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He made beer that’s also a vaccine. Now controversy is brewing
Chris Buck stands barefoot in his kitchen holding a glass bottle of unfiltered Lithuanian farmhouse ale. He swirls the bottle gently to stir up a fingerbreadth blanket of yeast and pours the turbulent beer into a glass mug.Buck raises...
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Drones detect deadly virus in Arctic whales’ breath
Helen BriggsEnvironment correspondent"Going forward, the priority is to continue using these methods for long-term surveillance, so we can understand how multiple emerging stressors will shape whale health in the coming years," said Helena Costa of Nord University, Norway. The...
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New Hubble images may solve the case of a disappearing exoplanet
Two asteroid-sized objects orbiting a famous star have collided, Hubble Space Telescope images suggest. The collision provides a rare look at the violent process of planetary construction around a young star — similar to collisions that probably shaped our...
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Major climate research center in Colorado on Trump administration chopping block
The Trump administration intends to dismantle one of the world's leading climate research institutions over what it said on Tuesday were concerns about "climate alarmism," despite opposition to the plan. The National Center for Atmospheric...
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Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image – NASA
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The galaxy, which is substantially smaller than our own Milky Way, lies 13 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear).
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NASA IXPE’s Longest Observation Solves Black Hole Jets Mystery – NASA
Written by Michael Allen
An international team of astronomers using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) has identified the origin of X-rays in a supermassive black hole’s jet, answering a question that has been unresolved since the earliest days of...
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Lincolnshire farm uses climate change to grow olives at Long Sutton
Paul MurphyEast Yorkshire and Lincolnshire climate and environment correspondentBBC
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NextSTEP-3 B: Moon to Mars Architecture Studies – NASA
Notice ID: M2M-MSFC-0001NAICS Codes:541715 – Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)NASA seeks industry-led architecture concept development, concept refinement studies, and risk-reduction activities that address Moon to Mars Architecture gaps through...
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How to levitate objects sans magic
In fiction, magic makes levitation easy. With a simple swish-and-flick of his wand, Ron Weasley yanks a troll’s club high above its head in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Through graceful martial arts, element benders in TV’s Avatar...
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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Discuss Eight-Month Space Station Mission – NASA
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim will recap his recent mission aboard the International Space Station during a news conference at 3:30 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 19, from the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Christmas celebrations slowly return to Bethlehem amid tourism slump
Thousands traveled from nearby towns and villages to attend Bethlehem's annual tree lighting ceremony in Manger Square -- the...