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NASA revealed new details about the Artemis moon landing program yesterday, including a detailed budget, project…

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finally took a stance on whether covid-19 can be airborne, only to…

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Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia have discovered seven well-preserved footprints belonging to humans. Dated to around…

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The winners of the 2020 Ig Nobel Prizes have been announced, and the honored experiments include frozen knives made…