Science
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Two generations of science pioneers inspire future astronauts
Dr. Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel into space, talks to aspiring scientist, speaker and activist Taylor Richardson…
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Have a case of Covid variant? No one is going to tell you
Covid-19 infections from variant strains are quickly spreading across the U.S., but there’s one big problem: Lab officials say they…
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Heavy Rain Could Cause Flooding In The Southeast This Weekend
A map of the Weather Prediction Center’s precipitation forecast between February 24, 2021 and March … [+] 3, 2021. Forecast:…
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Moderna set to test new booster shot that targets South African variant
The drugmaker Moderna is set to begin testing a new version of its Covid-19 vaccine that was specifically designed to…
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A shadow snake has been rediscovered in Ecuador after 54 years
By Jake Buehler The head of a Fugler’s shadow snake, which was found in Ecuador Scott J. Trageser, The Biodiversity…
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Scientists Find Traces Of Asteroid That Wiped Out The Dinosaurs
The Chicxulub impact 65 million years ago triggered a global-scale extinction event. getty Researchers believe they have closed the case…
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Is Ebolavirus Spillover Becoming More Common?
Ebola virus. getty I reported recently on the two new outbreaks of Ebola in Subsaharan Africa. At the time, there…
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Virtual computer chip tests expose flaws and protect against hackers
By Matthew Sparkes Testing real-world computer chips is far slower than virtually modelling them Sergii Gnatiuk/Alamy Testing new computer chips…
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Earliest human ancestors may have swung on branches like chimps
By Karina Shah The skull of Ardipithecus ramidus – a hominin that swung from branches? PvE/Alamy Our distant ancestors may…
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Diplodocus-like fossil in Uzbekistan hints Asia was a dinosaur hub
By Krista Charles Dzharatitanis kingi lived about 90 million years ago Alexander Averianov A Diplodocus-like dinosaur is the first of…
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