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He missed a chance to be the first Black astronaut. Now, at 90, he's going into space

Edward J. Dwight Jr. is set to be on the next Blue Origin rocket into space. The rare opportunity comes more than six decades after he was passed over to become a NASA astronaut.

25/04/2024

Animals get stressed during eclipses. But not for the reason you think

After studying various species earlier this month, some scientists now say they understand the origin of animal behavior during solar eclipses.

25/04/2024

Coal and new gas power plants will have to meet climate pollution targets

Fifteen years after the EPA said greenhouse gasses are a danger to public health, the agency finalized rules to limit climate-warming pollution from existing coal and new gas power plants.

25/04/2024

How do you get siblings to be nice to each other? Latino families have an answer

Over the past few decades, psychologists have begun to understand how parents across many cultures teach their children to build deep, fulfilling relationships with their siblings.

24/04/2024

Tesla profits have plummeted. Elon Musk remains all-in on robotaxis

Tesla's sales are down. It's slashing car prices and laying off staff. Yet CEO Elon Musk remains bullish on a future that's self-driving and battery-powered.

24/04/2024

Well, hello, Voyager 1! The venerable spacecraft is once again making sense

After a nasty computer glitch five months ago, Voyager 1 is once again able to communicate with Earth in a way that mission operators can understand.

23/04/2024

Freedom Monument Park tells honest story of enslaved people

The new Freedom Monument Sculpture Park in Montgomery, Alabama, is designed to get visitors closer to the experiences of enslaved people in America.

22/04/2024

Getting off fossil fuels is hard, but this city is doing it — building by building

Ithaca, N.Y., wants to eliminate greenhouse gasses by 2030 — 20 years faster than the rest of the country. But even in this liberal city meeting climate targets is harder than expected.

04/03/2024

The hottest trend in U.S. cities? Changing zoning rules to allow more housing

As Americans struggle to find affordable housing, cities are realizing their own rules have made it too hard and expensive to build the homes they need. Now, some cities are trying to change that.

17/02/2024

Ebola vaccine cuts death rates in half — even if it's given after infection

Ebola is one of the most feared infectious diseases, with more than half of those infected dying. A vaccine has now been shown to cut that mortality rate in half.

15/02/2024

Treatment for acute sleeping sickness has been brutal — until now

An oral drug is proving an effective treatment for the acute strain of this potentially fatal disease — an alternative to injections of drugs that posed serious risks to the patient.

02/01/2024

How Mexico City's biggest wholesale market is combating food waste

Since 2020, the 800-acre Central de Abastos market has reduced daily food waste by 24% and delivered almost 800 tons of unsold food to soup kitchens.

02/01/2024

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