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Senators want faster FAA approval for commercial spaceflights

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How head lice reveal secrets about human origins

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French love letters written 265 years ago opened for the first time

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NASA missions spy celestial features that resemble a ghostly hand and eerie face

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Striking science images from the Nikon Small World Photo 2023 contest

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Parthenon sculptures were once elegantly painted with ‘Egyptian blue’

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Apes recognize friends they haven’t seen for decades, new research finds

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‘Bone biographies’ reveal what life was like for everyday medieval people

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A ‘living skin’ is protecting the Great Wall of China, scientists say

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‘Magic islands’ mystery on Saturn’s moon Titan may be solved

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