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'Super blood wolf moon' will be last total lunar eclipse until 2021

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'Super blood wolf moon' will be last total lunar eclipse until 2021

Jan. 20 (UPI) -- If the weather cooperates, viewers in South American and North America will be able to witness a super blood wolf moon on Sunday night.

Asteroid impact rates increased 290 million years ago

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Asteroid impact rates increased 290 million years ago

Yellowstone's forests could be grassland in just a few decades

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Yellowstone's forests could be grassland in just a few decades

Australia registers hottest night on record

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Australia registers hottest night on record

Geneticists accidentally engineer mice with especially short, long tails

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Geneticists accidentally engineer mice with especially short, long tails

Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Scientists have discovered a genetic pathway that controls tail development in mice while investigating genes related to physiological development for cancer research.

Cassini data suggests Saturn's rings are surprisingly young

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Cassini data suggests Saturn's rings are surprisingly young

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Saturn's rings are surprisingly young, according to a new survey of the gravity data captured by the Cassini probe during its final flyby.

To avoid blood-sucking insects, paint your body

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To avoid blood-sucking insects, paint your body

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Forget bug spray, the latest research suggests body-painting offers effective protection against blood-sucking insects.

Study: Access to urban green spaces favor the rich, educated

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Study: Access to urban green spaces favor the rich, educated

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- A new study suggests the benefits provided by urban green spaces aren't shared equally.

Chang'e 4's sprouted cotton seeds die during first lunar night

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Chang'e 4's sprouted cotton seeds die during first lunar night

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Almost as soon as it started it was over. The seeds that sprouted on the lunar surface, inside the biosphere installed by China's Chang'e-4 probe, are now dead.

AI-powered genomic analysis reveals unknown human ancestor

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AI-powered genomic analysis reveals unknown human ancestor

Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Using a combination of deep learning algorithms and statistical techniques, researchers identified an unknown human ancestor hiding in the modern human genome.

Physicists replicate earliest days of the universe in super-chilled helium

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Physicists replicate earliest days of the universe in super-chilled helium

Jan. 16 (UPI) -- Scientists have for the first time triggered quantum structures long-predicted by cosmologists.

Jellyfish map could help conservationists protect marine ecosystems

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Jellyfish map could help conservationists protect marine ecosystems

Jan. 16 (UPI) -- By analyzing the chemical composition of jellyfish caught in the Atlantic, scientists can map important differences among an array of marine habitats.

Dogs started helping humans 11,500 years ago, fossils in Jordan suggest

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Dogs started helping humans 11,500 years ago, fossils in Jordan suggest

Jan. 16 (UPI) -- New archaeological evidence excavated in Jordan suggests dogs may have helped humans hunt as early as 11,500 years ago.

'Curb Your Enthusiasm' helps study brain's sense of time

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'Curb Your Enthusiasm' helps study brain's sense of time

Jan. 16 (UPI) -- With the help of college students and the TV series "Curb Your Enthusiasm," scientists have gained a better understanding of how the brain time-stamps memories.

Ancient quinoa found near Ontario, suggests early links between indigenous groups

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Ancient quinoa found near Ontario, suggests early links between indigenous groups

Jan. 16 (UPI) -- The discovery of ancient quinoa seeds outside of Ontario suggests early indigenous groups were exchanging perishable goods as early as 900 B.C.

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

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- The world's loneliest frog, single for a decade, is finally getting 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

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Seeds carried to the far side of the moon by China's Chang'e 4 probe have sprouted, marking the first time plants have been grown on the lunar surface.

Survey: GMO food critics overestimate their knowledge of the subject

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Survey: GMO food critics overestimate their knowledge of the subject

Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Opponents of genetically modified foods overrate their knowledge of the subject, according to a new survey.

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.

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