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‘Nervous and rushed’: Massive Fukushima plant cleanup work involves high radiation and stress

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‘Nervous and rushed’: Massive Fukushima plant cleanup work involves high radiation and stress

NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies

NASA’s newest space telescope blasts off to map the entire sky and millions of galaxies

Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode

Hawaii volcano again puts tall lava fountains on display in latest eruption episode

Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago

Explorers discover wreckage of cargo ship that sank in Lake Superior storm more than 130 years ago

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuations

Guatemala’s Volcano of Fire erupts and forces evacuations

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan, say it would cost too much

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Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites

Climate change, already causing problems on Earth, could soon create a mess for orbiting satellites

Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it’s a time for ‘damage control’

Universities are facing big cuts to research funding. At Duke, it’s a time for ‘damage control’

‘People are going to die’: Thousands rally to protest cuts at science agencies

‘People are going to die’: Thousands rally to protest cuts at science agencies

HHS said to have asked CDC to study vaccines and autism, despite robust evidence showing no link

HHS said to have asked CDC to study vaccines and autism, despite robust evidence showing no link

Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts

Out of the lab and into the streets, researchers and doctors rally for science against Trump cuts

Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole

Private lunar lander is declared dead after landing sideways in a crater near the moon’s south pole

Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals

Scientists date remains of an ancient child that resembles both humans and Neanderthals

US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission

US military’s mini space shuttle returns to Earth after orbiting for 434 days on a secret mission

Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses

Here’s a look at moon landing hits and misses

SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

SpaceX’s latest Starship test flight ends with another explosion

Private lunar lander may have fallen over while touching down near the moon’s south pole

Private lunar lander may have fallen over while touching down near the moon’s south pole

Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research

Federal judge blocks drastic funding cuts to medical research

Lava fountain height soars in latest episode of Hawaii volcano eruption

Lava fountain height soars in latest episode of Hawaii volcano eruption

Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago

Ancient humans made tools from animal bones 1.5 million years ago

NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power

NASA powers down two instruments on twin Voyager spacecraft to save power

NASA’s two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space

NASA’s two stuck astronauts are finally closing in on their return to Earth after 9 months in space

Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth

Scientists genetically engineer mice with thick hair like the extinct woolly mammoth

More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern US, annual survey shows

More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern US, annual survey shows

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