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November 9, 2021 3:50 PM

Pfizer and BioNTech ask FDA to authorize COVID vaccine booster for people 18+

The companies say a study of more than 10,000 volunteers showed a vaccine efficacy of 95 percent or greater for people receiving the booster.

by Joe Palca

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November 5, 2021 11:33 AM

After a concussion, the brain may no longer make sense of sounds

A concussion can make it difficult to converse in a noisy room. Scientists say that's because the injury has impaired the brain's ability to process sounds.

by Jon Hamilton

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November 4, 2021 4:00 AM

New chronic wasting disease test: Game-changer or unproven?

As Minnesota officials work to contain the spread of chronic wasting disease in deer, research is developing new technology that can help track the disease. But there's disagreement over how and when to use the technology.

by Dan Gunderson

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November 3, 2021 4:22 PM

The biggest whales can eat the equivalent of 80,000 Big Macs in one day

Scientists have gotten the best estimates yet of exactly how much baleen whales, the largest animals on the planet, can consume in one day. Their caloric intake is mind-boggling.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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November 2, 2021 10:39 AM

Astronauts grew green chile on the space station and made themselves space tacos

It's NASA's first time growing peppers in space. And after they were harvested, NASA astronauts got to sample the crop sprinkled on tacos at the International Space Station.

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

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October 30, 2021 11:49 AM

Scientists tracked a mysterious signal in space. Its source was closer to Australia

A mysterious signal that appeared to be emanating from Proxima Centauri put scientists on a hunt to track down its source. They found that it had a decidedly earthbound origin.

by Scott Neuman

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October 26, 2021 11:17 AM

Scientists may have found a planet outside of the Milky Way galaxy for the first time

While researchers have found more than 4,000 planets in our own galaxy, this is the first time anyone has found what could be a planet that exists outside the Milky Way.

by Sharon Pruitt-Young

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October 26, 2021 5:51 AM

If NASA green lights this interstellar mission, it could last 100 years

Scientists who want to understand what's beyond our solar system have designed an interstellar spacecraft that could go out farther and faster than the famous Voyager probes.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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October 21, 2021 4:31 PM

CDC advisers back rollout of COVID vaccine boosters from Moderna, J and J

A panel advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also endorsed a mix-and-match approach to boosters that would be flexible for patients and health care providers.

by Scott Hensley

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October 20, 2021 4:04 PM

FDA OKs mixing COVID vaccines; backs Moderna, J and J boosters

U.S. regulators are extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine. They also said Wednesday anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.

by The Associated Press

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