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Sep 17

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Dr. Francis Collins explores his faith and science in new book, ‘The Road to Wisdom’

By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant

Dr. Francis Collins has been at the forefront of the world’s most advanced biomedical research. He led the Human Genome Project and was the longest-serving director of the National Institutes of Health. He is drawing on his career to focus…

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Aug 06

Fossils suggest ancestors of Indonesian ‘hobbits’ were even shorter

By Adithi Ramakrishnan, Associated Press

Researchers have debated how the hobbits — named Homo floresiensis — evolved to be so small and where they fall in the human evolutionary story.

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Mar 11

Ukraine needs more than a billion dollars to rebuild its scientific infrastructure, UNESCO says

By Associated Press

UNESCO says that some 1,443 scientific facilities, many attached to universities, have been damaged or destroyed along with 750 pieces of vital technical equipment, most of which is beyond repair.

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Feb 12

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‘The Space Race’ documentary explores Black astronauts’ efforts to overcome injustice

By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet

A new documentary explores the little-known stories of the first Black pilots and engineers who were pioneers of NASA's space program. Geoff Bennett has this look at the film, “The Space Race,” which airs on the National Geographic Channel and…

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Feb 09

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Million-dollar legal victory shines light on conservatives’ attacks on science

By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings

A long legal battle ended Thursday when a jury found that two conservative writers defamed the prominent climate scientist Michael Mann. William Brangham looks at what this verdict means and speaks with another renowned scientist who’s also endured this kind…

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Jan 01

5 space milestones in 2023 that are ‘rewriting textbooks’

By Casey Kuhn, Miles O'Brien

This year saw incredibly detailed images from the most advanced telescope in space, as well as the 25th year of a global partnership sending astronauts to orbit Earth.

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Dec 06

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The scientific and cultural impact of the International Space Station after 25 years

By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas, Miles O'Brien

This week marks the 25th anniversary of when astronauts first entered the beginnings of the International Space Station. A quarter of a century later, the station is manned by seven international crew members and has become an iconic and important…

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Aug 10

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Antarctic sea ice at record lows as global temperatures rise

By William Brangham, Shoshana Dubnow

As temperature records fall all over the planet this summer, scientists are also increasingly concerned about what’s happening to the sea ice around Antarctica. William Brangham reports.

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Mar 27

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Communities are embracing ‘controlled burns’ to protect themselves

By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber

The past few years have led to record wildfires across the U.S. Decades of suppressing fires has led to overgrown forests, and a warming climate has increased their intensity and frequency. Christopher Booker reports from California on community-led efforts to…

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Mar 19

Antarctica and the Arctic are at least 50 degrees warmer than average

By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average.

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