Science
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The Weapons That Ukraine Might Use to Shoot Into Russia
Decisions by President Biden and others give Ukrainian forces several new options. But they’re still restricted in the use of…
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Ukrainian Drone Strikes Target Russian Nuclear Radar Stations
A radar facility more than 1,100 miles into Russia was damaged, satellite imagery showed. The attacks have drawn concern from…
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Taking the Fight to Russia: The West Weighs Ukraine’s Use of Its Weapons
More NATO allies are backing Kyiv’s pleas to allow its forces to conduct strikes in Russian territory with Western weapons.
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South Africans Turn Away from Ruling Party, Early Election Results Show
As votes trickled in, the power and influence of the African National Congress, which has led the country for 30…
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Unconventional Sex Let Anglerfish Conquer the Deep Ocean
How did the ghoulish creatures known as anglerfish pull off the evolutionary feat that let them essentially take over the…
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Delays and Allegations Cool Off Africa’s Hottest Art Event
Artists are struggling on with side exhibitions despite the postponement of the official biennale in Dakar, Senegal, and the disappearance…
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Barry Kemp, Who Unearthed Insights About Ancient Egypt, Dies at 84
The archaeologist wrote widely on everyday life under the pharaohs and did much of his fieldwork at Amarna, considered the…
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South Africans Vote, Many Hoping for Change as Seismic as Mandela’s Rise
In a high-stakes national election, the African National Congress, which has governed for three decades since the end of apartheid,…
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Apex, the Largest Stegosaurus Fossil Ever Found, Heads to Auction
In May 2022, Jason Cooper, a commercial paleontologist, went for a walk around his property near the aptly named Colorado…
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Billionaire Plans Dive to the Titanic in a Newly Designed Submersible
Larry Connor, 74, who made his wealth in real estate, said he’s building a new acrylic-hulled submersible that will be…