Science
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SpaceX decides not to catch booster during rocket launch attended by Trump
SpaceX and NASA are hoping to use the giant rocket to send people back to the moon, and eventually, land on Mars.
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Climate scientists say lines between science and advocacy are being blurred and bias normalized
Dr. Matt Wielicki said he was shocked when he read the op-ed in a prestigious journal arguing that objectivity in climate science is problematic. Keeping feelings separate from research, he said, is fundamental to the foundational principles of science.
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NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre says recently diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease causes deterioration in the brain and affects motor skills.
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NIH deleted COVID info from public view at Wuhan researcher's request, emails show
Deletion raised concerns in science circles but NIH directed reporters to more favorable coverage of the agency.
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Scientists reportedly obtain full sequence of dodo genome; extinct bird may make a comeback
Flightless bird was last observed in mid-17th century.
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In possible breakthrough, scientists say planetary bodies seen in habitable zone of white dwarf
Finding is “exciting and also unexpected,” researcher says.
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Astronomers: Black holes may have existed just after Big Bang, shedding light on universe’s history
Data might help “solve mysteries of modern cosmology."
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Discovery of 200,000-year-old bones could shed light on recent human ancestors
"Denisovans" were "sister population to the Neanderthals" hundreds of millennia ago.
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Researchers say they promoted 'functional recovery' from severe spinal cord injury in mice
Breakthrough could have major applications in human spinal cord medicine.
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SpaceX Crew-2 safely returns home after six months in space
This marks the third time SpaceX has successfully launched crews to the International Space Station.
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Scientists claim major discovery of mechanics of Alzheimer’s progression in brain
Research points the way toward ‘promising strategy’ for controlling disease.
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'Star Trek' actor William Shatner makes history as oldest man launched into space
Shatner made the voyage aboard a spacecraft built by Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company.
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Scientists say 'supershell' cavity in Milky Way likely formed by supernovae
Void appears to be region of heavy star creation activity.