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  1. Celebs back away from Trump admin.’s $300M COVID-19 ad campaign

    Funding for the public-awareness campaign came out of the CDC's budget.

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  2. Trump admin. overrules CDC director on extending ban on cruises

    Health officials once again point to political interference in public health policy.

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  3. Greenland is about to lose ice faster than any time since the last ice age

    And it’s been over 7,000 years since it was even close.

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  4. Delta IV Heavy rocket delayed again, raising concerns of aging infrastructure

    “These scrubs will no doubt frustrate other range users.”

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  5. Conservative unease with science is global, but extreme in the US

    A new Pew project looks at the perception of scientists in 20 countries.

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  6. Flouting all standards, Russia plans to release early COVID-19 vaccine data

    It's extremely early to release trial data, but in line with Trump's favored timeline.

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  7. Studying clay-pot residues could help scientists recreate ancient recipes

    Ceramic pots retained remnants of last meal cooked, plus clues as to earlier meals.

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  8. D-Wave releases its next-generation quantum annealing chip

    What's it take to make a chip with over a million Josephson junctions?

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  9. Another look at possible under-ice lakes on Mars: They’re still there

    It can be tough to spot water under an ice cap from orbit.

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  10. New data on a volcanic eruption that scattered ash across Maya lands

    A recent study suggests the 431 CE eruption affected only a small region.

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  11. Seismic sound waves crossing the deep ocean could be a new thermometer

    Sumatran earthquakes can be used to track the warming of the Indian Ocean.

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  12. Rare case of black licorice poisoning kills man in Massachusetts

    The licorice plant naturally contains a toxin called glycyrrhizin.

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  1. Space Force says it will fly on a used Falcon 9 rocket for the first time

    “We’re looking forward to this journey with SpaceX.”

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  2. Rocket Report: Starship pops on purpose, Delta IV Heavy ready to try again

    “Suppression of information will be viewed seriously and action will be initiated.”

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  3. Trump may reject FDA’s stricter regulations for COVID-19 vaccine

    FDA’s new standards are meant to shore up public confidence in future vaccine.

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  4. Not-so-hostile takeover: Human Y chromosome displaced the Neanderthals’ version

    Newly sequenced Neanderthal Y chromosomes hint at a complex history of mixture.

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  5. Russia offers its untested COVID-19 vaccine for free to UN officials

    The World Health Organization declined to comment on whether this was a good idea.

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  6. NASA wants a big budget increase for its Moon plans. Is Congress biting?

    Space agency needs Christmastime funding for landers to keep Moon plan on track.

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  7. Chitin could be used to build tools and habitats on Mars, study finds

    The manufacturing process would require minimal energy and no specialized equipment.

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  8. US has topped 200,000 COVID-19 deaths—and many more to come

    Some researchers expect the death toll to reach 378,000 by the end of the year.

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  9. Blogger who trashed Fauci online “retires” after being ID’d as NIH staffer

    Directly contradicting your agency and calling your boss names is a bad look.

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  10. Arctic sea ice hits second-smallest summer extent on record

    Extent dropped to 3.74 million square kilometers on September 15.

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  11. 156 countries commit to fair COVID-19 vaccine access, but US won’t join

    Russia and China also didn’t join the effort, which needs at least $35 billion.

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  12. The story of cheaper batteries, from smartphones to Teslas

    The economics of cheaper batteries—and why they're good news for the planet.

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  1. A German rocket startup seeks to disrupt the European launch industry

    “For our customers, it's a pain to go to Russia, the United States, or India.”

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  2. Here’s how DOE’s first crop of risky energy tech has done

    Comparing 2009 ARPA-E winners to peers yields a mixed bag.

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  3. When building an embryo, timing is everything

    Mice take 21 days from egg to animal, humans take nine months. How's that managed?

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  4. What’s in wildfire smoke, and how dangerous is it?

    Blazes on the West Coast are spewing a haze clear across the country.

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  5. CDC dramatically restores COVID-19 testing advice marred by political meddling

    If you have no symptoms but have been exposed “you need a test,” CDC says once again.

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  6. Humans reached Saudi Arabia at least 120,000 years ago

    The footprints appear alongside tracks from a herd of Pleistocene elephants.

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  7. After billion-dollar disasters, here’s what the US’ fall weather has in store

    NOAA’s August summary covers some nasty weather and looks ahead.

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  8. Rocket Report: Chinese rocket fails, Starship may make a leap in October

    “JAXA will deal with the LE-9 engine-related problem in an appropriate manner.”

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  9. Hoverboarding dentist gets 12 years in prison for fraud, unlawful dental acts

    Hoverboarding was “outrageous, narcissistic you know, and crazy,” former patient said.

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  10. Here are the winners of the 2020 Ig Nobel Prizes to make you laugh, then think

    This year's ceremony was held virtually (thanks, coronavirus), but the fun remained.

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  11. White House-CDC tensions explode as Trump contradicts its leadership

    Congressional testimony by health experts is overruled hours later by the president.

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  12. Why Amazon is backing this former Tesla executive’s recycling startup

    JB Straubel’s Redwood aims to extract lithium, cobalt and nickel from old smartphones.

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