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CBS News - Science

Science - Astronauts on unexpected 9-month space mission - Originally scheduled for just 8 days aboard the International Space Station, the two astronauts spent over 9 months in orbit due to delays with their Boeing Starliner return. Now back on Earth, they share how they coped, what they missed most, and how the mission unexpectedly became political. 19H ago - 03:41

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Icelandic volcano erupts, shutting down popular tourist attraction -- Authorities in Iceland were forced by a new volcanic eruption to evacuate dozens of homes and shut down the hugely popular Blue Lagoon tourist attraction.

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SpaceX's Fram2 launch sends civilian crew into flight around Earth's poles -- The international all-civilian Fram2 crew is the first in space history to fly to orbit with no licensed pilot or trained astronaut on board. -- Mar 31

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Ancient wasp snatched prey like Venus flytrap, scientists say -- "I've seen a lot of strange insects, but this has to be one of the most peculiar-looking ones I've seen in a while," said one entomologist. -- Mar 31

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Millions of bees have died this year: "Worst bee loss in recorded history" -- Bees play a key role in the U.S. food supply, and the mass deaths could jeopardize that. -- Mar 29

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Is carbon capture a solution to the climate crisis? -- Carbon capture chemically removes CO2 from the air, to store or recycle into products. But is this technology - underwritten by the fossil fuel industry - an effective means to address climate change? -- Mar 23

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Is carbon capture a solution to the climate crisis? As a tool to address rising greenhouse gas emissions, carbon capture chemically removes carbon dioxide from the air, to store or recycle into products. The company behind a new plant to be opened this summer claims the facility will remove 500,000 tons of CO2 a year. But is this form of carbon capture - underwritten by the fossil fuel industry - an effective means to address climate change? Correspondent David Pogue looks at the technology behind this initiative, and the controversy it has raised. Mar 23 - 06:55

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Bones of mammoths butchered for their tusks unearthed by archaeologists -- Remains of five mammoths were found archaeologists from the Austrian Academy of Sciences said Thursday​ in a news statement. -- Mar 21

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Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday -- Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction. -- Mar 20

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New evidence about dark energy may be "cusp of a major discovery" -- The new findings come from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), which sits on a telescope at the Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona. -- Mar 21

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