China launches cargo rocket with supplies for space station
BEIJING — An automated cargo rocket carrying supplies for China’s new space station blasted off Saturday from an island in the South China Sea.
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Senate eyes R&D bill to counter China, bolster manufacturing
WASHINGTON — What started as a pragmatic effort to boost scientific research and development has morphed into sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the...
UK authorizes use of J&J vaccine as virus cases edge up
LONDON — Regulators on Friday authorized another coronavirus vaccine for use in the U.K. amid concerns about rising COVID-19 cases as a variant of...
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in China
GENEVA — The United States and Britain are stepping up calls for the World Health Organization to take a deeper look into the possible...
US agency loosens mask guidance for summer campers
NEW YORK — Kids at summer camps can skip wearing masks outdoors, with some exceptions, federal health officials said Friday.
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NASA releases stunning new pic of Milky Way’s ‘downtown’
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has released a stunning new picture of our galaxy’s violent, super-energized “downtown.”
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Senate confirms geneticist Lander as Biden science adviser
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed geneticist Eric Lander to be President Joe Biden's chief science adviser, one of the last unfilled Cabinet posts...
FDA OKs 1st targeted drug for common lung cancer mutation
FAIRLESS HILLS, PA. — U.S. regulators have approved the first medicine for patients with the most common type of lung cancer whose tumors have...
Senate eyes R&D bill to counter China, bolster manufacturing
WASHINGTON — What started as a pragmatic effort to boost scientific research and development has morphed into sweeping Senate bill aimed at making the...
Forecast: 40% chance Earth to be hotter than Paris goal soon
There’s a 40% chance that the world will get so hot in the next five years that it will temporarily push past the temperature...
