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Chinese astronauts describe moment a crack was discovered on Shenzhou-20 spacecraft - By - Patrick Pester - published - 25 February 26 - Taikonauts from the ill-fated Shenzhou-20 mission have described what happened when they discovered cracks on their spacecraft as they prepared to depart China's Tiangong space station last year.

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Kazakhstan plants tens of thousands of trees in giant effort to reintroduce tigers - By - Patrick Pester - published - 25 February 26 - Kazakhstan planted 37,000 seedlings and cuttings in South Balkhash last year to prepare for the return of its tigers, which disappeared more than 70 years ago.

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We now know why shoes squeak, and it involves miniature lightning bolts - By - Kenna Hughes-Castleberry - published - 25 February 26 - Harvard engineers think they've found the reason basketball shoes squeak, and it's due to pockets of friction between the rubber and the court.

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'Rare and enigmatic' structures found at the Milky Way's center in largest-ever map of its kind - By - Brandon Specktor - last updated - 25 February 26 - Scientists using the ALMA telescope have created the most-detailed-ever map of the Milky Way's chaotic center. The observations could open a window to the ancient universe as it appeared shortly after the Big Bang.

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COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy may cut risk of preeclampsia - By - Gabriela Galvin - published - 25 February 26 - A study of more than 6,500 mothers found that COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy significantly lowered the risk of preeclampsia, a dangerous blood-pressure disorder.

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Far fewer people are related to Genghis Khan than previously assumed, new genomic study suggests - By - Kristina Killgrove - published - 24 February 26 - Some experts have suggested as many as 1 in 200 men in the world are related to Genghis Khan. But a new genomic study reveals the number is significantly lower.

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Humans and Neanderthals interbred - but it was mostly male Neanderthals and female humans who coupled up, study finds

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Rubin Observatory alerts scientists to 800,000 changes in the sky in one night

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Giant 'spiderwebs' on Mars contain tiny egg-like structures that scientists 'can't quite explain,' NASA rover reveals

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Fresh look at Apollo moon rocks solves decades-old lunar mystery

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Babies weren't supposed to be mourned in the Roman Empire. These rare liquid-gypsum burials prove otherwise.

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