Duke anthropologist Brian Hare argues that humans evolved in a way that left us more cooperative and friendlier than our now extinct human cousins, like Neanderthals and Denisovans.
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A NASA spacecraft sent out to collect rocks from an asteroid seems to have nabbed a lot of material, but there's now an unexpected problem — a flap isn't closing because some rocks are stuck. -
Large-scale solar farms are running into opposition from people who want to save farmland. Now solar companies are trying to combine solar and farming.
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Astronauts have been able to cast ballots from above since the Texas legislature gave its blessing in 1997. "It's critical to participate in our democracy," NASA astronaut Kate Rubins said.
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The famed naturalist and broadcaster beat out actress Jennifer Aniston for fastest time to reach 1 million followers on Instagram, according to Guinness World Records.
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A judge in San Francisco said Trump's order targeting the popular Chinese-owned app has a "modest" basis in national security and represents a free speech violation for U.S. users of the app.
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There's only been one other year — 2005 — that Greek names have been needed. The National Hurricane Center on Friday announced storms called Alpha and Beta have formed in the Atlantic.
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Trump Now Claims 'Every American' Will Have Coronavirus Vaccine By AprilThe president has contradicted health experts, and now his own ambitious timeline, for a vaccine against COVID-19.
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U.S. To Bar Downloads Of TikTok, WeChatAs of Sunday, no mobile app store in the U.S. will be allowed to distribute or maintain the popular Chinese-owned apps, the Commerce Department says.
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'A Very Serious Situation': WHO Says Coronavirus Cases Are Rising In Europe AgainThe World Health Organization warned on Thursday that weekly increases have reached a higher rate than during the pandemic's peak in March, with "alarming rates of transmission across the region."
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About 1 In 5 Households In U.S. Cities Miss Needed Medical Care During PandemicSome people have skipped care because of finances or fear of the virus, doctors say. Others find medical practices closed to new patients. Many are suffering health consequences, an NPR poll finds.
