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Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics

Measles, bedbugs, and dengue have all been cited as concerns for tourists and athletes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, with the tropical virus in particular forcing authorities into action.

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Dengue Fever Threatens to Gate-Crash the 2024 Summer Olympics

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No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane

Guilt-free air travel is a beautiful dream, but there’s simply no way to get enough solar energy to keep a cabin full of people in the air.

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No, You Can’t Have a Solar-Powered Passenger Plane

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Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy

The former public health lead opens up on serving under Trump, what dangers America faces right now, and what keeps him up at night.

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Anthony Fauci Worries About the Next Pandemic—But Worries More About Democracy

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Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash

Platforms combining plants and recycled garbage could offer a cut-price solution for reviving polluted bodies of water.

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Polluted Lakes Are Being Cleansed Using Floating Wetlands Made of Trash

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How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World

A gigantic, weather-defining current system could be headed to collapse. Peter and Susanne Ditlevsen had a simple yet controversial question: How much time might we have left to save it?

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How Soon Might the Atlantic Ocean Break? Two Sibling Scientists Found an Answer—and Shook the World

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The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor

Researchers believe they have discovered oxygen being produced 4,000 meters below the sea surface, and think polymetallic nodules—the sought-after bounty of deep-sea miners—could be the source.

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The Mysterious Discovery of ‘Dark Oxygen’ on the Ocean Floor

Science - The Verge

SpaceX says it’s fixed the Falcon 9 and will resume launches tomorrow

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, July 27th for its next Falcon 9 launch carrying 23 Starlink satellites into orbit. | Image: SpaceX SpaceX has completed its investigation into what caused an engine failure during a Falcon 9 launch on July 11th. The company has submitted a “mishap ...

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Science - The Verge

SpaceX says it’s fixed the Falcon 9 and will resume launches tomorrow

Science - The Verge

Zoo hatches record number of condor chicks to release into the wild

A critically endangered California condor chick that will soon fly for the first time is seen at its nest site on a cliff above the drought-stricken Colorado River on August 31st, 2022, in Marble Canyon, Arizona. | Photo: Getty Images Conservationists will be able to release more ...

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Science - The Verge

Zoo hatches record number of condor chicks to release into the wild

Science - The Verge

NASA blew up this inflatable space station structure on purpose

Image: NASA NASA and Sierra Space blew up another space habitat in June, and everyone is smiling about it. That’s because the full-size inflatable structure in this “ultimate burst pressure” test only failed after exceeding NASA’s recommended x4 safety levels by 22 percent. ...

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Science - The Verge

NASA blew up this inflatable space station structure on purpose

Science - The Verge

After record-breaking heat, UN issues ‘call to action’

Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Global temperatures are shattering records this week. And the United Nations is making an urgent “call to action” on extreme heat that’s killing workers and putting more people at risk with climate change. The first three days of this week ...

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Science - The Verge

After record-breaking heat, UN issues ‘call to action’

Science - The Verge

NASA fired its space lasers to communicate with the ISS

A graphic representation of a laser communications relay between the International Space Station, the Laser Communications Relay Demonstration spacecraft, and the Earth. | Image: NASA/Dave Ryan NASA researchers have successfully tested laser communications in space by streaming ...

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Science - The Verge

NASA fired its space lasers to communicate with the ISS

Science - The Verge

Kamala Harris hasn’t said a lot about tech policy, but here’s what we know

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge; Getty Images The vice president and presumptive Democratic nominee is a cipher on many tech issues — here’s what we’ve been able to piece together. Vice President Kamala Harris is all but certain to become the Democratic presidential ...

