Sep 22, 1997 11:58 AM

Ewe Meets Ram

Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep, will be pastured together with a ram to begin a new phase of research on the remarkable beast. Scientists at Scotland's Roslin Institute want to check Dolly's fertility and observe her offspring for possible ill effects from her revolutionary conception.

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You Can Soon Buy a $4,370 Humanoid Robot on AliExpress

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Your Art Can Go in This San Francisco Alley

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NASA Wants to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

The White House has announced that NASA will work with the Departments of Defense and Energy to put nuclear reactors in orbit and on the surface of the moon.

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The Trajectory of the Artemis II Moon Mission Is a Feat of Engineering

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A longitudinal study found that loneliness is more closely linked to lapses in immediate and delayed recall than to the overall speed of cognitive decline.

Jorge Garay

Snake Bros Keep Getting Bitten by Their Lethal Pets. Only Zoos Can Save Them

Your venomous serpent bites you, and the clock is ticking. America’s zookeepers—and a cooler full of rare antivenom—are your best chance of survival.

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