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3 scientists were charged in worm smuggling scheme. Lawyers say China helped get the case dismissed

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DETROIT — China’s government intervened and helped get charges dropped against three Chinese scientists at the University of Michigan who were accused of helping a colleague smuggle biological materials into the U.S., defense lawyers said. The materials turned out to be mostly tiny, transparent worms — nothing dangerous — though U.S. officials last year hailed … Read more

We asked scientists what they think we’ll learn from the government’s UFO files. Here’s what they said.

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Questions about what the federal government may know about extraterrestrial life in the cosmos — or possibly even here on Earth — have inspired imaginations, conspiracy theories, sci-fi literature and blockbuster films. Answers to some of those questions could finally become public after President Trump’s call last week for the release of files related to UFOs or any “alien … Read more