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  1. Electrifying West Africa with a renewable grid

    New study shows how to expand and manage a grid to limit fossil fuel use.

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  2. Can we save the night sky from satellite streaks?

    Legal comment launches as constellation companies scramble to satisfy astronomers' concerns.

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  3. “The trampoline is working”—SpaceX returns human spaceflight to America

    “SpaceX really delivered something that is magnificent, and that is speed.”

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  4. Dearth of women in classic Hollywood was result of studio system, study finds

    The post-system presence of more female producers, directors helped break the cycle.

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  5. SpaceX successfully launches two humans into orbit [Updated]

    “This space program that we have in this country unites people, period.”

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  6. Whoooaaa duuuuude: Why we stretch words in tweets and texts

    When you elongate words, you're actually loading them with a whooooole lot of meaning.

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  7. CDC says its testing fail didn’t hurt US response. Experts disagree

    Experts say better public health infrastructure, more testing would have helped.

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  8. 135-year-long streak is over: US renewable sources topped coal in 2019

    Including wood and biofuels across all sectors, coal fell short last year.

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  9. SpaceX’s Starship underwent a Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly—we do mean rapid

    The accident came after what appeared to be a successful static fire test.

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  10. Trump space speech in Florida likely to test apolitical nature of NASA

    White House recognizes the role human spaceflight could play in Florida in 2020.

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  11. Rocket Report: Virgin Orbit flight ends quickly, Netflix’s hybrid rocket

    “We will be very glad, if the Americans have an alternative system.”

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  12. Flawed COVID hypothesis may have saved Washington from being NYC

    Researchers urge caution on genetic studies early in outbreaks.

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  1. US court grants permission to recover Marconi telegraph from Titanic wreckage

    But NOAA is fiercely opposed to the controversial salvage mission.

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  2. Poop alert: Sewage could signal impending burst of COVID-19 cases

    Viral RNA levels spike in sewage seven days ahead of new cases.

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  3. The commander who laughed and joked Wednesday does not lack courage

    Doug Hurley spent 20 years at NASA and found his family there. Now, he risks it all.

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  4. Archaeologists in Norway are about to dig up a Viking ship

    The Gjellestad ship is roughly 1,200 years old.

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  5. Artificial “tongue” for maple syrup weeds out batches with “buddy” off flavors

    The simple test, akin to a swimming pool pH or chlorine test, can be used in the field.

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  6. New data indicates the Mississippi Delta is on borrowed time

    The tipping point has come and gone, according to new analysis.

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  7. 100,000 Americans dead—and counting—as COVID-19 ravages US

    US leads the world in cases and deaths—and the pandemic is far from over.

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  8. Poor weather scrubs SpaceX’s historic launch attempt [Updated]

    Anyone who followed the space shuttle program will remember a lot of scrubs.

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  9. Tracing the trajectory of a 66 million-year-old asteroid impact

    Unsurprisingly, the reconstructed angle was a worst-case scenario.

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  10. New material releases hydrogen from water at near-perfect efficiency

    Only works at UV wavelengths, but it might point the way toward general approach.

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  11. Wuhan swabs 9 million people, tests 6.5 million for COVID-19 in 10 days

    Proponents of the impressive effort say it will provide peace of mind.

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  12. Scientists discover that four “blank” Dead Sea Scrolls actually have text

    The text appears to relate to the Book of Ezekiel.

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  1. Early tests of vaccine for COVID-19 pass peer review, look promising

    Based on a harmless virus, the vaccine had side effects but elicited antibodies.

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  2. Review: Revisit the controversial Biosphere 2 project with Spaceship Earth

    Matt Wolf's documentary chronicles the ups and downs of 1990s ecological experiment.

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  3. Virgin Orbit loses its first rocket shortly after engine ignition

    “An anomaly then occurred early in first stage flight.”

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  4. Scientists vs politicians: The reality check for “warp speed” vaccine research

    Hollywood-style messages from politicians about beating the pandemic downplay technical complexity.

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  5. Here’s NOAA’s outlook for US summer weather—and hurricane season

    The world saw the 2nd warmest April on record, but frost hit some US crops.

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  6. A fidget spinner to detect urinary tract infections

    Faster, easier diagnosis means less misuse of antibiotics.

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  7. Gears of war: When mechanical analog computers ruled the waves

    From the archives: In some ways, new Navy computers fall short of the power of 1930s tech.

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  8. On the Moon, astronaut pee will be a hot commodity

    Urine can be used for landing pads, gardens, and drinking water.

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  9. Results from the remdesivir COVID-19 trial are out, and it’s good news

    Recovery time was shortened from 15 to 11 days.

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  10. Penguin poop creates a buttload of laughing gas, researchers find

    Researchers report getting buzzed by the poo fumes.

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  11. Right-to-repair groups fire shots at medical device manufacturers

    Resource for DIY smartphone repairs focusing on critical medical equipment.

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  12. NASA declares that SpaceX is ready to fly its first crewed mission

    "You know what, you can never sell this NASA and SpaceX team short."

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