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The life-saving science behind the 2019 Nobel Prize for Medicine

The research could lead to new treatments for potentially deadly conditions including cancer, heart attack and stroke.

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Watch back: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded

The 2019 Nobel Laureates are set to be revealed starting on October 7.

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NASA announces 'spacewalk bonanza,' including first all-female outing

The space agency is planning an ambitious schedule of 10 spacewalks over the next three months.

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Sizzling September equals warm temperature record

"With continued greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting impact on global temperatures, records will continue to be broken in the future,” warned Copernicus, the EU climate change service.

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Watch: Tetraplegic man walks again thanks to mind-reading exoskeleton

The technology represents a scientific breakthrough that could bring hope to tetraplegics seeking to regain movement.

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Iran-linked hackers tried to compromise presidential campaign, Microsoft says

The company said that it had seen "significant cyber activity" from a group of hackers that it believes "originates from Iran and is linked to the Iranian government."

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We may be closing in on the discovery of alien life. Are we prepared?

New robotic craft bound for Mars should give us our best shot at finding life on the Red Planet.

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A RoboCop, a park and a fight: How expectations about robots are clashing with reality

When Cogo Guebara pressed a button on a robot to call the police, she was instead instructed to "step out of the way."

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Sports Illustrated to cut staff as new owner takes over

The laid-off staffers are the latest victims of downsizing affecting digital and print media, which has struggled to retain advertising revenue.

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Tiktok bans political and advocacy advertising from its platform

Political ads clash with its "positive, refreshing environment," says Blake Chandlee, Tiktok's vice president of global business solutions.

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Trump seized on a conspiracy theory called the 'insurance policy.' Now, it's at the center of an impeachment investigation.

Just months after Trump's inauguration, conspiracy theorists pushed a fanciful and unsubstantiated narrative in which the DNC framed Russia for election interference.

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What is dark energy?

The mysterious force is pushing galaxies apart and causing the universe to expand at an accelerating rate.

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Uber just launched an app to connect temp workers with jobs

The launch of Uber Works comes as the ride-hailing company has been struggling to turn a profit.

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Inside the startup that is building AI-powered military technology

'The technology companies that should be solving these problems refuse to do so," Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey told NBC News.

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Apple CEO Tim Cook shows unprecedented support to DACA ahead of SCOTUS decision

"Our country made a deal with a highly vulnerable population interested in a bright future, and we should keep that deal," said Cook.

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Our solar system's mysterious 'Planet 9' may actually be a black hole

A new theory suggests that a so-called primordial black hole may lurk beyond Neptune in the outer solar system.

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Google will soon let you delete your YouTube history

Tech giants are battling to introduce privacy tools that will convince users — and regulators — that they do not have an iron-clad grip on your data.

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Iceberg bigger than L.A. just broke off Antarctic ice shelf

Scientists say the calving is part of a natural process, though they worry about shrinking polar ice and the resulting rise in sea levels.

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Aliens may have bugged space rocks to spy on Earth, scientist says

A new proposal suggests scouring so-called co-orbitals for advanced alien technology used to eavesdrop on our planet.

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Warren on leaked Zuckerberg audio: '#BreakUpBigTech'

Zuckerberg told employees that if a President Warren threatened to break up Facebook, "you go to the mat and you fight." Warren responded, "It's time to #BreakUpBigTech."