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Jul 6, 2021 • 8min
No, Covid-19 Vaccines Won't Make You Magnetic. Here's Why
No matter how many videos you’ve seen of people sticking spoons to their faces, that’s just not how magnets work.
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Jul 5, 2021 • 7min
The Mystery of Betelgeuse's Dimming Has Finally Been Solved
Astronomers say a cold patch and a stellar burp are behind the star's strange dip in brightness.
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Jul 2, 2021 • 6min
The Delta Variant and Low Vaccine Rates Could Spell Trouble
Vaccines are effective against the variant, but experts worry about states where fewer people are inoculated.
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Jul 1, 2021 • 7min
A Clever Robot Spies on Creatures in the Ocean's ‘Twilight Zone’
Mesobot looks like a giant AirPods case, but it's in fact a sophisticated machine that tracks animals making the most epic migration on Earth.
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Jun 30, 2021 • 14min
The Challenge of Covid-19 Vaccines for the Immunosuppressed
Recent studies find transplant patients and immune-suppressed people who get the shot don’t make many antibodies. But that research is just beginning.
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Jun 29, 2021 • 10min
How Do You Make a Robot Walk on Mars? It's a Steep Challenge
Meet SpaceBok, a little four-legged machine that's taking the first steps toward walking on the Red Planet's brutal terrain.
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Jun 28, 2021 • 10min
How to Protect Species and Save the Planet—at Once
A major new report calls on humanity to tackle the biodiversity and climate crises simultaneously. Here's what that might look like.
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Jun 25, 2021 • 10min
A New Way to Understand the Brain's Intricate Rhythm
Researchers have found evidence in humans that individual neurons time their firing to a deeper beat. But there’s a mystery: What does it mean?
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Jun 24, 2021 • 8min
A Zombie-Fire Outbreak May Be Growing in the North
“Overwintering” fires smolder under the snow, reigniting vegetation in the spring. New research shows the zombies may proliferate in a warmer world.
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Jun 23, 2021 • 10min
How Risky Is It to Send Jeff Bezos to the Edge of Space?
Today's commercial spacecraft have a safety advantage, thanks to simpler designs and suborbital missions. But with rockets, nothing is certain.
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