Science & Health
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A Dark Matter Detector Based on a Wind Chime Seems Just Weird Enough to Work
Dark matter physicists may have one of the most frustrating jobs in science. Their work deals with something that must, by almost all models of the universe, exist. But we’ve never found any direct evidence for dark matter. Where other scientists can capture their subjects in a lab and perform experiments on it, scholars of…
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NASA Chief Says He Will Step Down When Biden Takes Office
Jim Bridenstine will reportedly step down soon from his top role at NASA, saying he would be a poor fit for the job under a Biden administration. Appointed by the outgoing, impeached President Donald Trump, the Republican former congressman ended up being actually competent as leader of NASA, despite his history of climate change denial…
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How Excited Should You Be About the Pfizer Vaccine News?
On Monday, pharmaceutical company Pfizer announced that its experimental vaccine against the coronavirus that causes covid-19 was shown to be highly effective in an early analysis of its ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial. The data underlying these results has yet to be verified by outside scientists and is preliminary, however, so while this is encouraging…
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Colorado Is Getting Its Wolves Back After Voters Approve Historic Law
Voters in Colorado have approved Proposition 114, forcing the state government to reintroduce the grey wolf. It’s the first time in U.S. history that a ballot measure win has obliged a state government to bring back a species that disappeared due to human actions.