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NASA’s attempt to save the falling Swift telescope failed, revealing the realities of the burgeoning field of satellite servicing.
Capuchins hunt and eat small vertebrates more often as plant foods wane. The behavior may help us learn more about humans’ early dietary evolution.
A many-legged oddball from long ago helps fill a major gap in the fossil record — and hints at how insects ended up with just six legs.
Artemis IV will put people on the moon’s surface for the first time in 50 years. NASA research reveals the microbes that might hitch a ride.
A personalized mRNA vaccine paired with Keytruda may help keep skin cancer from returning after surgery, a large clinical trial suggests.
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