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Artist impression of the three spacecraft that China will send to Mars in the coming weeks. Astronomy of nature A Long March 5 rocket is ready to take China to Mars. On Wednesday night, the Chinese space agency will send a trio of spacecraft, an orbiter, a lander, and a …

Fabien Cousteau, grandson of legendary ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau, wants to build the equivalent of the International Space Station (ISS), but at the bottom of the ocean far below the surface, as CNN reports. All images: Courtesy of Proteus / Yves Béhar / Fuseproject With the help of industrial designer …

More than 3,000 public health experts have signed a letter in support of the Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Anthony FauciAnthony FauciPelosi calls the coronavirus the “Trump virus” Bolton defends Cheney amid a clash with conservatives in the House of Representatives Trump says the coronavirus …

Here are two examples of the sturddlefish hybrid of the Russian sturgeon and the American spoonbill. Atila Mozsar / Genes The American spoonbill and the Russian sturgeon were never intended to mate. But when scientists accidentally bred a new hybrid of the two, the big shot was born. Most people …

Maintaining a focus on science, not politics, could be especially critical to a coronavirus vaccine, amid a search effort that drew intense public interest and progressed at world record speed. The fastest scientists have developed a new vaccine to date is four years; If successful, a viable coronavirus injection can …