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December 25, 2024
Scientists reported on Wednesday that an ancient species of large ape may have gone extinct hundreds of thousands of years ago due to climate change that made their preferred fruits inaccessible during dry seasons. Gigantopithecus blacki, a species that inhabited southern China, is recognized as the largest known great ape by scientists. It stood at
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A new report reveals that greenhouse gas emissions, which can impact the climate, decreased by almost 2% in the United States in 2023, despite a growth in the economy. According to a report released on Wednesday by the Rhodium Group, an independent research firm, the decrease in emissions is seen as a positive development, but
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China’s space agency announced on Wednesday that their newest lunar probe has reached the launch site and is getting ready for a mission to the moon in the first half of this year. State broadcaster CCTV posted photos on its website of the unit under wraps as it was unloaded from a large cargo airplane
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A fuel leak caused a U.S. company to abandon its plans to land a spacecraft on the moon on Tuesday in Cape Canaveral, Florida. The lander from Astrobotic Technology experienced fuel loss shortly after its launch on Monday, potentially due to a damaged tank. Flight controllers worked to salvage the mission as the spacecraft struggled
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NASA announced on Tuesday that astronauts will have to wait until next year to fly to the moon and at least two more years before landing on it, due to delays. The agency originally intended to send four astronauts to orbit the moon at the end of this year, but has delayed the mission until
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The initial American mission to land on the moon in over 50 years seemed to be in jeopardy when a privately-owned spacecraft experienced a significant fuel leak shortly after its launch on Monday. The team at Astrobotic Technology, located in Pittsburgh, successfully positioned their lander to face the sun, allowing the solar panel to gather
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A judge in Montana has ordered the arrest of a man who did not attend his first court hearing for allegedly causing the deaths of numerous birds, including bald and golden eagles. Another defendant entered a plea of not guilty. Two individuals, in collaboration with others, were responsible for the deaths of approximately 3,600 birds
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Wildlife officials have reported another sighting of a jaguar in southern Arizona, making it the eighth documented jaguar in the southwestern U.S. since 1996. According to the Arizona Republic, a person who enjoys filming wildlife and shares their footage online recently recorded a video of a jaguar roaming in the Huachuca Mountains near Tucson. According
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LONDON (AP) — Roy Calne, a pioneer of organ transplantation who led Europe’s first liver transplant operation in 1968, has died aged 93. Calne passed away on Saturday evening in Cambridge, England, where he held the title of professor emeritus of surgery at Cambridge University. Calne was born in 1930 and studied medicine at Guy’s
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The initial individual to notice the object was a worker operating a shovel during the night shift. They noticed a shine of white while lifting a large pile of dirt and transferring it into a truck for disposal. After the truck driver unloaded the cargo, a dozer driver was prepared to level the soil. However,
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