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The race to space: Experts say 2018 will be the year space tourism takes off
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US drops ‘mother of all bombs’ on ISIS in Afghanistan
THE Russian military has a secret bomb that is four times more powerful than the mega-weapon Donald Trump’s military used to blast ISIS in their mountain hideaway.
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Here's the father of all bombs: Russia's answer to the MOAB
The US just dropped a 21,600-pound conventional bomb in Afghanistan.
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Why are our brains so big?
Many anthropologists think that living in large social groups drove the evolution of bigger brains, but new findings call that into question
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Need time for March Madness? Get a vasectomy, guys
March proves to be a popular month for vasectomies, as many men bank on being able to stay home and watch some March Madness basketball. Jeffrey Lee Puckett, The CJ
B vitamins may have 'protective effect' against air pollution
B vitamins may offer some protection against the impacts of air pollution, a small scale human trial suggests.
Star's seven Earth-sized worlds set record
Astronomers have detected a record seven Earth-sized planets orbiting a single star.
Dubai’s crazy, apocalyptic vision for the future
IN JUST three decades’ time the human race could survive on drinking water produced by gigantic bio-engineered jellyfish “factories”.
The lure of New Zealand for jaded Americans
Chance the Rapper says he wants to move there and tech billionaire Peter Thiel has become a citizen. Wellington-based journalist Ben Collins asks whether New Zealand is becoming a "utopia" for Americans looking to leave.
Reddit image claims to identify exactly what ingredients goes into a jar of Nutella
IT’S perhaps one of the best foods found in a jar, but a photo claiming to reveal exactly what goes into Nutella may have you thinking twice before dipping a spoon into the chocolatey goodness.
Trump nominee to rekindle climate battle?
The nomination of Oklahoma attorney general Scott Pruitt to be the next head of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has two important ramifications
Air Force One - why is it so expensive?
The US government is set to spend an estimated $3.2bn (£2.54bn) on the project that will replace Air Force One - and Donald Trump is not happy about it.
300 million children live in areas with extreme air pollution, data reveals
Global study reveals huge number of children breathing toxic fumes more than six times over safe limits, while billions are affected by air pollution that exceeds guidelines
U.S. Partnering With Private Firms to Send Humans to Mars by 2030s, Obama Says
Barack Obama wants to take one more giant leap for mankind — this time to Mars.
Epidemic of drug addicted parents sweeping the United States is tightening its grip
PASSED out on the supermarket floor, her daughter pulls at her limp body, crying out for help.
Hurricane Matthew Makes Landfall In Haiti
Hurricane Matthew roared across the southwestern tip of Haiti with 145 mph winds, uprooting trees and tearing roofs from homes in a largely rural corner of the impoverished country as the storm headed north toward Cuba and the east coast of Florida
Hurricane Matthew: Category Four storm pounds Haiti
The most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade has hit Haiti, bringing 145mph (230km/h) winds, heavy rain and dangerous storm surges.
Efforts to boost elephant protection fails at Cites
Attempts to give the maximum level of international protection to all African elephants have foundered at a key species conference in Johannesburg.
Hurricane Matthew heads for Jamaica packing strong winds
Hurricane Matthew has weakened slightly as it moves towards Jamaica, but is still packing winds of up to 250km/h (155mph), strong enough to wreck houses, forecasters say.
