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Russia’s Arctic Plans Add to Polar Bears’ Climate Woes

Last month’s visit by roaming polar bears that put a Russian village on lockdown may be just the beginning. For as Moscow steps up its activity in the warming Arctic, …

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New Techniques Let Scientists Zero In on Individual Cells

Did you hear what happened when Bill Gates walked into a bar? Everybody there immediately became millionaires — on average. That joke about a very rich man is an old …

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New Techniques Let Scientists Zero In on Individual Cells

Did you hear what happened when Bill Gates walked into a bar? Everybody there immediately became millionaires — on average. That joke about a very rich man is an old …

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Activists Campaign for Treaty to End Violence Against Women

Women’s rights activists from 128 nations are launching a public campaign Tuesday for an international treaty to end violence against women and girls, a global scourge estimated by the United …

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Activists Campaign for Treaty to End Violence Against Women

Women’s rights activists from 128 nations are launching a public campaign Tuesday for an international treaty to end violence against women and girls, a global scourge estimated by the United …

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Scientists Observe Low Sea Ice in Bering Sea Off Alaska

Open water has replaced sea ice in much of the Bering Sea off Alaska’s west coast, leaving villages vulnerable to powerful winter storms and adding challenges to Alaska Native hunters …

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Scientists Observe Low Sea Ice in Bering Sea Off Alaska

Open water has replaced sea ice in much of the Bering Sea off Alaska’s west coast, leaving villages vulnerable to powerful winter storms and adding challenges to Alaska Native hunters …

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2nd Man Seems to Be Free of AIDS Virus After Transplant

A London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant, the second success including the “Berlin patient,” doctors reported. The therapy had an early …

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Disabled Children Suffer Discrimination, Denial of their Human Rights

Human rights advocates are calling for an end to the discrimination that denies children with disabilities the same right to an equal education and other opportunities available to other children …

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Disabled Children Suffer Discrimination, Denial of their Human Rights

Human rights advocates are calling for an end to the discrimination that denies children with disabilities the same right to an equal education and other opportunities available to other children …

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Ethiopian Disability Rights Advocate Champions Opportunities for Women

Yetnebersh Nigussie lost her sight at the age of five, but she has not let her disability slow her down. A tireless advocate for people with disabilities in Africa, she …

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Ethiopian Disability Rights Advocate Champions Opportunities for Women

Yetnebersh Nigussie lost her sight at the age of five, but she has not let her disability slow her down. A tireless advocate for people with disabilities in Africa, she …

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DNA Test Helps Find Unknown Siblings, Distant Relatives

Simple DNA testing kits are becoming more popular and affordable. Today, genetic tests can show where your family came from, give you insight into your health, and even reveal unknown …

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Corals Thrive in Red Sea as Reefs Worldwide Are Devastated

Scientists estimate half of the world’s corals have been devastated as climate change has led to warmer oceans. When water temperatures get too high, corals become stressed and expel the …

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Corals Thrive in Red Sea as Reefs Worldwide Are Devastated

Scientists estimate half of the world’s corals have been devastated as climate change has led to warmer oceans. When water temperatures get too high, corals become stressed and expel the …

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Terror Attacks on Ebola Centers Raise Fears of Contagion in DRC

The charity Doctors Without Borders has suspended its Ebola virus-fighting operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo after attacks on two of its treatment centers this week, raising the risk …

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Terror Attacks on Ebola Centers Raise Fears of Contagion in DRC

The charity Doctors Without Borders has suspended its Ebola virus-fighting operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo after attacks on two of its treatment centers this week, raising the risk …

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Mars Lander Starts Digging on Red Planet, Hits Snags

NASA’s newest Mars lander has started digging into the red planet, but hit a few snags, scientists said Friday. The German drilling instrument on the InSight lander hit what appeared …

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Mars Lander Starts Digging on Red Planet, Hits Snags

NASA’s newest Mars lander has started digging into the red planet, but hit a few snags, scientists said Friday. The German drilling instrument on the InSight lander hit what appeared …

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African School of Physics Program Aims to Launch More Science Careers

Africa-born particle physicist Ketevi Assamagan is a man on a science mission. His goal is to bring science education to a new generation of African youth through a traveling program …

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African School of Physics Program Aims to Launch More Science Careers

Africa-born particle physicist Ketevi Assamagan is a man on a science mission. His goal is to bring science education to a new generation of African youth through a traveling program …

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Scientists See Evidence of Underground Lake System on Mars

Scientists say images of craters taken by European and American space probes show there likely once was a planet-wide system of underground lakes on Mars. Data collected by NASA and …

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