New multispectral analysis of Voynich manuscript reveals hidden details Handwriting suggests Prague doctor named Johannes Marcus Marci tried to decode in 1640.
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New multispectral analysis of Voynich manuscript reveals hidden details
Handwriting suggests Prague doctor named Johannes Marcus Marci tried to decode in 1640.
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Feds want vehicles to be safer for pedestrians’ heads; new regs proposed The proposed rule would mostly affect pickup trucks and large SUVs.
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Feds want vehicles to be safer for pedestrians’ heads; new regs proposed
The proposed rule would mostly affect pickup trucks and large SUVs.
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To avoid strike, Boeing promises 25% pay hike—and to build next jet in Seattle Boeing offers largest wage increase ever to avoid work stoppage it cannot afford.
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To avoid strike, Boeing promises 25% pay hike—and to build next jet in Seattle
Boeing offers largest wage increase ever to avoid work stoppage it cannot afford.
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New color E Ink reMarkable tablet tries to catch up with—and leapfrog—Kindle Scribe $579 starting price is up there with Android E Ink tablets and Apple's iPad Air.
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Review: reMarkable Paper Pro writing tablet feels almost like paper, for a price
$579 starting price is up there with Android E Ink tablets and Apple's iPad Air.
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The Golden Age of offbeat Arctic research The Cold War spawned some odd military projects that were doomed to fail.
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The Golden Age of offbeat Arctic research
The Cold War spawned some odd military projects that were doomed to fail.
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How did volcanism trigger climate change before the eruptions started? New dating of a major ancient warming shows warming started before major eruptions.
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How did volcanism trigger climate change before the eruptions started?
New dating of a major ancient warming shows warming started before major eruptions.
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Americans misunderstand their contribution to deteriorating environment A global survey suggests 88 percent of people are worried about the state of nature.
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Americans misunderstand their contribution to deteriorating environment
A global survey suggests 88 percent of people are worried about the state of nature.
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Leaving behind its crew, Starliner departs space station and returns to Earth "We will review the data and determine the next steps for the program," says Boeing's Starliner manager.
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Leaving behind its crew, Starliner departs space station and returns to Earth
We will review the data and determine the next steps for the program," says Boeing's Starliner manager.
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How important are luck and good fortune in science? A new book argues that our ignorance is so large, lucky discoveries are inevitable.
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Is accidentally stumbling across the unknown a key part of science?
A new book argues that our ignorance is so large, lucky discoveries are inevitable.
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Missouri reports human H5-type bird flu case with no link to animals The person recovered, and Missouri officials say risk to public is still low.
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Person in Missouri caught H5 bird flu without animal contact
The person recovered, and Missouri officials say risk to public is still low.
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