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Alien planet-hunters in hundreds of nearby star systems could spot Earth

Potentially, observers in plenty of star systems could have detected Earth sometime in the last 5,000 years. More stars will soon move into positions that would let them see our planet.
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Hubble trouble: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the telescope

Hubble trouble: NASA can't figure out what's causing computer issues on the telescope

"It's just the inefficiency of trying to fix something which is orbiting 400 miles over your head instead of in your laboratory," said Paul Hertz, the director of astrophysics for NASA.
by Joe Hernandez

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Minn. farmers: Cashing in on the carbon bank, fighting climate change?

Minn. farmers: Cashing in on the carbon bank, fighting climate change?

President Joe Biden wants U.S. farmers to be the first in the world with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. The details around how they might achieve that goal are still unclear, but one idea getting a lot of attention involves paying farmers to store carbon in the soil — as a way to reduce the level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
by Dan Gunderson

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Enthusiastic amateurs advance science as they hunt for exotic mushrooms

Enthusiastic amateurs advance science as they hunt for exotic mushrooms

Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a surprisingly sophisticated world of amateurs who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.
by Richard Harris

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New device taps brain signals to help stroke patients regain hand function

New device taps brain signals to help stroke patients regain hand function

After a stroke, people often lose dexterity in one hand. Now, the Food and Drug Administration has authorized a device that can restore function by encouraging the brain to rewire.
by Jon Hamilton

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Detectives just used DNA to solve a 1956 double homicide. They may have made history

Detectives just used DNA to solve a 1956 double homicide. They may have made history

It's one of the oldest criminal cases cracked with the new DNA technology. The murders of teen sweethearts Lloyd Duane Bogle and Patricia Kalitzke in Montana had gone unsolved for more than 60 years.
by Sharon Pruitt-Young

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Coming soon to an atlas near you: A fifth ocean

Coming soon to an atlas near you: A fifth ocean

National Geographic has recognized the Southern Ocean as the fifth official ocean. The cartographic update doesn't surprise researchers who study the importance of the waters surrounding Antarctica.
by Karen Zamora, Justine Kenin and Emma Bowman

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