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Covid-19 Special Issue
How Money Accelerated the mRNA Vaccine Timeline
September 10, 2021
How Money Accelerated the mRNA Vaccine Timeline
September 10, 2021

What happens when you throw money at a problem? Find out how “Operation Warp Speed” fast-tracked the rapid development of the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines in Grace Harold’s new piece.

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September 10, 2021
Miguel Angél — Special Needs in the time of coronavirus
September 2, 2020
Miguel Angél — Special Needs in the time of coronavirus
September 2, 2020

Graduate student Andrés Villegas remembers how much light his brother brought to the world in this piece originally published on Medium.

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September 2, 2020
Moving Past COVID-19 - Or Not
August 26, 2020
Moving Past COVID-19 - Or Not
August 26, 2020

Paige Helmer had doubts that the pandemic would hit NYC, but then her husband woke with a fever.

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August 26, 2020
The USA's Ticking Time-bomb
July 12, 2020
The USA's Ticking Time-bomb
July 12, 2020

We need to prepare for Covid-19’s mental and physical aftermath.

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July 12, 2020
Cool-ish
'Zombie genes' stay on after death
July 5, 2016
'Zombie genes' stay on after death
July 5, 2016

After death, it turns out that on the cellular level, lifelike processes are still happening.

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July 5, 2016
Recycling plastics into fuel hits two birds with one stone
June 30, 2016
Recycling plastics into fuel hits two birds with one stone
June 30, 2016

Recycling plastics into fuel hits two birds with one stone:  check it out at http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/06/catalysts-could-turn-trash-bags-fuel

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June 30, 2016
Parasites love climate change
June 20, 2016
Parasites love climate change
June 20, 2016
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June 20, 2016
An ancient technology to solve a modern problem?
May 26, 2016
An ancient technology to solve a modern problem?
May 26, 2016
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May 26, 2016
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June 22, 2015
Fuzzballs!
June 22, 2015
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June 22, 2015
This mystery photo haunting reddit appears to be image recognition gone very weird
June 20, 2015
This mystery photo haunting reddit appears to be image recognition gone very weird
June 20, 2015
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June 20, 2015
The PHD Movie 2 - Still in Grad School Trailer
April 6, 2015
The PHD Movie 2 - Still in Grad School Trailer
April 6, 2015
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April 6, 2015
NY State Assemblyman attempts to ban most vaccines
March 13, 2015
NY State Assemblyman attempts to ban most vaccines
March 13, 2015
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March 13, 2015
Surprise! All that road salt is contaminating our streams
February 17, 2015
Surprise! All that road salt is contaminating our streams
February 17, 2015
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February 17, 2015
February 6, 2015
The Physics of Beer Tapping
February 6, 2015
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February 6, 2015
Lying down for 70 days...for science
February 5, 2015
Lying down for 70 days...for science
February 5, 2015
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February 5, 2015
Seeing forest biodiversity...with lasers
January 26, 2015
Seeing forest biodiversity...with lasers
January 26, 2015
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January 26, 2015
Music festival runoff contaminated with drugs
January 20, 2015
Music festival runoff contaminated with drugs
January 20, 2015
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January 20, 2015
SpaceX's almost landing on a floating barge (video)
January 16, 2015
SpaceX's almost landing on a floating barge (video)
January 16, 2015
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January 16, 2015
Not on display. A peek into the AMNH archives.
January 11, 2015
Not on display. A peek into the AMNH archives.
January 11, 2015
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January 11, 2015
Will graphene ever be useful?
December 18, 2014
Will graphene ever be useful?
December 18, 2014
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December 18, 2014
How an Electric Eel's Shock Works
December 15, 2014
How an Electric Eel's Shock Works
December 15, 2014
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December 15, 2014
SpaceX to Land a Rocket on a Floating Platform
December 10, 2014
SpaceX to Land a Rocket on a Floating Platform
December 10, 2014

Normally when a spacecraft is launched, its rockets are jettisoned, fall to the Earth with parachutes, and are recovered. They then undergo extensive maintenance in order to be reused. Elon Musk's SpaceX wants to change that. 

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December 10, 2014
The Best Reason to Fund Basic Science
December 15, 2014
The Best Reason to Fund Basic Science
December 15, 2014
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December 15, 2014
This is Where We All Live
December 5, 2014
This is Where We All Live
December 5, 2014
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December 5, 2014
James Watson's Nobel Sells for $4.76x10^6
December 4, 2014
James Watson's Nobel Sells for $4.76x10^6
December 4, 2014
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December 4, 2014
UPDATED: Watch Live as the Orion Spacecraft Gets Launched (and then hurtled back at Earth)
December 3, 2014
UPDATED: Watch Live as the Orion Spacecraft Gets Launched (and then hurtled back at Earth)
December 3, 2014
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December 3, 2014
Nature Makes All Publications Free to View, but Only With ReadCube
December 1, 2014
Nature Makes All Publications Free to View, but Only With ReadCube
December 1, 2014
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December 1, 2014
Orbital Systems
November 29, 2014
Orbital Systems
November 29, 2014
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November 29, 2014
Your First Day in Space
November 27, 2014
Your First Day in Space
November 27, 2014
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November 27, 2014
Manuscript Accepted! Title: "Get me off Your F*cking Mailing List"
November 20, 2014
Manuscript Accepted! Title: "Get me off Your F*cking Mailing List"
November 20, 2014
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November 20, 2014
The Bots Next Door
November 19, 2014
The Bots Next Door
November 19, 2014
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November 19, 2014
The Antares Rocket was Remote Detonated
October 31, 2014
The Antares Rocket was Remote Detonated
October 31, 2014
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October 31, 2014
The Lab: a YouTube Comedy Series
October 14, 2014
The Lab: a YouTube Comedy Series
October 14, 2014
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October 14, 2014
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October 11, 2014
Suspicious Carry-on Item: Nobel Prize
October 11, 2014
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October 11, 2014

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