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Researchers have concluded that a manned mission to Mars is unlikely to contaminate the planet.
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NASA Administrator Charles Bolden has outlined the space agency's plans for getting humans to Mars.
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What makes it possible for someone to survive for such a long time without being able to breathe ?
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Anthropologists have unearthed the fossil remains of a human ancestor dating back 3.2 million years.
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A new experiment is set to test the effectiveness of remote viewing and precognitive dreaming.
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A leading neuroscientist believes that we may soon be able to upload the human brain on to a computer.
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Biological and technological upgrades could eventually turn us in to a race of cybernetic immortals.
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The CIA has pulled the plug on a project designed to investigate climate-related security threats.
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New evidence suggests that dogs may have been man's best friend for far longer than previously thought.
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Scientists have discovered that the humble octopus is able to use its skin to sense light around it.
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Prehistoric stone tools predating the human genus have been unearthed in a dried-up riverbed in Kenya.
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Local folklore in Southern England tells of a mysterious humanoid creature covered in hair and leaves.
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Stephen Hawking believes that intelligent robots could be on course to destroy human civilization.
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Anthropologists believe that they have identified the oldest samples of human skin ever discovered.
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A case is set to be brought to the New York State Supreme Court to argue that chimps are 'legal persons'.
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Scientists have been investigating human hibernation as a way to enable long-haul space trips.
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A new study has investigated what causes the planet to inexplicably vibrate at very low frequencies.
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Chimpanzees in southeastern Senegal have become quite adept at making their own weapons.
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Computer scientist Valery Spiridonov is set to become the first man in history to undergo the procedure.
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New research suggests that the human chin may have resulted from our ability to cook and soften food.