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July 20, 2021 8:34 AM

Blue Origin's Bezos reaches space on 1st passenger flight

Jeff Bezos blasted into space Tuesday on his rocket company's first flight with people on board, becoming the second billionaire in just over a week to ride his own spacecraft.

by The Associated Press

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July 18, 2021 4:28 PM

Experimental brain implant lets man with paralysis turn his thoughts into words

A stroke left a man paralyzed and unable to speak. Now a device that decodes brain signals is letting him generate words and sentences on a computer, using only his thoughts.

by Jon Hamilton

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July 16, 2021 3:51 PM

Hobbled Hubble Telescope springs back to life on its backup system

"There was cheering in the control center" when word came that NASA had brought a key computer back, says James Jeletic, the Hubble project's deputy project manager.

by Bill Chappell

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July 14, 2021 6:03 PM

The 'best meteor shower of the year' is happening. Here's how you can see it

The Perseids meteor shower has been called "the best meteor shower of the year." It peaks in mid-August.

by Josie Fischels

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July 12, 2021 11:55 AM

COVID-19 vaccines are just the beginning for mRNA innovations

Both the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines were built using new mRNA research, to astounding success. What’s the next big thing mRNA science could tackle?

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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July 11, 2021 11:59 AM

Billionaire Richard Branson reaches space in his own ship

Swashbuckling entrepreneur Richard Branson hurtled into space aboard his own winged rocket ship Sunday in his boldest adventure yet, beating out fellow billionaire Jeff Bezos.

by The Associated Press

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July 8, 2021 5:25 PM

Colder climates meant bigger bodies for ancient humans

Human ancestors got steadily larger over the last 1 million years. Our relatives living in colder places developed bigger bodies, a new study finds.

by Rebecca Hersher

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July 6, 2021 11:00 AM

Why CRISPR gene editing could be the future of medicine

CRISPR gene editing is a relatively new tool, but it already offers amazing potential to cure genetic disease. Can we harness its promise without falling prey to its possible harms?

by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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July 3, 2021 8:20 AM

A mystery illness is killing songbirds in the eastern U.S.

Federal and state wildlife officials in the Mid-Atlantic region of the eastern U.S. are asking people to stop feeding birds and providing water in bird baths amid dozens of reports of mysterious songbird deaths.

by Jeff Brady

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June 30, 2021 10:23 AM

Moderna says studies show its vaccine is effective against the Delta variant

The Delta variant is the fast-moving strain of the coronavirus now found in 96 countries. It's expected to be the dominant variant in the U.S. within weeks.

by Laurel Wamsley

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