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Our Universe May Be Full of Massive Dark Matter Stars

Recent studies point to a potential new type of matter: the dark boson.

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What Are the Long-Term Effects of COVID-19?

Early studies indicate that some people who had just mild to moderate COVID symptoms are still exhibiting impaired attention and focus months after infection — here’s what we know about post-COVID syndrome.

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The World’s First “Living” Robots Just Got an Upgrade, Meet Xenobot 2.0

In 2020, the world saw its first glimpse of a living robot that could move, self-heal, and work with other bots to meet a common goal.

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Why Scientists Might Drop the 14-Day Limit on Human Embryo Research

Scientists are currently limited to stopping human embryo growth at 14 days — but now, the International Society for Stem Cell Research wants to rethink that limit.

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Countdown to Launch

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SpaceX and NASA Will Deliver Next-Generation Power to the ISS

SpaceX and NASA are teaming up again to launch their 22nd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the ISS — but this time, they're bringing along tools to give it a solar power makeover.

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Scientists Want To 3D Print Bones in Your Body

A team at UNSW Sydney has figured out a way to 3D print bones using living cells.

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Space & Innovation

How Making Graphene Aerogel in Space Will Shape Future Exploration

Scientists at this extreme lab want to make graphene aerogel in space.

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This Fusion Fuel Experiment Will Bring Us One Step Closer to Ignition

Scientists are set to test the fuel that will eventually power the world's largest nuclear fusion experiment, ITER.

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COVID-19 Has a Big Plastic Problem, Here’s What’s Being Done To Fix It

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a surge in plastic waste — now, scientists are exploring ways to reuse protective plastics without compromising public safety.

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How a Doomsday Vault on the Moon Could Save Earth’s Life From Extinction

Storing Earth’s DNA on the moon could be humanity's backup plan — here's how it would work.

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Earth & Conservation

How Airlines Are Racing to Clean Up the Skies With “Green” Fuels

Airlines are racing to clean up the skies — here's how sustainable aviation fuel could help the airline industry meet ambitious emissions reduction goals.

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Elements

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The World’s Most Powerful Supercomputer Is Almost Here

The next generation of computing is on the horizon, and two nations are neck and neck in the race.

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Human

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This Neurological Disease Kept People Sleeping for 40 Years

This mysterious neurological disease affected more than one million people after World War I and left some sleeping for 40 years.

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The Swim

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Ben Lecomte Revisits His Expedition Across the Pacific Ocean | The Swim

During a candid discussion between long-distance swimmer Ben Lecomte, documentary filmmaker Jared McGilliard, and ocean activist Danni Washington, we get insight into Ben’s historic swim across the Pacific Ocean

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Earth & Conservation

This Ocean Lab Is Uncovering Mysterious Link Between Microbes and Climate

Scientists at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have brought the complexity of the ocean into the lab to study marine aerosols.

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Space & Innovation

China’s New Space Station Will Join the ISS in Earth’s Orbit

China is about to launch the first module of its latest space station into orbit, but with an ambitious timeline.

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Elements

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For the Very First Time, We Can See a Black Hole's Magnetic Fields

In 2019, scientists at the Event Horizon Telescope revealed the first-ever image of a black hole.

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Why Billions of Cicadas Are About to Emerge After 17 years

One of the largest broods of cicadas is about to swarm the Midwest and Northeast of the United States for the first time in 17 years.

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