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World’s first gene-edited horses are shaking up the genteel sport of polo

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - They look like ordinary foals, docile with honey brown coats and white facial patches, content to spend their days munching alfalfa in a cordoned-off pasture in…

John McCarthy August 30, 2025

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Trump executive order gives politicians control over all federal grants, alarming researchers

NEW YORK (AP) — An executive order signed by President Donald Trump late Thursday aims to give political appointees power over the billions of dollars in grants awarded by federal agencies.…

John McCarthy August 9, 2025

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A submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean

NEW YORK (AP) — An underwater voyage has revealed a network of creatures thriving at the bottom of deep-sea ocean trenches. In these extreme environments, the crushing pressure, scant food and lack of sunlight can…

John McCarthy July 31, 2025

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Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake

BRIDGETOWN (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning,…

John McCarthy July 23, 2025

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French scientists identify new blood type in Guadeloupe woman

BASSE-TERRE — A French woman from the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has been identified as the only known carrier of a new blood type, dubbed "Gwada negative," France's blood supply agency has announced.…

John McCarthy June 21, 2025

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Ancient DNA reveals a new group of people who lived near land bridge between the Americas

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South America about 6,000 years ago. Researchers…

John McCarthy June 2, 2025

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Virgin Galactic to increase price for space tourism flights

TUSTIN, California (Bloomberg) — Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. said that it plans to charge more for its space tourism flights when it resumes sales in the first quarter of 2026.…

John McCarthy May 17, 2025

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Giant croc-like carnivore fossils found in the Caribbean

Imagine a crocodile built like a greyhound—that's a sebecid. Standing tall, with some species reaching 20 feet in length, they dominated South American landscapes after the extinction of dinosaurs until…

John McCarthy May 16, 2025

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

WASHINGTON (AP) — Thanks to a mouse watching clips from “The Matrix,” scientists have created the largest functional map of a brain to date – a diagram of the wiring…

John McCarthy April 26, 2025

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‘Moby Dick’ of Thailand spotted swimming and foraging off Gulf

BANGKOK — A pair of Bryde’s whales were recently spotted off the coast of Thailand, delighting conservation officials. The large marine mammals — which are infrequently observed in Thai waters…

John McCarthy April 24, 2025