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Whooping Cough Is Surging. Do You Need Another Shot?

After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced back, raising alarm among public health officials. There have been more t...

Whooping Cough Is Surging. Do You Need Another Shot?

After a brief lull during the pandemic, whooping cough has bounced back, raising alarm among public health officials. There have been more t...

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An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky over the Tallinn bay of the Baltic sea in Tallinn, Estonia, April 2, 2025. (AP File)

Northern Lights Could Be Visible Again in Some US States After Weekend Solar Storms

NEW YORK — Northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. Monday night following weekend solar storms. The sun burped out a huge burst ...

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Ancient DNA Reveals a New Group of People Who Lived Near Land Bridge Between the Americas

NEW YORK — Scientists have identified a new pod of ancient hunter-gatherers who lived near the land bridge between North America and South A...

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FAA Demands an Accident Investigation Into SpaceX’s Latest Out-of-Control Starship Flight

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The Federal Aviation Administration is demanding an accident investigation into this week’s out-of-control Star...

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Some Glaciers Will Vanish No Matter What, Study Finds

There’s news about glaciers, and it’s grim. Regardless of climate mitigation strategies, the world’s glaciers are on track...

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COVID’s New Variant May Be Driving Up Cases in Some Parts of the World, WHO Says

COVID-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world. The World Health Organization said Wednesda...

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NASA Office Above ‘Seinfeld’ Diner Is a Target of Trump Budget Shrinkage

NEW YORK — Upstairs from the diner made famous by “Seinfeld,” teams of NASA scientists have spent nearly six decades expanding h...

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Ed Smylie, Who Saved the Apollo 13 Crew With Duct Tape, Dies at 95

Robert “Ed” Smylie, the NASA official who led a team of engineers that cobbled together an apparatus made of cardboard, plastic ...

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The World Is Wooing US Researchers Shunned by Trump

LONDON — Help Wanted. Looking for American researchers. “This is a once-in-a-century brain gain opportunity.” — Australian Strategic Policy ...

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This image provided by Prof. Per Erik Ahlberg shows an artist's illustration of the possible appearance of a reptile-like creature that lived around 350 million years ago in what's now Australia. The animal was around 2 ½ feet long (80 cm) and its feet has long fingers and claws, which are visible in newly discovered fossil footprints. (Marcin Ambrozik/Prof. Per Erik Ahlberg via AP)

How Ancient Reptile Footprints Are Rewriting the History of When Animals Evolved to Live on Land

WASHINGTON — Scientists in Australia have identified the oldest known fossil footprints of a reptile-like animal, dated to around 350 millio...

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