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A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle
Read full article: A private European aerospace startup completes the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicleA rocket by a private European aerospace company launched from Norway on Sunday and crashed into the sea 30 seconds later.
Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buried
Read full article: Smell of death permeates Myanmar cities after quake kills over 1,600 and leaves countless buriedThe smell of decaying bodies permeated the streets of Myanmarโs second-largest city on Sunday as people worked frantically by hand to clear rubble in the hope of finding someone still alive, two days after a massive earthquake struck that killed more than 1,600 people and left countless others buried.
Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'
Read full article: Top vaccine official resigns from FDA, criticizes RFK Jr. for promoting 'misinformation and lies'The top vaccine official with the Food and Drug Administration has resigned and criticized the nation's top health official for allowing โmisinformation and liesโ to guide his thinking behind the safety of vaccinations.
New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry
Read full article: New wave of smaller, cheaper nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industryU.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity.
Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?
Read full article: Boys with cancer can face infertility as adults. Can storing their stem cells help?Researchers have performed the first known transplant of sperm-producing stem cells in hopes of restoring fertility in a man who survived childhood cancer.
19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in Missouri
Read full article: 19 New England sea turtles are back in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida after rehabbing in MissouriNineteen sea turtles that rehabbed in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England are now back in the Atlantic Ocean off of Jacksonville, Florida.
Earthโs storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And itโs especially bad for farming
Read full article: Earthโs storage of water in soil, lakes and rivers is dwindling. And itโs especially bad for farmingNew research finds that global warming has significantly reduced the amount of water thatโs being stored around the world in soil, lakes, rivers, snow and other places on land.
Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 months
Read full article: Los Angeles sheriff's department to retest 4,000 DNA samples after using faulty kits for 8 monthsThe Los Angeles County Sheriffโs Department says it will retest 4,000 DNA samples and open an internal investigation after learning that it used potentially flawed test kits for eight months.
A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey
Read full article: A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its preyScientists have discovered an ancient wasp with a body like a Venus flytrap to seize and snatch its prey.
Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trumpโs demands in bid to restore $400M federal funding
Read full article: Researchers in limbo as Columbia bows to Trumpโs demands in bid to restore $400M federal fundingResearchers at Columbia University remain in limbo after the Ivy League institution bowed to the Trump administrationโs demands for unprecedented changes in a bid to restore some $400 million in federal funds cut.
Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions
Read full article: Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questionsA surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science.
Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away
Read full article: Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far awayThe Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a stunning backdrop.
From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weather
Read full article: From deluges to drought: Climate change speeds up water cycle, triggers more extreme weatherAround the globe, hotter temperatures stoked by climate change are increasing the odds of both severe drought and heavier precipitation that can wreak havoc on people and the environment.
A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flight
Read full article: A European startup scrubs its attempt to launch an orbital rocket on its first test flightA private European aerospace company has scrubbed the first test flight of its orbital launch vehicle.
Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in Missouri
Read full article: Murphy, a beloved bald eagle who became a foster dad, dies following violent storms in MissouriA beloved bald eagle who gained popularity after incubating a rock is mourned after dying from head trauma sustained during violent storms in Missouri last week.
An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation move
Read full article: An ancient bronze griffin head is returned to Greece from New York in a major repatriation moveAn ancient bronze griffin head, stolen nearly a century ago, has been returned to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raised
Read full article: Indonesia's Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano erupts, prompting alert level to be raisedThe Mount Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano in south-central Indonesia has erupted, sending an ash column 26,000 feet high and prompting authorities to expand the danger zone around the volcano.
Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to help
Read full article: Swarms of midges are bugging a Tuscan beach town, which wants an emergency declared to helpResidents of the Tuscan beach enclave of Orbetello are seeking a state of emergency declaration to help combat an invasion of midges that are keeping people indoors and threatening businesses catering to tourists.
Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet high
Read full article: Hawaii's Kilauea volcano resumes dazzling show with lava fountains hundreds of feet highHawaiiโs most active volcano has resumed erupting after a weeklong pause, sending fountains of lava hundreds of feet into the sky.
Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove it
Read full article: Researchers find a hint at how to delay Alzheimer's symptoms. Now they have to prove itAn experimental treatment appears to postpone Alzheimer's symptoms in some people genetically destined to get the disease at a young age.
How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answer
Read full article: How will the universe end? A changing understanding of dark energy may provide a new answerScientists are homing in on the nature of a mysterious force called dark energy, and nothing short of the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.
Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflights
Read full article: Who else has been stuck in space? A short history of long spaceflightsNASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams arenโt the first to run late in space, and their 9 ยฝ-month mission falls short of any endurance record.
European telescope studying the dark universe unveils new images of distant galaxies
Read full article: European telescope studying the dark universe unveils new images of distant galaxiesA European space telescope launched to explore the dark universe has released a trove of new data on distant galaxies.
What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feeders
Read full article: What to know about the bird flu outbreak in wild birds and what it means for backyard bird feedersBird flu has devastated poultry and dairy farms since it was first detected in North America in late 2021.
Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threats
Read full article: Fear at isolated Antarctica base as a man is accused of attacking a colleague and making threatsSouth African officials say a member of a research team at an isolated Antarctica base has been put under psychological evaluation after he allegedly assaulted and sexually harassed colleagues.
NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in space
Read full article: NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams return to Earth after 9 months stuck in spaceNASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have returned to Earth after being stuck in space for more than nine months.
NASA's stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space station
Read full article: NASA's stuck astronauts welcome their newly arrived replacements to the space stationA SpaceX capsule has arrived at the International Space Station, delivering the replacements for NASA's two stuck astronauts.
Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cuts
Read full article: Young scientists see career pathways vanish as schools adapt to federal funding cutsReductions to federal support for research at universities and other institutions under President Donald Trump are dimming young scientistsโ prospects, cutting off pathways to career-building projects and graduate programs.
Judge finds frozen embryos are not divisible property in cancer survivor's case against ex-husband
Read full article: Judge finds frozen embryos are not divisible property in cancer survivor's case against ex-husbandA judge finds that Virginia law does not consider frozen embryos to be property that can be divided up in a partition lawsuit.
March megastorm may bring blizzards, tornadoes, flooding and even fires across much of US
Read full article: March megastorm may bring blizzards, tornadoes, flooding and even fires across much of USMore than 100 million people in the U.S. are in the path of an expected massive March storm starting Friday.
Some universities are freezing hiring and laying off staff as Trump cuts federal funding
Read full article: Some universities are freezing hiring and laying off staff as Trump cuts federal fundingUniversities across the U.S. have announced hiring freezes due to the risk of federal funding cuts under President Donald Trumpโs administration.
Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they're declining in the US, new report shows
Read full article: Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they're declining in the US, new report showsA new report says at least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years.
How an anti-evolution law a century ago set up an infamous showdown over religion in public schools
Read full article: How an anti-evolution law a century ago set up an infamous showdown over religion in public schoolsTennessee became the first state in the country a hundred years ago to ban the teaching of evolution in public school classrooms.
Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitant
Read full article: Vaccinating poultry could help cut soaring egg prices but US remains hesitantVaccines could be a key means of suppressing bird flu and avoiding the slaughter of millions of chickens, which is blamed for egg prices averaging nearly $5 a dozen.
A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climate
Read full article: A breakdown of major EPA deregulatory moves around water, air, climateEnvironmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Wednesday announced nearly three dozen deregulatory moves that he said would spur the U.S. economy by rolling back rules that have unfairly burdened industry.
A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists say
Read full article: A volcano near Alaska's largest city could erupt in the coming weeks or months, scientists sayA volcano near Alaskaโs largest city is showing new signs of unrest, with experts saying the likelihood of an eruption at Mount Spurr in the next few weeks or months has increased.
Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western Europe
Read full article: Archaeologists uncover the oldest known partial face fossil of a human ancestor in western EuropeScientists report that a fossil of a partial face from a early human ancestor in Spain is between 1.1 and 1.4 million years old.
Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foods
Read full article: Inside the government study trying to understand the health effects of ultraprocessed foodsA National Institutes of Health study aims to find out whether ultraprocessed foods lead people to eat more.
Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago
Read full article: Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years agoExplorers have discovered the sunken wreckage of one of the first steel cargo ships to travel the Great Lakes.
'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup work involves high radiation and stress
Read full article: 'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup work involves high radiation and stressThe Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantโs radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 years ago.
Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much
Read full article: Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too muchA bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades.
US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf Prize
Read full article: US biochemist researching treatment of HIV and coronaviruses wins Israel's Wolf PrizeAn American biochemist whose research has helped scientists make inroads on treating coronavirus and HIV has won this yearโs Wolf Prize, a major Israeli award in the arts and sciences.
Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites
Read full article: Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellitesA new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too.
Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'
Read full article: Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it's a time for 'damage control'Facing the potential loss of hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding, Duke University is preparing for the worst.
Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals
Read full article: Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and NeanderthalsScientists have dated the skeleton of an ancient child that caused a stir when it was first discovered because it carries features from both humans and Neanderthals.
Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts
Read full article: Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cutsResearchers, doctors, their patients and supporters are venturing out of labs, hospitals and offices across the country to stand up to what they call an attack on life-saving science by the Trump administration.
US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission
Read full article: US military's mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret missionThe U.S. military's classified mini space shuttle has returned to Earth after circling the world for 434 days.
Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole
Read full article: Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south poleA private lunar lander is no longer working after landing sideways in a crater near the moon's south pole.
Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cuts
Read full article: Jobs lost in every state and lifesaving cures not discovered: Possible impacts of research cutsRipple effects of the Trump administration's crackdown on U.S. medical research promise to reach every corner of America.
Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccines
Read full article: Trump nominee to lead National Institutes of Health questioned on funding cuts, vaccinesPresident Donald Trump's nominee to lead the National Institutes of Health is promising to help restore trust in medical research.
NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space
Read full article: NASA's two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in spaceNASA's two stuck astronauts are just a few weeks away from finally returning to Earth after nine months in space.
Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workers
Read full article: Renowned geneticist Francis Collins retires from NIH, urging 'respect' for embattled workersDr. Francis Collins, a renowned geneticist, and former longtime director of the National Institutes of Health, is retiring from the government agency and urging โrespectโ for its embattled workers.
Chip Ganassi Racing partners with OpenAI in first motorsports venture for AI company
Read full article: Chip Ganassi Racing partners with OpenAI in first motorsports venture for AI companyChip Ganassi Racing on Friday said it has partnered on a strategic research collaboration with OpenAI โ a deal that makes the two-time reigning IndyCar championship winning team the first to bring in a partner from the artificial intelligence field.
CDC report adds to evidence that HPV vaccine is preventing cervical cancer in US women
Read full article: CDC report adds to evidence that HPV vaccine is preventing cervical cancer in US womenA new government report says that rates for precancerous lesions decreased about 80% among younger women who were screened for cervical cancer.
Scientists scorn EPA push to say climate change isn't a danger, say just look around at the world
Read full article: Scientists scorn EPA push to say climate change isn't a danger, say just look around at the worldAs President Donald Trump's administration looks to reverse a cornerstone finding that climate change endangers human health and welfare, scientists say they need to look around because itโs obvious how bad global warming is and how its getting worse.
Suspect in 1977 killing agrees to be extradited from Utah to Hawaii to face murder charge
Read full article: Suspect in 1977 killing agrees to be extradited from Utah to Hawaii to face murder chargeA 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 slaying of a Hawaii teenager has agreed to be extradited from Utah to face a murder charge.
Iran accelerates production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with US ratchet up
Read full article: Iran accelerates production of near weapons-grade uranium, IAEA says, as tensions with US ratchet upA report by the United Nationsโ nuclear watchdog says Iran has accelerated its production of near weapons-grade uranium as tensions between Tehran and Washington rise after the election of U.S. President Donald Trump.