King K. Holmes, a Pioneer in STD Research, Dies at 87
He took a down-to-earth approach to sexually transmitted infections, a subject no one wanted to discuss, arriving at novel methods
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Jared Isaacman, Trump’s Pick to Lead NASA, Calls Mars a Priority in Confirmation Hearing
NASA will prioritize sending American astronauts to Mars, President Trump’s nominee to lead the space agency will tell a Senate
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The Skin on Mysterious Medieval Books Concealed a Shaggy Surprise
Medieval scribes filled volumes called bestiaries with illustrations and descriptions of fantastic creatures. The manuscripts containing representations of these animals
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Nuclear Testing Not Advised, Trump’s Nominee Says in Senate Hearing
Brandon Williams, President Trump’s pick to become the keeper of the nation’s nuclear arsenal, testified on Tuesday that he would
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Trump Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Reviving U.S. Coal Industry
President Trump signed four executive orders Tuesday aimed at expanding the mining and use of coal in the United States,
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The dire wolf, which went extinct 12,500 years ago, revived by biotech company
For the first time ever, scientists say they have made a species de-extinct, bringing the dire wolf back into the
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‘Getting Heavier’: Climate Change Primes Storms to Drop More Rain
The severe storm system that has inundated the central and southeastern United States with heavy rain and high winds for
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Ideology May Not Be What You Think but How You’re Wired
So sharp are partisan divisions these days that it can seem as if people are experiencing entirely different realities. Maybe
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Jeremiah Ostriker, Who Plumbed Dark Forces That Shape Universe, Dies at 86
Jeremiah Ostriker, an astrophysicist who helped set off a revolution in humankind’s view of the universe, revealing it to be
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Scientists Revive the Dire Wolf, or Something Close
For more than a decade, scientists have chased the idea of reviving extinct species, a process sometimes called de-extinction. Now,
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