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There's nothing stinky about the salty sweat dripping from your face after a run. It's just your body throwing off otherwise dangerous heat.

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  • Health

7 fun facts about sweat

Perspiration can be a stinky nuisance as temperatures climb, but scientists say we shouldn't sell sweat short. There's so much more to the briny stuff than meets the eye.

September 10, 2022
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By:
  • Max Barnhart
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant has been cut off from the electricity grid since September 5. Nuclear plants require power to keep their reactors cool.

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  • Europe

Here's why the risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine has 'significantly increased'

The head of the world's atomic watchdog warned that the reactors at Zaporizhzhia might have to be shut down. That would start a clock ticking at the site.

September 09, 2022
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By:
  • Geoff Brumfiel
Coastal development along the Tybee Island beachfront in Chatham County, Georgia

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  • Climate

As sea levels rise, Coastal Georgia's property tax base could sink, new analysis says

By 2050, about $2 billion of Chatham County's tax-assessed property will likely be affected by sea-level rise.

September 09, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
NASA's Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B after the launch was scrubbed at Kennedy Space Center on September 06, 2022 in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

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  • Space

NASA eyes late September for its next attempt to launch the Artemis moon mission

During a press conference on Thursday, space agency officials said they were eyeing Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 as possible dates for the launch.

September 09, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Flooding in Ocean City, N.J. in October 2020. Thousands of coastal cities around the world are already dealing with rising sea levels, and face catastrophic sea level rise if global warming triggers runaway ice melt.

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  • Climate

Humans must limit warming to avoid climate tipping points, new study finds

The Earth has already warmed more than 1 degree Celsius. New research suggests that above 1.5 degrees, massive ice melt, ocean current disruptions and coral die-offs are likely.

September 08, 2022
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  • Rebecca Hersher
In this photo provided by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, investigators hold a photo of Stacey Lyn Chahorski, a Michigan woman who was found dead in Georgia in 1988.

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  • Law

Genealogy DNA is used to identify a murder victim from 1988 — and her killer

Investigators in Georgia say Henry Fredrick Wise killed Michigan woman Stacey Lyn Chahorski 33 years ago. They used technology to create a genealogical profile of the killer to solve the cold case.

September 08, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
Dr. Tim Maloney and Andika Priyatno work at the site in a cave in East Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia, on March 2, 2020. The remains, which have been dated to 31,000 years old, mark the oldest evidence for amputation yet discovered.

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  • Science

Amputation in a 31,000-year-old skeleton may be a sign of prehistoric medical advances

The skeleton of a young adult found in a cave in Indonesia that is missing its left foot and part of its left leg reveal the oldest known evidence of an amputation, according to a new study.

September 07, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
The telescopes of the SPECULOOS Southern Observatory in the Atacama Desert, Chile. The telescopes were used to confirm and characterize a new planet discovered by NASA, which led to the discovery of another nearby planet.

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  • Space

A newly discovered planet 40% larger than Earth may be suitable for life

It's one of two new planets that were recently found about 100 light years from Earth, both of which take just days to orbit their own sun.

September 07, 2022
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  • Dustin Jones
The new COVID boosters rolling out this month represent a shift in strategy, said White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha during a press briefing. The goal now will likely be to roll out new boosters annually.

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  • Your Health

The new COVID booster could be the last you'll need for a year, federal officials say

The COVID-19 vaccine strategy may be shifting toward Americans getting yearly vaccinations, like many do with annual flu shots.

September 06, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Stein and
  • Jane Greenhalgh
In <em>Vesper,</em> Raffiella Chapman plays a 13-year-old girl living in a future where biological experiments have wiped out all the earth's edible plants.

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  • Movies

You'll want these five films on your list for fall

After a two-year dry spell, Hollywood's summer blockbusters finally busted some blocks this year. Now, the question is how to keep that momentum going.

September 06, 2022
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By:
  • Bob Mondello
Lucas developed a spinal infection that left him struggling to stand upright without support.

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  • Animals

A San Diego Zoo penguin struggled with bumblefoot, but his new boots help him thrive

Pain medication, physical therapy and even acupuncture had all failed to help Lucas, a 4-year-old African penguin. But a fancy new set of boots has helped give him a new lease on life.

September 06, 2022
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By:
  • Becky Sullivan
Gearing up for fall, health officials are recommending a new round of booster shots.

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  • Your Health

Omicron boosters: Do I need one, and if so, when?

Updated COVID boosters are now available for anyone age 12 or older. The CDC is urging anyone who is eligible to sign up but some vaccine experts say some people might want to wait.

September 05, 2022
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  • Allison Aubrey
Sikhulile Moyo, the laboratory director at the Botswana-Harvard AIDS Institute and a research associate with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, headed the team that identified the omicron variant.

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  • Global Health

Whatever happened to the Botswana scientist who identified omicron — then caught it?

Sikhulile Moyo led the team that first identified omicron — and was dismayed by the world's reaction — blaming and blacklisting African nations. He's now a bit more optimistic.

September 02, 2022
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By:
  • Melody Schreiber
The Corbevax vaccine was invented at the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children's Hospital and intended for countries that couldn't get access to more expensive COVID vaccines. India has inoculated millions of teens with Corbevax (above, a vaccination drive for children ages 12-14 at a school in Bangalore) and on August 10 authorized the vaccine as a booster for adults.

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  • Global Health

Whatever happened to the new no-patent COVID vaccine touted as a global game changer?

The inventors of Corbevax said it was cheap, easy to make, effective and safe. They hoped it could bring vaccine equity to countries that can't access costlier shots. Has it lived up to its promise?

September 02, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Palca
The aurora australis over Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station in 2009. A new report from the National Science Foundation finds sexual harassment and assault are a major problem at remote facilities.

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  • Science

Sexual harassment and assault plague U.S. research bases in Antarctica, report says

A new report commissioned by the National Science Foundation finds a culture of silence and fear among employees at U.S.-run facilities in Antarctica.

September 01, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan and
  • Joe Palca
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