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NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken stepped outside the International Space Station (ISS) Thursday to continue
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Can a pregnant woman spread the coronavirus to her fetus? It’s possible, but it seems to be relatively rare and scientists
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There has been an alarming decline in the number of children getting vaccinated for such preventable diseases as diphtheria,
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U.S. President Donald Trump has unveiled a top-to-bottom overhaul of the review process for infrastructure projects that critics
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Researchers believe they have identified the area of the brain that determines a preference for alcohol, perhaps the first step
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The COVID-19 lockdown in South Africa, the country worst hit by the virus on the continent, is raising worries about children
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The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF are calling for a renewed push for vaccinations, as the numbers of vaccinations
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It is commonly accepted that the human senses are limited — what can be seen through the eyes, heard through the
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Researchers have taken a scientific look at why people love the music they do and how it connects to important times in their
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Pakistan said Tuesday it would relaunch door to door vaccinations of children against polio next week after a four-month
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Politicians and public health leaders have publicly committed to equitably sharing any coronavirus vaccine that works, but the
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With the number of confirmed coronavirus infections around the world topping 13 million, including more than 570,000 deaths, the
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In Ghana and West Africa, organic food is growing in popularity as people try to stay healthy during the COVID-19
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The United Nations said Monday that 690 million people across the planet were undernourished last year, and an additional
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In a fresh attempt to scout out signs of previous life on Mars, the United States, China, and the United Arab Emirates are
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Mars is about to be invaded by planet Earth — big time. Three countries — the United States, China and the
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Discovery of a rare freshwater reserve under one of its land holdings in a widely disputed sea gives China a boost in occupying
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To slow the spread of the coronavirus, governments issued lockdowns to keep people at home. They curtailed activities that
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A newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth, providing a stunning nighttime show after buzzing the sun and expanding its
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Brazil will ban fires in the Amazon forest for 120 days, heeding the demands of global investors upset over environmental
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NASA embarks on an epic summer road trip tens of millions of miles away. An astronaut who both walked on the moon and reached the
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A new study suggests earlier Arctic springs driven by climate change are providing wolf spiders in the region the opportunity to
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In the wake of America’s official departure from the World Health Organization, a former senior director at the U.N. health
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Antimatter.It’s not just the stuff of science fiction. The physicists working at CERN – officially the
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