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Science - The Verge

Kamala Harris hasn’t said a lot about tech policy, but here’s what we know

Yahoo Science

Smoke from wildfires in Canada and the West Coast spreads across North America

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Smoke from wildfires in Canada and the West Coast spreads across North America

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SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August

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SpaceX's historic Polaris Dawn astronaut mission delayed until mid-August

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Perseverance rover finds evidence that suggests ancient microbial life might have existed on Mars

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Perseverance rover finds evidence that suggests ancient microbial life might have existed on Mars

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US coastal communities get $575M to guard against floods, other climate disasters

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US coastal communities get $575M to guard against floods, other climate disasters

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A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds

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A moon of Uranus could have a hidden ocean, James Webb Space Telescope finds

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Sun blasts out most powerful flare of current solar cycle, sends massive coronal mass ejection into space (video)

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Sun blasts out most powerful flare of current solar cycle, sends massive coronal mass ejection into space (video)

New York Times Science

NASA Moves Toward Boeing Starliner Return to Restore Space Station Traffic

With the Falcon 9 rocket set to fly again, and testing of the Starliner capsule progressing, the agency is seeking to turn the page on a brief, troubled chapter in orbit.

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New York Times Science

NASA Moves Toward Boeing Starliner Return to Restore Space Station Traffic

New York Times Science

AlphaProof, a New A.I. from Google DeepMind, Scores Big at the International Math Olympiad

A.I. is getting good at math — and might soon make a worthy collaborator for humans.

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New York Times Science

AlphaProof, a New A.I. from Google DeepMind, Scores Big at the International Math Olympiad

New York Times Science

The Chimps Who Learned to Say ‘Mama’

Old recordings show captive chimps uttering the word, which some scientists believe may offer clues to the origins of human speech.

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New York Times Science

The Chimps Who Learned to Say ‘Mama’

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Hints of Potential Ancient Life on Mars Rock

The rock, studied by NASA’s Perseverance rover, has been closely analyzed by scientists on Earth who say that nonmicrobial processes could also explain its features.

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New York Times Science

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Finds Hints of Potential Ancient Life on Mars Rock

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Championship Snail Racing at 0.006 M.P.H.

Last one to the finish line is a miserable slug.

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Championship Snail Racing at 0.006 M.P.H.

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The Moon’s Most Shadowy Places Can’t Hide From NASA’s New Camera

ShadowCam, a NASA instrument aboard a South Korean spacecraft, is taking pictures of the moon where the sun doesn’t shine.

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New York Times Science

The Moon’s Most Shadowy Places Can’t Hide From NASA’s New Camera

National Science Foundation

NSF funds over $50M in new partnerships to broaden participation in materials science

The U.S. National Science Foundation is announcing $50 million in Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) awards to 15 collaborative research projects nationwide to expand participation and access to materials science-focused…

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National Science Foundation

NSF funds over $50M in new partnerships to broaden participation in materials science

National Science Foundation

NSF-backed SECURE Center will support research security, international collaboration

Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced a five-year $67 million investment establishing the Safeguarding the Entire Community of the U.S. Research Ecosystem (SECURE) ($50 million to University of Washington and $17 million to Texas A&M…

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National Science Foundation

NSF-backed SECURE Center will support research security, international collaboration

National Science Foundation

Making strides in understanding decision making

Decisions, decisions. Life is full of decisions, from what to have for breakfast to where to work. To make each one, a series of mechanisms in the brain must be engaged. Understanding those mechanisms is an important area of neuroscience. To help…

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National Science Foundation

Making strides in understanding decision making

National Science Foundation

U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce partner to advance semiconductor workforce development

The U.S. National Science Foundation and the CHIPS for America Research and Development Office within the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), signed a memorandum of understanding…

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National Science Foundation

U.S. National Science Foundation and Department of Commerce partner to advance semiconductor workforce development

National Science Foundation

Jumping on the jumping gene bandwagon to speed up plant breeding

Getting a new variety of corn, tomato, soybean or other crop to market can be a long and costly effort, with breeders working to ensure the eventual product has the right mix of genetics that will let it withstand change, produce large amounts of…

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National Science Foundation

Jumping on the jumping gene bandwagon to speed up plant breeding