Scientists say they have induced 'virgin births' in fruit flies for the first time by switching on the right genes

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Fruit fly, Drosophila mercatorum
Fruit fly, Drosophila mercatorum

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Ukraine is giving up on trying to bust through Russian defenses with heavy armor and is instead pounding them with artillery, report says

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Ukrainian service members of the 55th Separate Artillery Brigade fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Avdiivka in Donetsk region, Ukraine May 31, 2023.
Ukrainian service members fire a Caesar self-propelled howitzer towards Russian troops in Donetsk region, Ukraine, May 31, 2023.

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The US Air Force is relaxing its restrictions on body fat after struggling to find enough new recruits

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U.S. Air Force's T-38 Talon landing at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.
A USAF T-38 Talon lands at Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas.

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Chernobyl's stray dogs are 'genetically distinct' 40 years after the massive nuclear radiation leak, scientists find

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Chernobyl animals
Stray dogs hang out near an abandoned, partially-completed cooling tower at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.

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Donald Trump proposes 10 new 'Freedom Cities' featuring futuristic flying cars in a new campaign video

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Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign event at the South Carolina State House in Columbia, S.C., on January 28, 2023.

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NASA and DARPA plan to test a nuclear-powered rocket that could take humans to Mars in record time

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artist's concept shows a fairly simple rocket carrying logos from NASA and DARPA, flying away from a planet.
An artist's illustration of the Demonstration for Rocket to Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) spacecraft, which will be used to test a nuclear thermal rocket engine.

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