it's sometimes referred to as "the common cold of injuries." Here are some ways to find natural, non-invasive relief.
Florida says four new locally transmitted Zika cases, Congress must act on funds
Florida has four new cases of people likely infected with Zika through mosquito bites in Miami, Governor Rick Scott said on Tuesday, as he urged Congress to reconvene and approve additional money to combat the virus.