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  1. Children of Chernobyl cleanup crew don’t have excess mutations

    A deep look into the genetic damage left by the disaster.

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  2. Conservative versus liberal: A knock-down, drag-out climate policy fight

    Experts weigh in on Canada's Conservative party's proposed carbon levy.

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  3. CDC, FDA lift pause of J&J vaccine after advisors vote in support of use [Updated]

    CDC advisors voted 10 to 4 to lift J&J; pause, with new warning about clots

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  4. NASA gets what it wanted: Independent, reliable access to space

    "There doesn’t seem to be any obvious limits to the reusability of the vehicle."

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  5. NASA’s bold bet on Starship for the Moon may change spaceflight forever

    "It is transformational to degrees no one today can understand."

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  6. Rocket Report: Amazon bypasses New Glenn, SLS ready for Florida shipment

    "It’s extremely exciting to join with our partners to deploy new capabilities."

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  7. Astronauts safely launch into orbit on a used rocket [Updated]

    For a few days, 2 Crew Dragons will be docked to the space station.

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  8. COVID-19 vaccinations declining even though all US adults are eligible

    With 50% of adults vaccinated, health officials begin tackling vaccine skeptics.

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  9. This miniature version of Starry Night was made with a “laser paintbrush”

    New tool creates color on metal surfaces that can be changed, erased, rewritten.

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  10. Secrets of the Whales explores language, social structure of giants of the deep

    James Cameron produced, Sigourney Weaver narrates new documentary series.

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  11. Biden says US will halve carbon emissions by 2030

    Other countries also ratcheted up their commitments at the virtual summit.

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  12. Contractor that ruined 15M doses of J&J vaccine hiked price of another by 800%

    FDA releases damning inspection report as lawmakers question ties to Trump admin.

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  1. Trump EPA sidelined its own scientists when rewriting fuel economy rules

    EPA tossed its pollution models, allowing another agency to make its own instead.

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  2. New data is evidence of process that powers exploding stars

    We're still trying to understand the mechanics that allow a star to self-destruct.

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  3. More than one scribe wrote the text of a Dead Sea Scroll, handwriting shows

    Using pattern recognition and AI techniques "opens new window" to ancient world.

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  4. Bill Nelson backs NASA decision on lunar lander in confirmation hearing

    The hearing was bland, but Nelson's backing of the bidding process was significant.

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  5. Pause of J&J vaccine was the right call, say 88% of polled Americans

    Poll results contradict concerns that the pause added to hesitancy.

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  6. In evolving to infect mink, SARS-CoV-2’s risk for humans changes

    It's less infective, but it has a lower immune profile.

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  7. More J&J troubles: Vaccine manufacturing halted and more possible clot cases

    CDC advisory committee will meet Friday to decide the fate of the troubled vaccine.

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  8. Missing Arctic ice fueled the “Beast of the East” winter storm

    Less ice means more moisture in the air, but connecting it to weather is difficult.

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  9. Denisovans may have met us in the Pacific

    Different island populations also intermingled in complex ways.

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  10. Amazon’s first Internet satellites will not launch on Blue Origin rockets

    "ULA is a fantastic partner that’s successfully launched dozens of missions."

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  11. Cracking the case: New study sheds more light on the “Brazil nut effect”

    Shape and orientation of a given Brazil nut is the key to its upward movement.

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  12. NASA has flown a helicopter on Mars, and it went brilliantly [Updated]

    This is all experimental, but Ingenuity pulled it off.

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  1. The humble shrub that’s predicting a terrible fire season

    Chamise is kind of a crystal ball for understanding how badly California might burn.

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  2. Novel hydrogels can safely remove graffiti from vandalized street art

    Italian chemists successfully tested their hydrogels on actual street art in Florence.

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  3. At 38.5% vaccinated, US may be running low on people eager for a shot

    Some worry the country can't keep up the current pace of vaccination.

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  4. NASA selects SpaceX as its sole provider for a lunar lander

    "We looked at what’s the best value to the government."

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  5. Arkansas House passes unconstitutional bill putting creationism in schools

    Despite unanimous Democratic opposition, the bill moves on to the Senate.

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  6. SARS-CoV-2 variant found in Brazil: More infectious, may limit immunity

    Some hints of greater lethality and lowered immunity, but a lot of uncertainty.

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  7. Rocket Report: SpaceX to build huge launch tower, Branson sells Virgin stock

    "For us, it’s super important to have a launchpad in mainland Europe."

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  8. 99.992% of fully vaccinated people have dodged COVID, CDC data shows

    No vaccine is 100% effective. But the COVID vaccines seem pretty darn good.

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  9. MIT scientists study spider web structure by translating it into music

    We may one day be able to communicate with spiders in "language" of web vibrations.

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  10. CDC expert panel punts on deciding fate of J&J COVID vaccine

    Experts brace for more clotting cases, as 52% of doses were given in the last 2 weeks.

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  11. Comparing the actual US grid to the one predicted 15 years ago

    Demand and carbon emissions are way down, renewables far more common than expected.

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  12. The very common vaccine ingredient at the center of J&J, AstraZeneca drama

    Adenoviruses are an obvious link, but a puzzling suspect in the dangerous cases.

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