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How to protect yourself against monkeypox and what to do if you catch it
Test tubes labelled “Monkeypox virus positive and negative” are seen in this illustration taken May 23, 2022. Dado Ruvic | Reuters A recent monkeypox outbreak across the U.S., Europe, Australia and the Middle East has baffled health experts and is raising concerns of a wider outbreak. As of Wednesday, there were 346 confirmed and suspected […]
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Nine monkeypox cases identified in U.S.: What we know about each of them
Rochelle Walensky, Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), participates in a panel discussion during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on Wednesday, May 4, 2022. Lauren Justice | Bloomberg | Getty Images The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified nine cases of monkeypox across seven […]
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Boeing’s Starliner capsule lands, completing a crucial step toward carrying NASA astronauts
Boeing’s Starliner capsule lands in White Sands, New Mexico on May 25, 2022 to complete the OFT-2 mission. NASA TV Boeing landed its uncrewed Starliner spacecraft in the New Mexico desert on Wednesday, completing a crucial test flight as the company prepares to carry astronauts. Starliner landed at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range, […]
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SpaceX president defends Elon Musk over sexual misconduct claims: ‘I believe the allegations to be false’
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk participates in a postlaunch news conference inside the Press Site auditorium at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on May 30, 2020, following the launch of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station. NASA/Kim Shiflett SpaceX President and COO Gwynne Shotwell defended Elon Musk in an email to […]
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6 things this immunologist does every night to sleep better and boost her immune system: ‘Exercising isn’t enough’
More than two years after the emergence of a pandemic, we’re still struggling with outbreaks of Covid-19 — and that means building and maintaining a strong immune system should be a top priority. As an immunologist and functional medicine doctor, I always remind my patients that while genetics, diet and exercise all play a role […]
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Monkeypox is spreading around the world. What is the disease and how dangerous is it?
An image created during an investigation into an outbreak of monkeypox, which took place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1996 to 1997, shows the arms and torso of a patient with skin lesions due to monkeypox, in this undated image obtained by Reuters on May 18, 2022. CDC/Brian W.J. Mahy/Handout via REUTERS THIS […]
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Earth’s oceans have reached the hottest and most acidic levels on record, UN says
A diver inspects transplanted coral near Dibba Port in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, June 15, 2020. Christopher Pike | Reuters Oceans reached their hottest and most acidic levels on record last year, the World Meteorological Organization said Wednesday, marking a major consequence of climate change from human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. The findings were part of […]
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Boeing is trying again to launch its Starliner capsule to the space station — here’s what’s at stake
A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen as it is rolled out to the launchpad for the OFT-2 mission scheduled to lift off on May 19, 2022. Joel Kowsky | NASA Boeing is set to make another attempt to reach the International Space Station with its Starliner capsule […]
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A huge tidal power testing facility is looking to simulate decades of harsh sea conditions
An image of the £4.6 million FastBlade facility. Scotland has a long association with North Sea oil and gas production, but in recent years it’s also become a hub for companies and projects focused on tidal power and marine energy in general. Jeff J Mitchell | Getty Images News | Getty Images A £4.6 million […]
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The co-founders of DeepMind and LinkedIn have raised $225 million for their A.I. lab
DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman Greylock Partners Inflection AI, the new artificial intelligence start-up from DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman and LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, has secured $225 million in funding, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week. The funding, first reported by TechCrunch, has been raised at an undisclosed valuation […]
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