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  1. An ultra-athlete goes head-to-head with the world’s most formidable sharks

    Ross Edgley faces a challenge like no other in NatGeo's Shark vs. Ross Edgley.

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  2. Nature interrupted: Impact of the US-Mexico border wall on wildlife

    Scientists are working to understand how the barrier is affecting the area’s biodiversity.

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  3. DNA from mammoth remains reveals the history of the last surviving population

    The mammoths of Wrangel Island purged a lot of harmful mutations before dying off.

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  4. NASA and SpaceX misjudged the risks from reentering space junk

    “Safety tends to not be on the front burner until it really needs to be on the front burner.”

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  5. NASA orders more tests on Starliner, but says crew isn’t stranded in space

    “I want to make it very clear that Butch and Suni are not stranded in space."

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  6. Microdosing candies finally recalled after psychoactive muscimol found

    Muscimol, found in the candy, is from hallucinogenic Amanita muscaria mushrooms.

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  7. Mere days before its debut, the Ariane 6 rocket loses a key customer to SpaceX

    "I am impatiently waiting to understand what reasons could have led Eumetsat to such a decision."

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  8. Bipartisan consensus in favor of renewable power is ending

    The change is most pronounced in those over 50 years old.

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  9. Man suffers rare bee sting directly to the eyeball—it didn’t go well

    He did recover. No disturbing images in the article, but a link for those who dare.

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  10. Researchers craft smiling robot face from living human skin cells

    Human cells isolated from juvenile foreskin are flexible enough to grin when moved.

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  11. Rocket Report: China flies reusable rocket hopper; Falcon Heavy dazzles

    "I have a problem: Rockets are built and kept in stock but not finding customers."

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  12. Big Pharma’s fight against drug price reforms takes weird, desperate turn

    PhRMA claims price negotiations raise costs and that drug patents lower them.

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  1. Supreme Court issues stay on EPA’s ozone plan, despite blistering dissent

    The court can't even agree on how the EPA was proposing to structure regulations.

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  2. NASA will pay SpaceX nearly $1 billion to deorbit the International Space Station

    The space agency did consider alternatives to splashing the station.

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  3. SCOTUS tears down Sacklers’ immunity, blowing up opioid settlement

    Majority of justices ruled on meaning of legal code; dissenters called it "ruinous"

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  4. Study: Scribes in ancient Egypt had really poor posture as they worked

    There were degenerative joint changes in the spines, shoulders, knees, hips, and ankles.

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  5. Scales helped reptiles conquer the land—when did they first evolve?

    300 million-year-old tail print shows that scales evolved earlier than expected.

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  6. The job of pollsters has become much harder. Here’s how they’re responding

    Which surveys are solid and which dissolve under scrutiny?

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  7. ULA will launch its second Vulcan rocket without a real payload

    "This is certification at our own expense."

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  8. Synthetic psychedelic found in candies linked to seizures, intubation

    Cases grow to 39, including 23 hospitalizations, across 20 states.

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  9. DNA-based bacterial parasite uses completely new DNA-editing method

    Its error rates are too high for safe use but might be improved.

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  10. Some European launch officials still have their heads stuck in the sand

    "Starship will not eradicate Ariane 6 at all."

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  11. Ketamine pills for depression show positive results in trial—but with caveats

    A slow-release oral dose showed good safety, but efficacy is shaky.

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  12. The mythical griffin was not inspired by a horned dinosaur, study concludes

    The mythological creatures are instead "chimeras of big cats and raptorial birds."

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  1. NASA’s commercial spacesuit program just hit a major snag

    "Unfortunately Collins has been significantly behind schedule."

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  2. “Energy-smart” bricks need less power to make, are better insulation

    Cutting the energy used while firing the bricks means big savings at scale.

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  3. Saturn’s moon Titan has shorelines that appear to be shaped by waves

    The liquid hydrocarbon waves would likely reach a height of a meter.

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  4. Rocks from the far side of the Moon landed on Earth Tuesday

    The mission has significance for the Moon race between China and the United States.

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  5. Sir Peter Beck unplugged: “Transporter can do it for free for all we care”

    "Look, there's no accidental monopoly. They are a ruthless competitor."

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  6. Astronomers think they’ve figured out how and when Jupiter’s Red Spot formed

    Astronomers concluded it is not the same and that Cassini's spot disappeared in 1708.

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  7. Is having a pet good for you? The fuzzy science of pet ownership

    It turns out the pet care industry has funded a lot of studies.

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  8. NASA indefinitely delays return of Starliner to review propulsion data

    “We are letting the data drive our decision."

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  9. Top FDA official overrules staff to approve gene therapy that failed trial

    Peter Marks overruled three teams and two top directors.

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  10. Congress passes bill to jumpstart new nuclear power tech

    ADVANCE Act heads for Biden's signature, but it may be too little, too late.

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  11. We now have even more evidence against the “ecocide” theory of Easter Island

    AI analysis of satellite imagery data is a new method for estimating population size.

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  12. Family whose roof was damaged by space debris files claims against NASA

    "Whatever NASA does is going to send a strong signal to the space industry."

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