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This image displays a single human neuron (white) and all of the axons from other neurons that connect to it. Photo: Collected/CNN
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Google and Harvard unveil most detailed ever map of human brain

Harvard and Google collaboration lead to a breakthrough in brain mapping technology

Jared Isaacman, 41, exits the SpaceX capsule on a tether into the vacuum of space, hundreds of miles from Earth during the world's first private spacewalk on Sept. 12, 2024, in a still image from video. SpaceX/Handout via REUTERS
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Billionaire and engineer complete first private spacewalk in SpaceX mission

A year after the surgery, James' transplanted eye showed some response to light in MRI scans though it wasn't perceived by James. Photo: Haley Ricciardi/NYU Langone Health
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World-first face, eye transplant a 'cautious' success story

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Professor of medicine says death appears to be reversible

The launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying the NROL-113 mission into orbit can be seen over the ocean and high in the night sky, in this time exposure taken from Encinitas, California, US September 5, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mike Blake
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What is helium and why is it used in rockets?

A GOES-16 Solar Ultraviolet Imager image of the sun on May 10. Photo: NOAA
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Earth hit by 'severe' solar storm

The discovery comes from analysis of data from Nasa's Insight lander, which took a seismometer to Mars. Image: NASA
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Reservoir of liquid water found deep in Martian rocks

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Most lung cancer patients in India never smoked, genetic makeup big driver: Study

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Genome evidence points to plague in Stone Age European population crash

An artist's concept of the planet HD 189733 b located 64 light-years from Earth, orbiting close to its host star. Roberto Molar Candanosa/Johns Hopkins University/Handout via REUTERS/ File Photo
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Rotten eggs chemical detected on Jupiter-like alien planet

Archaea are extremophiles, capable of surviving in extreme conditions (like boiling hot springs). Photo: Anastassiya Bornstein
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Third form of life makes energy in 'remarkable' ways, scientists discover

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Canned water produced from air and sunlight to hit US stores this year

The puzzle's simple yet complex nature appeals to a wide audience, from children to adults, and from casual puzzlers to serious competitors. Photo: Reuters
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Five decades of puzzling perfection: Rubik's Cube turns 50