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Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue

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Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue

NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

Summer is getting longer, hotter — and arriving faster, study says

Summer is getting longer, hotter — and arriving faster, study says

A diet of royal jelly isn’t the only thing that makes a queen bee

A diet of royal jelly isn’t the only thing that makes a queen bee

2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities

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Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts

Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts

America 250: How petroleum became the backbone of modern materials

America 250: How petroleum became the backbone of modern materials

Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts

Blue Origin says rocket explosion spared fuel tanks and key launch pad parts

AP exclusive: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history

AP exclusive: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a ‘dig of the century’ unearths 1,700 years of history

The UK government has set a target of an 87% cut in carbon emissions by 2042

The UK government has set a target of an 87% cut in carbon emissions by 2042

8 crested ibises released in Japanese town decades after extinction in Japan

8 crested ibises released in Japanese town decades after extinction in Japan

Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England

Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England

Venice’s growing flamingo population finds refuge in recovering wetlands

Venice’s growing flamingo population finds refuge in recovering wetlands

Eyes to the Skies: Summer solstice, a strawberry moon and Milky Way visible at night

Eyes to the Skies: Summer solstice, a strawberry moon and Milky Way visible at night

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

Experimental pill promises new hope for deadly pancreatic cancer

As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

As the Pentagon pushes for battlefield AI, some military leaders urge caution

Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to Boston University’s CTE Center, his family says

Claude Lemieux’s brain is being donated to Boston University’s CTE Center, his family says

Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

Meteor over Massachusetts causes explosion reports, sightings from Delaware to Montreal

Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore

Blue Origin investigates rocket explosion as public is warned about possible wreckage washing ashore

What to know about Manhattanhenge, NYC’s sunset spectacle

What to know about Manhattanhenge, NYC’s sunset spectacle

White House moves to give political appointees more power over federal grants

White House moves to give political appointees more power over federal grants

3 astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space, a record for a Chinese crew

3 astronauts from China return to Earth after nearly 7 months in space, a record for a Chinese crew

Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java

Indonesians mark 20 years since mud volcano eruption swallowed up entire communities in East Java

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