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NASA Livestreams Dragonfly Assembly Today as the Titan Rotorcraft Takes Shape
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Elon Musk's 'Trillion Times a Trillion' Post and the Physics of Getting to Other Star Systems
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Kangaroo Biomedical Wants to Build an Artificial Womb for Humans. Its Five-Year Timeline Has Raised Eyebrows.
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Life Biosciences Doses First Patient in Landmark Epigenetic Reprogramming Trial for Vision Loss
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New Research Links the iPhone to One-Third of America's Fertility Decline Since 2007
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NASA Orders ISS Astronauts to Shelter in Spacecraft as Russian Module Air Leak Worsens
Energy
Antares Nuclear's Mark-0 Reactor Achieves Criticality at Idaho National Laboratory, Becoming First Private Advanced Reactor to Do So Under DOE Program
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USDA Confirms New World Screwworm in Texas Calf, Marking First Case in Mainland U.S. Since 1966
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Energy
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