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DNA Drives Help Identify Missing People. It’s a Privacy Nightmare Sep 29, 2023

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Police are hosting events to collect DNA samples that can help solve missing persons cases. But when people put their DNA in a commercial database, it can used for other purposes.

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How to Make a Pig Heart Transplant Last in a Person Sep 28, 2023

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The first human to receive a genetically engineered pig heart survived two months. Surgeons are hoping this transplant will last longer.

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How NASA Is Protecting Its Precious Asteroid Bennu Sample Sep 27, 2023

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The OSIRIS-REx capsule containing a “treasure trove” of space rocks has now arrived at Johnson Space Center, where scientists will gingerly unpack it.

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NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Is About to Bring Asteroid Pieces Back to Earth Sep 26, 2023

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The OSIRIS-REx probe is carrying rock samples from the asteroid Bennu, millions of miles away. If it works, it will be only the third such retrieval in history.

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A Medieval French Skeleton Is Rewriting the History of Syphilis Sep 25, 2023

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Christopher Columbus was blamed for bringing syphilis to Europe. New DNA evidence suggests it was already there. Maybe both stories are true.

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The US Is Mobilizing an Army to Fight the Climate Crisis Sep 22, 2023

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The American Climate Corps will employ tens of thousands to prepare the country for the pain ahead. But it'll need to get much, much bigger.

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A Pair of Sun Probes Just Got Closer to Solving a Solar Enigma Sep 21, 2023

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The solar corona is hotter than expected, and scientists are using European Space Agency and NASA spacecraft to figure out why.

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Here Come the Glow-in-the-Dark Houseplants Sep 20, 2023

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Startup Light Bio has created a bioluminescent petunia using mushroom genes and plans to start shipping the plants next spring.

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This Treaty Could Stop Plastic Pollution—or Doom the Earth to Drown in It Sep 19, 2023

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The UN has released a draft of what might become a landmark agreement to protect human health and the environment. Emphasis on might.

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NASA Didn’t Find Aliens—but if You See Any UFOs, Holler Sep 18, 2023

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The agency assembled a panel of experts to figure out how to handle future sightings, in case the truth is out there.

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