Scott Neuman

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E.O. Wilson, famed entomologist and pioneer in the field of sociobiology, dies at 92

Monday, December 27, 2021

The influential and sometimes controversial Harvard professor first made his name studying ants. He later broadened his scope to the intersection between human behavior and genetics.

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NASA just launched the most powerful space telescope ever. Watch it here

Saturday, December 25, 2021

The James Webb Space Telescope blasted off from French Guinea at 7:20 a.m. ET on Saturday, Dec. 25. The NASA mission was decades in the making and should reveal the earliest galaxies in the universe.

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Kellogg's union members ratify a new contract, ending a nearly 3-month strike

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The union representing 1,400 employees at cereal production facilities in four states said the agreement "makes gains and does not include any concessions."

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Boeing and Airbus urge a delay in 5G wireless service over safety concerns

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

The commercial jet makers have been warning that a plan to deploy new 5G wireless networks could pose a danger to vital aircraft systems.

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An extinct millipede the length of a car once roamed northern England

Monday, December 20, 2021

A group of geologists stumbled on the fossil of the giant creature, known as Arthropleura, during a "social trip" to England's Northumberland region in 2018. It's the largest such fossil ever found.

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Tennis star Peng Shuai says her accusations of sexual assault have been misunderstood

Monday, December 20, 2021

Last month, the Chinese player posted on social media that a former top Communist Party official had assaulted her a decade ago. She then dropped out of sight, prompting concerns for her safety.

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Pfizer plans to test a third dose of its COVID vaccine on infants and young children

Friday, December 17, 2021

Pfizer and BioNTech, which produced the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized in the U.S., say they will expand ongoing trials to include a third dose for children as young as 6 months old.

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A millipede with 1,300 legs has been found in Australia. It's a new record by far

Friday, December 17, 2021

Entomologists discovered a new species far underground. Despite millipede meaning "a thousand feet," it's the first to have more than 750.

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German police move against an alleged murder plot by anti-vaccination extremists

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

The police conducted raids in the city of Dresden and the nearby town of Heidenau come after a group allegedly organized online to kill Saxony's state premier, Michael Kretschmer.

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O.J. Simpson is a 'completely free man' after being granted early release from parole

Wednesday, December 15, 2021

A lawyer for the former NFL star and actor, who was acquitted in the 1994 murder of his ex-wife and her friend, said Simpson's "a completely free man now" after ending his parole for armed robbery.

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Boy Scouts' insurer agrees to contribute $800 million to sexual abuse victims' fund

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Chubb Ltd.'s Century Indemnity Company said it would contribute to the fund to settle more than 82,000 claims as part of a bankruptcy reorganization ordered in August.

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The Arctic has a new record high temperature, according to the U.N.

Tuesday, December 14, 2021

The 38 degree Celsius (100.4 Fahrenheit) reading in Russian Siberia in June of last year should "sound alarm bells about our changing climate," the World Meteorological Organization says.

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Leonard is the brightest comet all year. Here's how to see it

Friday, December 03, 2021

The comet was discovered less than a year ago near the orbit of Jupiter. Now, observers in North America can see it in the northeastern sky around sunrise.

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Michigan authorities consider charges against the school shooting suspect's parents

Thursday, December 02, 2021

Oakland County prosecutor Karen McDonald said the parents of the suspect failed to keep a recently purchased firearm out of the hands of their son, who is accused of killing four classmates.

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The omicron variant has been found in 24 countries

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

More should be known about the transmissibility and severity of the new variant in "days, not necessarily weeks," a senior World Health Organization scientist says.

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Living robots made in a lab have found a new way to self-replicate, researchers say

Wednesday, December 01, 2021

Xenobots, a type of programmable organism made from frog cells, can replicate by spontaneously sweeping up loose stem cells, researchers say. This could have implications for regenerative medicine.

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Former Defense Secretary Esper sues the Pentagon over book redactions

Monday, November 29, 2021

The Trump-era Pentagon head says he wants to publish an "unvarnished" account of his turbulent time in the post. But the Biden administration wants him to delete parts of 60 pages of the text.

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The World Health Organization warns of very high risk posed by the omicron variant

Monday, November 29, 2021

The newly identified strain of the coronavirus, which could be more transmissible than the previously dominant delta variant, has global health officials worried about a possible new surge in cases.

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The FDA authorizes COVID booster shots for all U.S. adults

Friday, November 19, 2021

The FDA on Friday granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna booster shots. The boosters have already been available for people 65 and older and to high-risk adults.

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Tennis official doubts email claiming Chinese player Peng Shuai is OK was sent by her

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Peng hasn't been seen since she accused a top Communist Party official of sexual assault. Amnesty International and fellow players are also concerned.

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