Category: News
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Bezos’ Blue Origin reaches orbit in first New Glenn launch, misses booster landing
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida — Blue Origin’s giant New Glenn rocket blasted off from Florida early Thursday morning on its first mission to space, an inaugural step into Earth’s orbit for Jeff Bezos’ space company as it aims to rival SpaceX in the satellite launch business. Thirty stories tall with a reusable first stage, New Glenn launched…
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Indian space agency achieves satellite docking milestone
BENGALURU — India became the world’s fourth nation on Thursday to achieve the feat of space docking, a technological milestone that underscores its ambitions to expand its share of a rapidly growing $400-billion global space market. Target and Chaser, two satellites of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) that are each roughly the size of a…
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Elon Musk says third patient got Neuralink brain implant
Neuralink isn’t the only company working on brain implants; many other companies and research groups are also working to link the nervous system to computers to help treat brain disorders and overcome brain injuries
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VOA Mandarin: China’s winter surge of flu-like HMPV cases raises concerns of transparency
Human Metapneumovirus (HMPV) has recently spread widely across China, overwhelming hospitals and evoking memories of the COVID-19 outbreak. HMPV is not a new virus; it has been known for years and typically has a low mortality rate. Nevertheless, epidemiologists are calling for greater transparency about the spread of the virus to help contain infections. While…
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Court ruling will help New Mexico stay a go-to state for women seeking abortions
State has some of the most liberal abortion laws in the country
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AI helps Israeli journalist with ALS make a comeback
Artificial-intelligence software is being used to re-create Moshe Nussbaum’s widely recognized, distinctive voice
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SpaceX catches Starship booster again, but upper stage explodes
Musk blames explosion on ‘oxygen/fuel leak’
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US CDC recommends faster testing for bird flu in hospitalized patients
The advisory is intended to prevent delays in identifying human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) viruses amid high levels of seasonal influenza
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WHO appeals for $1.5 billion to tackle ‘unprecedented’ global health crisis
The U.N. health agency estimates that health crises would leave 305 million people in need of urgent assistance in 2025
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WHO says suspected outbreak of Marburg disease kills 8 in remote part of Tanzania
Like Ebola, the Marburg virus originates in fruit bats and spreads between people through close contact with the bodily fluids of infected individuals or with surfaces, such as contaminated bed sheets