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Russia aborts second attempt to launch a heavy-lift rocket from Far East
Russia has failed for a second straight day to test-launch a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex
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UN climate chief presses for faster action, says humans have 2 years left 'to save the world'
The United Nations climate chief says humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions
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Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed the existence of the 'God particle,' dies at 94
The University of Edinburgh says Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of a sub-atomic particle that came to be known as the Higgs boson, has died at 94
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Ancient sea turtle housed at Boston aquarium for more than 50 years passes another physical
Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more than 50 years, is in good physical shape
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New EPA rule says 218 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
More than 200 chemical plants nationwide must reduce toxic emissions likely to cause cancer under a new Environmental Protection Agency rule
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Total solar eclipse wows North America. Clouds part just in time for most
A chilly, midday darkness fell across North America as a total solar eclipse raced across the continent
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Russia aborts planned test launch of new heavy-lift space rocket
Russian space officials have aborted a test launch of a new heavy-lift rocket from a far-eastern launch pad just two minutes before the planned blastoff
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Can't get enough of the total solar eclipse or got clouded out? Here are the next ones to watch for
If you missed North America's total solar eclipse or if you caught the eclipse bug, there are more chances to see the sun disappear
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Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say
The European climate agency says Earth was record hot for the 10th consecutive month in March
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The Latest | Total solar eclipse races across North America
A total solar eclipse has raced across North America
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