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SpaceX's launch of astronauts to the International Space Station will make it the first private company to launch humans…
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It's human nature to try to insulate yourself from the unpleasant realization that death comes for all of us eventually.
Results from phase 1 trials of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine created a burst of optimism. But details the company failed to release…
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Research shows napping helps young children learn, as well as enhancing their emotional well-being.
An update of 50-year-old regulations has kickstarted research into the next generation of rockets. Powered by nuclear fission,…
We blame the coronavirus for the thousands of deaths, but it is actually a hyperactive immune reaction that is the cause…
Testing for coronavirus has been a fiasco in the US. But now companies are developing super fast tests, including ones that…
Conspiracy theories about COVID-19, such as those advanced in the video 'Plandemic,' tend to pull from the same…
A high-tech twist on an old idea – running on springs – could give human-powered movement its biggest boost in more…
Women are underrepresented in technology fields, but especially so in cybersecurity. It's not just a matter of fairness.…
The footprints of over 20 different prehistoric people, pressed into volcanic ash thousands of years ago in Tanzania, show…