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FDA approves updated COVID-19 vaccines, shots should be available in days
U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains -- and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too.
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Hammerheads (the garden variety) pose a threat to earthworms
There's another weird worm out there that's toxic, deadly to our beloved earthworms and nearly impossible to kill: Allow me to introduce you to the hammerhead worm.
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COVID-19 is on the upswing in the US
COVID-19 hasn't gone away, and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention suggests it's on the upswing around the country.
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August’s supermoon kicks off four months of lunar spectacles. Here’s how to watch
The first of four supermoons this year rises next week, providing tantalizing views of Earth's constant companion.
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Stonehenge’s ‘altar stone’ originally came from Scotland and not Wales, new research shows
The ancient ritual meaning of Stonehenge is still a mystery, but researchers are one step closer to understanding how the famous stone circle was created.
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Japanese are worried and confused after first-ever megaquake advisory. What does it mean?
Japan, one of the most earthquake-prone nations on earth, issued its first-ever "megaquake advisory" last week after a powerful quake struck off the southeastern coast of the southern main island of Kyushu.
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Biden announces $150 million in research grants as part of his ‘moonshot’ push to fight cancer
President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he's no longer seeking a second term, visiting New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration's "moonshot" initiative aiming to dramatically reduce cancer deaths.
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New Mars study suggests an ocean’s worth of water may be hiding beneath the red dusty surface
Mars may be drenched beneath its surface, with enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks to form a global ocean, new research suggests.
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About 400 million people worldwide have had long COVID, researchers say
About 400 million people worldwide have been afflicted with long COVID, according to a new report by scientists and other researchers who have studied the condition.
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The Perseids are here. Here’s how to see the ‘fireballs’ of summer’s brightest meteor shower
The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color.
