Can pandemic recovery plan end Italy’s years of stagnation?

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MILAN — The COVID-19 pandemic hit Italy especially hard, killing more than 127,000 people and sending the European Union's third-largest economy into a devastating...

Europe seeks disabled astronauts, more women in space

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PARIS — The European Space Agency says it was “blown away” by the record number of applicants — more than 22,000 — hoping to...

CureVac founder withdraws candidacy for supervisory board

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German biotech company CureVac said Wednesday that its founder has withdrawn his candidacy for the supervisory board for health reasons. ...

Can ET see us? Study finds many stars with prime Earth view

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Feeling like you are being watched? It could be from a lot farther away than you think. ...

Experts: Benefits of COVID vaccine outweigh small heart risk

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NEW YORK — Federal officials said Wednesday they plan to strengthen cautions about a rare side effect of some COVID-19 vaccines — chest pain...

Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers

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BILLINGS, Mont. — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up:...

Rescued sea turtles: some to be released, some still sick

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NEW ORLEANS — The Mississippi Aquarium plans to release seven endangered sea turtles this week, but other institutions in New Orleans and Mississippi are...

Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles await

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SALEM, Ore. — In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in the state's pine forests, many...

Amid clamor to increase prescribed burns, obstacles await

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SALEM, Ore. — In the 1950s, when University of California forestry professor Harold Biswell experimented with prescribed burns in the state's pine forests, many...

Turtle carcasses wash ashore in Sri Lanka after ship fire

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Nearly a hundred carcasses of turtles with throat and shell damage, as well as dozens of dead dolphins and a...