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Ecologists: Alaska wildlife management threatens state's largest carnivores

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Ecologists: Alaska wildlife management threatens state's largest carnivores

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Alaska's wildlife management plan puts the state's largest carnivores, wolves and bears, at risk, according to a group of ecologists at Oregon State University.

Romeo, world's loneliest frog, finally scores a date

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Romeo, world's loneliest frog, finally scores a date

China is growing crops on the far side of the moon

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China is growing crops on the far side of the moon

Survey: GMO food critics overestimate their knowledge of the subject

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Survey: GMO food critics overestimate their knowledge of the subject

Antarctica is shedding six times more ice mass than it was 40 years ago

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Antarctica is shedding six times more ice mass than it was 40 years ago

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Antarctica is melting and shedding ice at an accelerated clip. According to a new study, Antarctica is losing six times more ice mass than it was 40 years ago.

Even short-lived insects become elderly

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Even short-lived insects become elderly

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Even insects grow old before they die, new research confirms.

New research reveals how plants sense temperature

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New research reveals how plants sense temperature

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Scientists have figured out how plants sense temperature and adjust their physiology accordingly.

Physicists find new ways to manipulate light, paving way for quantum tech

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Physicists find new ways to manipulate light, paving way for quantum tech

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Scientists at Britain's National Physical Laboratory in London have developed new techniques for manipulating light.

Global warming is fueling stronger ocean waves

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Global warming is fueling stronger ocean waves

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Waves around the world are getting stronger as a result of the energy provided by global warming.

Magnetic North's erratic behavior forces update to global navigation system

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Magnetic North's erratic behavior forces update to global navigation system

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- Magnetic North is shifting rapidly, throwing off the World Magnetic Model that powers a variety of global navigational systems.

Russian space telescope Spektr-R stops responding

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Russian space telescope Spektr-R stops responding

Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Russian space officials said they're working to re-establish contact with the country's Spektr-R space radio telescope, which stopped responding to commands.

Light powers faster 3D printing

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Light powers faster 3D printing

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Scientists have developed a new technique for faster, more efficient 3D printing.

Skull scans reveal how prehistoric dogs caught dinner

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Skull scans reveal how prehistoric dogs caught dinner

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- To better understand how the earliest dogs hunted, scientists scanned and analyzed the skulls of lions, wolves and hyenas.

Blue-flecked teeth suggest Medieval women illustrated religious texts

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Blue-flecked teeth suggest Medieval women illustrated religious texts

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Researchers have discovered precious blue pigment in the dental plaque of a woman buried in a Medieval German monastery.

SpaceX delivers Iridium NEXT satellites to space

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SpaceX delivers Iridium NEXT satellites to space

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- SpaceX and its Falcon 9 rocket delivered the final batch of Iridium NEXT satellites into space on Friday morning.

Collapsing star spotted turning into black hole or neutron star for the first time

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Collapsing star spotted turning into black hole or neutron star for the first time

Jan. 11 (UPI) -- Astronomers think a bright flash observed by telescopes last summer was created by a collapsing star.

Climate change intensifies deadly bird rivalry

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Climate change intensifies deadly bird rivalry

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Pied flycatchers are turning up dead in the nests of great tits, and new research suggests global warming is to blame for the interspecies violence.

Cow breathalyzers help scientists measure methane emissions

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Cow breathalyzers help scientists measure methane emissions

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Researchers in Texas have developed new technology for measuring the amount of methane emitted into the atmosphere by cattle.

Astronomers observe white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals

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Astronomers observe white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Astronomers have for the first time observed white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals.

Mysterious 'repeater' fast radio burst detected from faraway galaxy

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Mysterious 'repeater' fast radio burst detected from faraway galaxy

Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Astronomers have recorded a mysterious "repeater" fast radio burst signal from the single source, a galaxy located 1.5 billion light-years from Earth.

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