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Wolves living near Chernobyl seem to fight cancer
In 1986, a nuclear reactor exploded at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine. It released deadly radiation and over 100,000 people had to leave the city.
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Nuclear fusion record, closer to unlimited clean energy
Scientists near Oxford, England, have set a new record in nuclear fusion energy. This brings us one step closer to clean energy for the future.
Science, Technology
Japan is now the fifth country to land on the moon
Japan's "Moon Sniper" spacecraft has landed on the moon, the first successful moon landing for Japan.
Science, Technology
Scientists get 4.6-billion-year-old asteroid dirt
A very small amount of dust and dirt from an asteroid has arrived at the Natural History Museum in London.
Business, Entertainment, Science
Lego is trying to make more environmentally friendly bricks
The company Lego, famous for making colorful plastic bricks, has decided not to make those bricks from recycled plastic bottles.
Science, Technology
Scientists make new “exercise drug”
Scientists have successfully tested a new drug that gives someone the benefits of a good workout.
Science, Technology
Elon Musk’s company Neuralink will test on humans
Neuralink, a company founded by Elon Musk, has started looking for people for its first tests with humans.
Science, Technology
India lands spacecraft on the moon
India made history on Wednesday when its Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft landed on the moon's south pole. This is the first time a country has landed on this part of the moon.
Nature, Science
A worm survived 46,000 years in frozen dirt
Scientists have found a tiny worm that was frozen for around 46,000 years. The worm, called a nematode, was discovered in frozen ground called permafrost in Siberia, Russia.
Nature, Science
Earth has hottest day ever 3 days in a row
On Tuesday, July 4th, the Earth reached its highest temperature ever measured.
Nature, Science
The EU wants to remove drugs from water
In Uppsala, Sweden, there is a new project to clean harmful drugs out of the water.
Science, Technology
4 volunteers enter NASA Mars simulation for 1 year
Four volunteers have begun a 378-day simulation of life on Mars. They will live in a special building that looks like Mars and face difficult challenges that can happen in space.
Other, Science
Why do Americans eat so much junk food?
In the 80s and 90s, food companies started making a lot of "ultra-processed foods". These foods, like potato chips, frozen meals, soda, and fast food, have a lot of added sugar, salt, fat, artificial colors, and preserva
Nature, Science
Brazilian researchers want to make naturally decaffeinated coffee
A research institute in Brazil is working on creating coffee that naturally has less caffeine.
Science, Technology
NASA found the Japanese Moon lander that crashed into the Moon
A Japanese company called ispace tried to land a robot on the Moon, but it didn't go as planned.
Science, Technology
Scientists make discovery that might slow aging
For centuries, people have wanted to slow down or reverse aging.
Science, Technology
Ghana is first country to approve malaria vaccine
Ghana is the first country to approve a new vaccine for malaria called R21. Scientists say the vaccine will change the world.
Nature, Science
Creatures now living on plastic trash in Pacific Ocean
Scientists have discovered that communities of creatures like crabs and anemones have started living on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. If you haven’t heard of it before, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is a massive are
Science
Engineers break paper airplane record
Three aerospace engineers have broken the world record for the farthest flight by a paper airplane.
Science, Technology
First Canadian to go to the moon
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen will make history when he flies by the moon in 2024. Hansen will be the first Canadian to explore outside of Earth’s orbit.
