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Scientists find possible chemical signs of life on a faraway planet

LONDON -- Astronomers have found possible chemical signs of life on a distant planet outside our solar system, though they…

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A restaurant in Havana defies Cuba’s tech struggles with digital menus and a robot waitress

HAVANA -- For Sonia Pérez, stepping into Havana’s Doña Alicia restaurant felt like entering a movie. Even as Cuba struggles…

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Proposed rule change on endangered species triggers alarm for environmentalists

The Trump administration plans to eliminate habitat protections for endangered and threatened species in a move environmentalists say would lead…

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Teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends

NAIROBI, Kenya -- Two Belgian teenagers were charged Tuesday with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants…

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Visa cancellations sow panic for international students

WASHINGTON -- At first, the bar association for immigration attorneys began receiving inquiries from a couple students a day. These…

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FDA OKs trial of pig livers as dialysis-like treatment for liver failure

WASHINGTON -- U.S. researchers will soon test whether livers from a gene-edited pig could treat people with sudden liver failure…

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Scientists map part of a mouse’s brain that’s so complex it looks like a galaxy

Thanks to a mouse watching clips from "The Matrix," scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to…

4 weeks ago

Scientists hope far-UVC light could help stop the next airborne pandemic before it starts

Five years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across the U.S., infecting millions and claiming hundreds of thousands of lives.…

4 weeks ago

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams reflect on unexpected 9-month space mission

Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams reflect on unexpected 9-month space mission - CBS News Watch CBS News Originally scheduled…

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“Colossal woolly mouse” created by scientists in effort to reconstruct the woolly mammoth

Extinction is still forever, but scientists at the biotech company Colossal Biosciences are trying what they say is the next…

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