Maggie Koerth is a science journalist and author. She’s based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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New Data Support Human Arrival In North America 22,000 Years Ago
A new analysis of ancient footprints in White Sands, New Mexico, adds to the debate about when humans arrived in North America.
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Countries Seek To Return To The Moon
India’s Chandrayaan-3 craft landed at the lunar south pole on Wednesday, while Russia’s Luna-25 craft crashed.
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Scientists Can Now Hear The Background Hum Of The Universe
Although scientists have theorized about this cosmic hum for years, they finally heard it by tracking pulses from spinning stars.
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FDA Advisory Board Approves First Over-the-Counter Birth Control Pill
If approved, the progestin-only pill would be sold under the brand name Opill.
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The Latest IPCC Report Is Full Of Warnings—And Hope
The report details where we stand on mitigating climate change and where to go from here.
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A Medication Abortion Drug Faces Potential Nationwide Restriction
An upcoming ruling in Texas could restrict access to the medication abortion drug mifepristone nationwide.
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Hawai’i’s Mauna Loa Volcanic Eruption Sparing Homes For Now
So far no one is at imminent risk from the flow of lava from the famed volcano. But an important climate research station is without power.
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COVID-19’s Lingering Toll On The Heart
New research from Germany finds a majority of recovering COVID patients may still have heart damage a year later. Plus new insights into the magic tricks of the immortal jellyfish, and other stories.
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Decades Of Alzheimer’s Research Could Be Based On Fraudulent Data
Plus, the moon may have pockets of pleasant temperature, and why a space vacation would be terrible for global warming on Earth.
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As COVID Cases Rises, Effectiveness Of Vaccines Lessens In Kids
But experts still say it’s important to protect as many people as possible.