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"It was not like anything I had ever seen before," Alejandro Otero says. It turned out his home was hit by debris from the International Space Station that had been circling the Earth for three years.
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Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond has signed onto a legal brief questioning a federal statute that shields tech companies from civil lawsuits.
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Cybersecurity experts want more federal protections for good faith security researchers, or "good "hackers, arguing the government shouldn't prosecute good faith efforts to find vulnerabilities.
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The space probe contacted ground control for the first time in five months with status updates on its engineering systems. A month ago a NASA team discovered corrupted code caused a lapse in contact.
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Critics say the U.S. has been unwilling to push for measures in a global agreement that would drive big cuts in plastic waste.
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After a nasty computer glitch five months ago, Voyager 1 is once again able to communicate with Earth in a way that mission operators can understand.
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Released on Earth Day, the federal government's new "HeatRisk" tool can help people assess when heat goes from uncomfortable to dangerous.
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The Senate is poised to pass the bill the House advanced over the weekend. President Biden is set to sign it. From there, TikTok says the battle will move to the courts.
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Another huge patch of seaweed from the Sargasso Sea is floating towards Caribbean and South Florida beaches. Scientists are trying to predict where and when it will reach the shore.
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You may have heard of so-called “forever chemicals.” But how much do you know about the uses and health risks associated with PFAS?
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GPS "spoofing" sends false location signals to satellites to deter rockets and missiles. It also increases risks for planes, ships and technology that rely on the system.
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Novelist Amy Tan's The Backyard Bird Chronicles centers on an array of birds that visit her yard, as Trish O'Kane's Birding to Change the World recalls lessons from birds that galvanized her teaching.
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Drug company reps commonly visit doctors to talk about new medications. A team of economists wanted to know if that helps patients live longer. They found that for cancer patients, the answer is no.
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New action platformer Tales of Kenzera: ZAU delivers a moving story, sleek traversal, and a brilliant setting gleaming with Afro-futurist highlights. It's just not as meaty as competing Metroidvanias.