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Elon Musk's SpaceX wins $2.9B contract to build lunar lander

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Elon Musk's SpaceX wins $2.9B contract to build lunar lander

ORLANDO, Fla., April 16 (UPI) -- Elon Musk's SpaceX has won a $2.9 billion contract to develop the company's Starship rocket as a lunar lander and carry astronauts on Artemis moon missions, NASA announced Friday.

Network-based job recruitment can reduce gender segregation

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Network-based job recruitment can reduce gender segregation

Crew 2 mission astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of SpaceX launch

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Crew 2 mission astronauts arrive in Florida ahead of SpaceX launch

Sweat sensor could warn of impending COVID-19 cytokine storm

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Sweat sensor could warn of impending COVID-19 cytokine storm

Older adults are more likely to help others than younger adults

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Older adults are more likely to help others than younger adults

April 16 (UPI) -- New research showed effortful prosocial behavior -- a willingness to exert physical effort on behalf of someone else -- is more common among older adults.

UPI News Quiz: 'Law & Order,' Bernie Madoff, 51st state

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UPI News Quiz: 'Law & Order,' Bernie Madoff, 51st state

Chris Meloni returns to "Law & Order," Bernie Madoff dies in prison, House committee approves legislation for a 51st state -- how closely did you follow the headlines this week? Take the UPI News Quiz for April 16, 2021.

Space agencies plan to launch Mars sample return spacecraft by 2026

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Space agencies plan to launch Mars sample return spacecraft by 2026

ORLANDO, Fla., April 16 (UPI) -- NASA plans to launch its next mission to Mars in 2026 to pick up rock samples being collected over the next two years and collaborate on their return to Earth by 2031, officials said.

NASA review advances first launch of astronauts in reused capsule

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NASA review advances first launch of astronauts in reused capsule

ORLANDO, Fla., April 15 (UPI) -- A planned SpaceX astronaut launch from Florida to the International Space Station next week has cleared a major review by NASA officials, the space agency announced Thursday evening.

Study: Coral reefs' protection saves U.S. property owners billions each year

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Study: Coral reefs' protection saves U.S. property owners billions each year

April 15 (UPI) -- If the reefs lining the coasts of the United States were just 3 feet shorter, damage from floods would be $5.3 billion greater, according to a new research.

Billions of T. rexes walked on North America during the Age of the Dinosaurs

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Billions of T. rexes walked on North America during the Age of the Dinosaurs

April 15 (UPI) -- Researchers determined North America's T. rex population peaked at 20,000. That means that over the course of their 2.5 million-year reign atop the Cretaceous food chain, 2.5 billion lived and died on the continent.

Scientists grow human-monkey chimeric embryos in lab

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Scientists grow human-monkey chimeric embryos in lab

April 15 (UPI) -- After injecting human stem cells into primate embryos, scientists were able to grow and maintain human-monkey chimeric embryos for up to 20 days.

Just 3 percent of terrestrial habitat is 'ecologically intact'

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Just 3 percent of terrestrial habitat is 'ecologically intact'

April 15 (UPI) -- Intact habitat doesn't guarantee ecosystem integrity. New research suggests an overwhelming majority of the planet's terrestrial ecosystems are compromised.

Volcanic ash poses various, and possibly unseen, dangers

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Volcanic ash poses various, and possibly unseen, dangers

A volcanic eruption is one of the most powerful forces in nature, a seemingly unstoppable phenomenon that can have far-reaching impacts far beyond the area surrounding the volcano.

Massive flying pterosaurs had spoked vertebrae to support especially long necks

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Massive flying pterosaurs had spoked vertebrae to support especially long necks

April 14 (UPI) -- Azhdarchid pterosaurs and their hollow bones -- necessary for flying -- were only able to support such heavy necks and heads thanks to a unique structure hidden inside their vertebrae.

Blue Origin launches what may be final test flight before carrying people

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Blue Origin launches what may be final test flight before carrying people

April 14 (UPI) -- Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin launched Wednesday from Texas what may be the last test flight for its New Shepard rocket before it carries people later this year.

Human screams can convey at least six different emotions

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Human screams can convey at least six different emotions

April 14 (UPI) -- Scientists have underestimated the communicative abilities of the human scream, according to a new study.

Global warming is making India's monsoon season more erratic

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Global warming is making India's monsoon season more erratic

April 14 (UPI) -- India's monsoon will grow increasingly wet and erratic as a result of global warming, according to a new study.

'Plant growth on steroids' causing longer allergy season in U.S.

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'Plant growth on steroids' causing longer allergy season in U.S.

Pollen is making its way back into the United States as weather begins to warm up from coast to coast, and some experts say that effects from climate change are contributing to longer, harder-to-manage allergy seasons.

Legislation calls for 'forever chemicals' to be regulated as hazardous substances

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Legislation calls for 'forever chemicals' to be regulated as hazardous substances

April 13 (UPI) -- Reps. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., and Fred Upton, R-Mich., introduced bipartisan legislation on Tuesday to designate PFAS as hazardous substances and set a national drinking standard for the "forever chemicals."

Think 2020 was bad? Historians say 536 was worst year ever to be alive

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Think 2020 was bad? Historians say 536 was worst year ever to be alive

In the year 536, across much of eastern Europe and throughout Asia, spring turned into summer and fall gave way to winter without a day of sunshine. From early 536 to 537, they stayed dark.

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