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  1. US officials monitoring over 400 people for monkeypox; 21 cases confirmed

    Transmission may have been occurring for longer than previously thought.

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  2. It’s “now or never” on climate change, but that doesn’t mean we’re doomed

    At Ars Frontiers, panelists discussed the need for ethical solutions to climate change.

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  3. Solar and wind keep getting cheaper as the field becomes smarter

    Every time solar and wind output doubles, the cost gets cheaper and cheaper.

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  4. What the simple mathematical abilities of animals can tell us about ourselves

    Ars chats with UCL's Brian Butterworth about his new book Can Fish Count?.

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  5. Rocket Report: India wants its own SpaceX, Firefly targets July for Alpha launch

    "We will have our own SpaceX in the next two years."

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  6. June 21 is expected start date of COVID vaccination for kids under 5

    FDA will review the vaccines June 15, but then the CDC needs to sign off.

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  7. Mysterious Hypatia stone might hold earliest evidence of Type Ia supernova

    Latest chemical "forensic" analysis finds telltale abundance of trace elements.

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  8. NASA just bought the rest of the space station crew flights from SpaceX

    "We will need additional missions from SpaceX to implement our strategy."

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  9. After 9 difficult months, Firefly is set to take its next shot at orbit

    The launch company is targeting mid-July for Alpha's next launch.

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  10. Manipulating photons for microseconds tops 9,000 years on a supercomputer

    An optical quantum computer does things we can't computationally model.

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  11. NASA chooses two companies to build spacesuits for its 21st-century Moonwalkers

    "We knew there was always a transition to industry in our future."

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  12. We may already be falling into the same trap of pandemic unpreparedness

    At Ars Frontiers, virologist Angela Rasmussen laid out how to thwart the next pandemic.

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  1. NASA still “pushing” for a Russian cosmonaut to fly on next SpaceX mission

    "I think it's the right thing to do."

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  2. Experts warn of continued monkeypox spread as hundreds of cases found worldwide

    "At the moment, we are not concerned of a global pandemic."

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  3. Japanese weather satellite accidentally watched Betelgeuse go dim

    Observations say that two main explanations for the star's fading are both right.

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  4. AstroForge aims to succeed where other asteroid mining companies have failed

    "When you say asteroid mining, people laugh at you."

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  5. Bear hibernation: More than a winter’s nap

    Scientists are watching to see how bears will tweak their habits as the climate warms.

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  6. Which is worse for the soil—combines or dinosaurs?

    Both harvesters and dinosaurs may damage the zone where roots grow.

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  7. Mining museums’ genomic treasures

    Museums hold billions of biological specimens, many of which still contain DNA.

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  8. Rethinking air conditioning amid climate change

    ACs and refrigerators help keep people safe—but they also further warm the planet.

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  9. US gun violence is a health crisis with evidence-based solutions, experts plea

    Doctors and researchers say the science is clear, and it's long past time to act.

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  10. Mysterious ancient giant eggs Down Under laid by Aussie “demon ducks of doom”

    Overharvesting of eggs may have led to the extinction of these large flightless birds

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  11. Pompeii victim had spinal tuberculosis when he died

    The study also sequenced the victim's entire genome.

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  12. Humming birds suffer if they move uphill to escape the warming climate

    Heights hinder hummingbird hovering—this could be bad news as the Earth warms.

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  1. Rocket Report: Meet the Gravity-1 rocket; will Starship really cut launch costs?

    "I probably can’t express in words what it meant for me."

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  2. CDC presumes community spread of monkeypox; 9 cases now in 7 states

    Some US cases had recent international travel to areas with cases, others did not.

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  3. Can we cut the US’s carbon emissions in half this decade?

    There are multiple routes to drop carbon emissions by 50% by 2030.

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  4. NASA’s verdict on Starliner: “A great vehicle for crew transportation”

    "That’s really what this commercial crew program has been all about."

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  5. More than 1 in 5 COVID survivors may develop long COVID, CDC study suggests

    The study assessed the relative risks of 26 conditions linked to post-COVID.

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  6. The (fossil) eyes have it: Evidence that an ancient owl hunted in daylight

    The structure of bones around the eye indicate a small pupil that let in less light.

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  7. Lidar reveals networks of pre-Columbian cities and towns in Bolivia

    The western Amazon basin was home to its own pre-Columbian civilization, the Casarabe.

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  8. Earth’s orbital debris problem is worsening, and policy solutions are difficult

    "Who's responsible? Who pays? How much do they pay?"

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  9. Sliding to mild? Nope—omicron BA.2 caused worse COVID symptoms than BA.1

    Study of 1.5M finds COVID symptoms shifted with variants. BA.2 caused the most.

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  10. Pfizer warns of “constant waves” of COVID as complacency grows

    CEO launches plan to offer patented medicines at lower cost to poorer nations.

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  11. What the public wants in COVID news vs. what the press provides

    There's a contrast between what people search for and what reliable media provide.

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  12. New photo reveals a NASA spacecraft cloaked in Martian dust

    InSight lived up to its name, providing deep insights about the Martian interior.

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