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Stem cells may save giant pandas
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Scientists have just turned giant panda skin cells into stem cells
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Polaris Dawn mission marks a giant leap for private space exploration
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Giant tsunami caused by thinning glacier triggers nine-day earthquake
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Massive Greenland landslide triggers ‘giant tsunami’ that shakes Earth for nine days
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Emissions surge as fast fashion giant Shein embraces AI
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Earthquakes may produce giant gold nuggets
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Earthquakes may explain how giant gold nuggets form in quartz rock
A replica of the "Welcome Stranger," a 100 kg gold nugget discovered…