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  1. Experts “extremely worried” about Delta variant as US death toll hits 600,000

    Vaccines are effective against the variant, but experts worry about low vaccination rates.

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  2. Medieval people suffered for fashion with their extremely pointy shoes

    Skeletons from 14th and 15th centuries had higher rate of bunions than earlier remains

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  3. A DNA-based storage system with files and metadata

    Queries can take days, but it's possible to pull out specific files.

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  4. Health care CEOs raked in $3.2 billion as pandemic raged

    CEOs’ median pay rose to $9 million despite record layoffs of health workers.

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  5. Judge slams hospital staff for comparing COVID vaccine mandate to Nazi crimes

    Health care workers sued hospital over a vax mandate they say violates Nuremberg Code.

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  6. We have another highly effective COVID vaccine, based on different tech

    While not needed for the US, it should help with the global vaccine push.

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  7. Metals from space descend on Boulder, Colorado, at dusk and dawn

    Sodium and other metals from space make regular—and irregular—landfall on Earth.

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  8. Ticket for space flight with Jeff Bezos is auctioned for $28 million

    Unnamed passenger will pay more than $9 million per minute of zero gravity.

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  9. How to protect species and save the planet—at the same time

    A major new report suggests tackling biodiversity, climate crises simultaneously.

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  10. Three experts resign as FDA advisers over approval of Alzheimer’s drug

    One former adviser accused the FDA of presenting “slanted” questions to committee.

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  11. Trace fossils, the most inconspicuous bite-sized window into ancient worlds

    “One animal could have made thousands of traces during its lifetime, but only left one skeleton."

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  12. Rocket Report: Vandals spray-paint Buran; China to launch first crew in 4 years

    "This idea has been around since the dawn of spaceflight."

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  1. Biggest health insurer plans to deny ER bills if it doubts you had an emergency

    UnitedHealthcare delayed the policy's rollout, but experts worry about chilling effect.

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  2. Keystone XL pipeline canceled after Biden scraps US permit

    Victory for environmentalists comes as groups step up campaigns.

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  3. NASA doesn’t need to test SLS anymore, but the Senate mandates it anyway

    A test article may have been useful five years ago. But five years from now?

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  4. Physicists find “definitive evidence” of mechanism behind brightest auroras

    A resonant transfer of energy accelerates atmospheric electrons to sufficient energies.

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  5. Hospital suspends 178 health care workers for failing to get COVID vaccine

    They have two weeks to become fully vaccinated or they face termination.

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  6. A “disgraceful decision:” Researchers blast FDA for approving Alzheimer’s drug

    Even the FDA's own advisers and statisticians didn't think the drug should be approved.

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  7. Branson may make a last-ditch effort to beat Bezos into space

    "At this time, we have not determined the date of our next flight."

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  8. Solar farms could double as pollinator food supplies

    To fight pollinator decline, 8 states put habitats alongside solar facilities.

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  9. Relativity has a bold plan to take on SpaceX, and investors are buying it

    "We're trying to ice skate to where the puck is going."

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  10. These forged 17th-century music books went undetected for a century

    Penn State musicologist Marica Tacconi discovered the fakes on sabbatical in Venice.

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  11. US may miss July 4 vaccination target as number of daily doses plummets

    Biden aimed to have 70% of adults immunized by July 4. The country may fall short.

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  12. Jeff Bezos says he will fly into space next month

    "You can buy Soyuz seats; it’s not what drives me."

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  1. Woman in Motiontells story of howStar Trek’s Uhura changed NASA forever

    "If they let me in the door, I will open it so wide that they will see the world."

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  2. When the bison come back, will the ecosystem follow?

    Bring wild bison to the Great Plains, restore one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems.

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  3. Reducing poverty can actually lower energy demand, finds research

    Turns out human development is a matter of economic justiceandclimate justice.

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  4. Early adopters of Chinese vaccines see case surges; China plows ahead anyway

    China is now giving 20 million doses a day despite low efficacy.

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  5. Puppies’ ability to communicate with people is present almost from birth

    We might one day be able to predict which puppies will make the best service dogs.

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  6. Yes, the military is serious about rocketing supplies around the planet

    "A rocket can get around the world in 90 minutes, and an airplane cannot."

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  7. Researchers perform magic tricks for birds, who are not amused

    Can an animal without hands recognize when humans are using sleight-of-hand tricks?

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  8. Rocket Report: SpaceX breaks streak of used launches, FAA clears Electron

    "Listen to customers, don't listen to pundits and market analysts."

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  9. Researchers rewire the genetics of E. coli, make it virus-proof

    A revised genetic code is a pathway for bacteria to do things that seem unnatural.

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  10. The world saw a shark-pocalypse 19 million years ago, and we don’t know why

    Researchers find evidence of a huge shark die-off but aren't sure what happened.

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  11. Aviation in 2030: Fuel-guzzling supersonic planes or electric air taxis?

    Both have the potential to alter air travel as we know it.

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  12. Virgin Galactic announces another human-tended science flight

    "We're going to finish our test flight program this year."

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