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SpaceX uses booster seventh time on Starlink launch

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SpaceX uses booster seventh time on Starlink launch

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 24 (UPI) -- SpaceX flew one of its Falcon 9 first-stage boosters for a record seventh time Tuesday night when the company launched more of its Starlink satellites from Florida.

T. rex had big growth spurts, but other theropods matured more steadily

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T. rex had big growth spurts, but other theropods matured more steadily

Computer mouse movements may reveal appetite for risk-taking

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Computer mouse movements may reveal appetite for risk-taking

Thin liquid films help COVID-19 survive on surfaces

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Thin liquid films help COVID-19 survive on surfaces

Viruses related to coronavirus found in Japan, Cambodia bat samples

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Viruses related to coronavirus found in Japan, Cambodia bat samples

Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Scientists in Cambodia and Japan have found coronaviruses in bats related to SARS-CoV-2, as countries around the world experience a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

Dolphins slow their hearts down to avoid 'the bends'

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Dolphins slow their hearts down to avoid 'the bends'

Nov. 24 (UPI) -- Prior to diving, dolphins slow their hearts down to conserve oxygen and avoid decompression syndrome, sometimes called "the bends."

Fossils purported to be world's earliest animals revealed as algae

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Fossils purported to be world's earliest animals revealed as algae

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- Fossils previously heralded as the earliest evidence of animal life have been revealed to be algae.

Oil, gas companies agree to track, report, reduce methane emissions

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Oil, gas companies agree to track, report, reduce methane emissions

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The world's biggest oil and gas companies have agreed to track and report methane emissions with greater accuracy and transparency, according to an announceetnt by the United Nations Environmental Program.

South Korean scientists find way to extract carbon emissions from exhaust gas

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South Korean scientists find way to extract carbon emissions from exhaust gas

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- South Korean researchers say they have developed technology that can draw out carbon dioxide from industrial emissions and convert the climate-warming gas into calcium carbonate, which can be adapted for different uses.

Teeth from eel-like conodonts offer new proof of parallel evolution

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Teeth from eel-like conodonts offer new proof of parallel evolution

Nov. 23 (UPI) -- The ancient teeth of conodonts, one of Earth's earliest vertebrates, have offered paleontologists new proof of parallel evolution.

Falcon 9 carries NASA's new ocean-imaging satellite into space

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Falcon 9 carries NASA's new ocean-imaging satellite into space

Nov. 21 (UPI) -- SpaceX's Falcon 9 launched from Central California on Saturday, carrying Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich, the newest satellite to monitor global sea level rise.

Sentinel-6 to help NASA track climate change's effects on oceans

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Sentinel-6 to help NASA track climate change's effects on oceans

Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich satellite, slated to be carried into space on Saturday, will provide precise measurements of sea surface height, waves and wind.

Climate change thinning glaciers, increasing oxygen levels at Mount Everest

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Climate change thinning glaciers, increasing oxygen levels at Mount Everest

Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Mount Everest's glaciers are thinning, its peaks are accumulating microplastics and the air surrounding the mountain hosts more oxygen than it used to have.

Survey of microbes reveals some history of Da Vinci's drawings

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Survey of microbes reveals some history of Da Vinci's drawings

Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Scientists sequenced the microbiome of seven of Leonardo da Vinci's 15th century drawings.

Rocket Lab launches satellites, recovers booster in 'Return to Sender' mission

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Rocket Lab launches satellites, recovers booster in 'Return to Sender' mission

Nov. 19 (UPI) -- California-based Rocket Lab successfully launched more than two dozen small satellites into space on Thursday night from New Zealand and became just the second company to land a first-stage booster for reuse.

Phytoplankton perform photosynthesis, bloom beneath Arctic sea ice

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Phytoplankton perform photosynthesis, bloom beneath Arctic sea ice

Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Phytoplankton, tiny single-celled algae, anchor marine food webs throughout Earth's oceans. Now, new research suggests the tiny free-floating microorganisms play a central role in the functioning Arctic marine ecosystem.

When milkweed leaves are scarce, hungry caterpillar get angry

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When milkweed leaves are scarce, hungry caterpillar get angry

Nov. 19 (UPI) -- New research suggests monarch butterfly caterpillars, Danaus plexippus, get hangry when there aren't enough milkweed leaves to share.

World's most powerful radar telescope at Arecibo will be scrapped

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World's most powerful radar telescope at Arecibo will be scrapped

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The iconic 18-acre radar telescope at Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico cannot be salvaged after it was damaged by broken cables and will be demolished, the National Science Foundation announced Thursday.

Back from the brink of extinction, blue whales return to South Georgia

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Back from the brink of extinction, blue whales return to South Georgia

Nov. 19 (UPI) -- After being nearly completely wiped out by whalers, new research suggests Antarctic blue whales have returned to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia.

Humans simultaneously evolved the ability to use tools, teach tool usage

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Humans simultaneously evolved the ability to use tools, teach tool usage

Nov. 18 (UPI) -- New research suggests the human ability to teach was key to the process of cumulative cultural evolution.

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