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  Medallion containing original mold from discovery of penicillin goes up for auction

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  London CNN — A medallion containing some of the original mold involved in the discovery of penicillin is expected to fetch up to $50,000 when it goes up for auction later this month. The medallion was created and inscribed by Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming in the course of “one of the most …

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  Scientists store entire human genome on ‘memory crystal’ that could survive billions of years

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  London CNN — Scientists in the United Kingdom have stored the entire human genome on a “5D memory crystal,” in the hope that it could be used in the future as a blueprint to bring humanity back from extinction. The crystal, which was developed by a team of researchers at the University of …

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  Two meteor showers are set to peak this week. Here’s how to see them

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  CNN — Look up at the night sky this week for a chance to see high-speed meteors and bright fireballs from two meteor showers set to peak around the same time. The Southern Delta Aquariids will be most active Monday night through early Tuesday and could ring in a viewing of up to 25 meteors per hour …

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  What is known about the daytime fireball seen over the New York metropolitan area

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  CNN — A meteor bright enough to be spotted in broad daylight streaked across the sky on Tuesday morning, catching the attention of several East Coasters who documented their sightings. The fireball, defined as a meteor brighter than the planet Venus, is estimated to have soared over New York City …

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  Scientists confirm first lunar cave that could help shelter astronauts from the moon’s extreme temperatures

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  CNN — Scientists have long theorized the existence of lunar caves — underground passageways formed through volcanic processes that are connected to the pits covering the moon’s surface. Now, a team of international researchers has found the first direct evidence that the moon’s deepest known pit …

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  Fossil of an ancient shark that swam in the age of dinosaurs solves centuries-long mystery

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  CNN — During the Cretaceous Period, a genus of sharks roamed the sea with rows of unusual teeth. Mostly large and rounded, these chompers were not meant to slice through their prey, but to grind and crush shelled creatures. However, since the sharks’ presence in the fossil record has mostly consisted …