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The James Webb Space Telescope is working as well as astronomers dreamed it would

The James Webb Space Telescope is working as well as astronomers dreamed it would

Picture perfect: Mission managers say the telescope's mirror segments have been aligned and have focused on single stars, a critical milestone, and the telescope is working flawlessly.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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Antarctic explorer Shackleton's ship found after a century

Antarctic explorer Shackleton's ship found after a century

Scientists say they have found the sunken wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship Endurance, more than a century after it was lost to the Antarctic ice. The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust says the vessel lies 10,000 feet below the surface of the Weddell Sea.
by The Associated Press

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Osterholm: A blueprint on moving to the 'next normal' in pandemic

Osterholm: A blueprint on moving to the 'next normal' in pandemic

A bipartisan group of scientists and health and policy experts calling themselves the COVID roadmap group are releasing a blueprint Monday on how we could move into what they call “the next normal.” A member of that group is Michael Osterholm, the head of the University of Minnesota Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A rare fossil of a 170 million-year-old pterosaur with an 8-foot wingspan is found

A rare fossil of a 170 million-year-old pterosaur with an 8-foot wingspan is found

The National Museum of Scotland said the fossil of the pterosaur is the largest of its kind ever discovered from the Jurassic period. A Ph.D. student made the discovery while on a field trip.
by The Associated Press

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NASA's Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars

NASA's Perseverance rover marks its first year hunting for past life on Mars

Since touching down in Jezero Crater, NASA's Perseverance rover has already cached 6 samples that could one day be brought back to Earth. Astrobiologists hope they hold signs of past microbial life.
by Brendan Byrne

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Nearly half of U.S. bald eagles suffer lead poisoning

Nearly half of U.S. bald eagles suffer lead poisoning

Researchers report harmful levels of toxic lead were found in the bones of 46 percent of bald eagles sampled in 38 states. Similar rates of lead exposure were found in golden eagles, according to their study Thursday in the journal Science.
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