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SpaceX Starship launch aborted on the pad at the last moment
SpaceX's next Starship test flight is off until at least next week after a last-second abort on the pad More »
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Weather conditions again brought devastating floods to a vulnerable swath of Texas
Severe storms have dumped over 20 inches of rain in parts of Texas, causing significant flooding More »
CDC nominee says she won't betray science — while declining to challenge Kennedy's actions
The Trump administration’s latest nominee to lead the nation’ top public health agency drew frustrated reactions from some U.S. senators when they pressed her on whether she would protect the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention from political meddling More »
Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding
Astronomers have discovered a faint new world orbiting a young star after more than a decade of cosmic hide-and-seek More »
Trump officials want to make testosterone drugs easier to prescribe. Is that a good idea?
Health officials serving under President Donald Trump want to make it easier for men to get a prescription for testosterone More »
Study shows a blood test can help identify healthy people at high risk for Alzheimer's disease
A blood test that helps diagnose Alzheimer's might also forecast if healthy older adults will develop symptoms More »
Mystery bidder buys T. rex nicknamed 'Gus' for a record $50 million
A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world’s largest and most complete specimens has sold for a record $50.1 million at an auction More »
US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission
A U.S.-Russian space crew has arrived at the International Space Station for an eight-month mission More »
An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows
An experimental drug might help slow early Alzheimer's disease in a markedly different way than current treatments — by lowering the brain's production of a protein called tau More »
In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars
Astronomers have detected a type of sugar in space that’s also found in raspberries More »
