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Cem Tasan to lead the Materials Research Laboratory
C. Cem Tasan has been appointed director of MIT’s Materials Research Laboratory (MRL), effective March 15. The POSCO...
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NASA Webb Explores Effect of Strong Magnetic Fields on Star Formation – NASA Science
Follow-up research on a 2023 image of the Sagittarius C stellar nursery in the heart of our Milky Way galaxy, captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, has revealed ejections from still-forming protostars and insights into the impact of...
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Trump Administration Begins Layoffs at CDC, FDA and Other Health Agencies
The Trump administration laid off thousands of federal health workers on Tuesday in a purge that included senior leaders and top scientists charged with regulating food and drugs, protecting Americans from disease and researching new treatments and cures.Layoff notices...
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NASA Astronauts Speak for First Time After 9-Month Stay in Space at ISS
After a stay aboard the International Space Station that unexpectedly stretched to nine and a half months, the NASA astronaut Suni Williams is back to doing something she enjoys on Earth.“I actually went out and ran three miles yesterday,”...
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Neandertal-like tools found in China present a mystery
Stone tools traditionally attributed to European and western Asian Neandertals have turned up nearly a continent away in southern China.Artifacts unearthed at a river valley site called Longtan include distinctive stone cutting and scraping implements and the rocks from...
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Scientists shielding farming from climate change need more public funding. But they’re getting less
Erin McGuire spent years cultivating fruits and vegetables like onions, peppers and tomatoes as a scientist and later director of a lab at the University of California-Davis. She collaborated with hundreds of people to breed drought-resistant varieties, develop new...
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Orbital Rocket Crashes After First Launch From Continental Europe
The engine shuddered to life around half past noon local time on Sunday, and with a guttural roar, the 92-foot-tall Spectrum rocket lifted slowly away from its launch tower, marking the first liftoff of its kind on the European...
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A woman who lost 130 pounds shares 7 changes she wasn’t expecting — from people being nicer to her to food tasting different
Emma Roma Jayne struggled with her weight until she got bariatric surgery in 2022.She lost 130 pounds in two years, and found some unexpected changes other than the weight loss.These changes include her feet shrinking, starting to like avocados,...
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Top FDA Vaccine Official Resigns, Citing Kennedy’s ‘Misinformation and Lies’
The Food and Drug Administration’s top vaccine official, Dr. Peter Marks, abruptly resigned Friday, saying in a searing letter that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s aggressive stance on vaccines was irresponsible and posed a danger to the public.“It...
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NASA Boosts Efficiency with Custom X-66 Flooring – NASA
NASA designed temporary floorboards for the MD-90 aircraft to use while it is transformed into the X-66 experimental demonstrator aircraft. These floorboards will protect the original flooring and streamline the modification process.
Supporting the agency’s Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project, a...
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Netanyahu arrives in Hungary for talks despite ICC arrest warrant
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Hungary early on Thursday, Israeli media reported.This is Netanyahu's first trip to...