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  1. Pass the mayo: Condiment could help improve fusion energy yields

    Controlling a problematic instability could lead to cheaper internal fusion.

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  2. People game AIs via game theory

    They reject more of the AI's offers, probably to get it to be more generous.

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  3. “Archeology” on the ISS helps identify what astronauts really need

    Regular photography shows a tool shed and more isolated toilet would be appreciated.

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  4. China’s Long March 6A rocket is making a mess in low-Earth orbit

    After nearly every flight, the upper stage of this rocket breaks apart in orbit.

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  5. Rocket Report: Archimedes engine sees first light, New Glenn making moves

    "Coming soon: a full recovery rehearsal with our landing vessel."

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  6. Another death in nationwide outbreak that spurred massive meat recall

    The outbreak tally has increased to 43 amid recall of 7 million pounds of meat.

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  7. PrivacyLens uses thermal imaging to turn people into stick figures

    "Most consumers do not think about what happens to data collected by smart home devices."

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  8. String of record hot months came to an end in July

    July had the two hottest days recorded but fell 0.04° Celsius short of last year.

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  9. A new report finds Boeing’s rockets are built with an unqualified work force

    NASA declines to penalize Boeing for the deficiencies.

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  10. NASA official acknowledges internal “disagreement” on safety of Starliner return

    "We heard from a lot of folks that had concerns."

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  11. New mpox outbreak raises alarm; WHO considers declaring international emergency

    A different clade of mpox than the previous outbreak is spilling out of the DRC.

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  12. 31% of Republicans say vaccines are more dangerous than diseases they prevent

    The partisan divide on vaccine falsehoods threatens the health of children nationwide.

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  1. Broadway embraces particle physics with musical about Higgs boson discovery

    The 2013 documentary Particle Fever is being turned into a Broadway musical.

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  2. China begins launching a megaconstellation, and it sounds a lot like Starlink

    Like Starlink, China's Qianfan satellites have an easy-to-pack flat-panel design.

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  3. NASA chief will make the final decision on how Starliner crew flies home

    "I especially have confidence since I have the final decision."

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  4. After 190 bodies found rotting, funeral home owners ordered to pay $950M

    The owners do not have nearly a billion dollars, so the order is largely symbolic.

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  5. Indonesia’s tiny hobbits descended from even smaller ancestors

    A 700,000-year-old humerus suggests small hominins have a long history on Flores.

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  6. Man suffers heart problem after rapid weight loss: A GLP-1 cautionary tale

    The man developed atrial fibrillation and required hospitalization.

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  7. Study suggests Egyptians used hydraulic lifts to build Pyramid of Djoser

    Finding elusive pictorial, textual references to hydraulic device may help convince skeptics.

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  8. NASA likely to significantly delay the launch of Crew 9 due to Starliner issues

    The primary reason for the delay is rather surprising.

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  9. Path to precision: Targeted cancer drugs go from table to trials to bedside

    What started in a scientist's dining room is now in tissue-agnostic combo trials.

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  10. Historic flooding possible as TS Debby bears down on southeastern US

    Tropical rainfall and training bands: It's going to be a soggy mess.

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  11. Data centers demand a massive amount of energy. Here’s how some states are tackling the industry’s impact.

    States that offer tax exemptions to support the industry are reconsidering their approach.

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  12. Memo to the Supreme Court: Clean Air Act targeted CO2 as climate pollutant, study says

    New paper digs into congressional archives to settle a legal debate.

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  1. Buying shady weight loss drugs online is a bad idea, in case you were wondering

    Risk assessment study of illegal online pharmacies offers some unsurprising data.

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  2. Silicon plus perovskite solar reaches 34 percent efficiency

    There are still longevity problems, but things continue to get better.

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  3. Human muscle cells come back from space, look aged

    Astronauts' muscles atrophy in space, but we can identify the genes involved.

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  4. Rocket Report: Falcon 9 is back; Starship could be recovered off Australia

    Elon Musk doesn't expect the next Starship test flight to occur before late August.

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  5. “Screaming Woman” mummy may have died in agony 3,500 years ago, study finds

    Scientists performed a "virtual autopsy" but could not determine exact cause of death.

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  6. Troubling bird flu study suggests human cases are going undetected

    A small sample of farm workers is enough to confirm fears about H5N1 outbreak.

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  7. NASA says it is “evaluating all options” for the safe return of Starliner crew

    SpaceX is actively working on a plan to fly Starliner's crew home.

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  8. There are 2,000-plus dead rockets in orbit—here’s a rare view of one

    A Japanese company becomes the first to approach a piece of space junk in low-Earth orbit.

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  9. NASA’s Lunar Gateway has a big visiting vehicles problem

    "These defects could lead the flight computers to unexpectedly restart."

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  10. Karaoke reveals why we blush

    Volunteers watched their own performances as an MRI tracked brain activity.

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  11. Boeing’s Starliner has cost at least twice as much as SpaceX’s Crew Dragon

    "Risk remains that we may record additional losses in future periods."

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  12. 7 million pounds of meat recalled amid deadly outbreak

    Authorities worry that the contaminated meats are still sitting in people's fridges.

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