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  1. Coronavirus outbreak sparks first federal quarantine in over 50 years

    The 195 Americans evacuated from Wuhan are now under 14-day quarantine amid outbreak.

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  2. Levitating sand escapes classical world, enters quantum ground state

    We're close to being uncertain about where hundreds of millions of atoms are.

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  3. Rocket Report: Starlink flies, OneWeb has next mega-constellation launch

    “This marks the start of a regular launch campaign during 2020.”

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  4. US government sees renewables passing natural gas in 20 years

    But renewables' prices seem to make the report's projections obsolete already.

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  5. Novel coronavirus spreads in US as WHO declares global emergency

    The immediate risk to the United States is still considered LOW.

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  6. A deep dive into the Apollo Guidance Computer, and the hack that saved Apollo 14

    How on Earth do you patch the software on a computer orbiting the Moon? Very carefully.

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  7. Purell’s unproven disease-fighting claims get sanitized after FDA warning

    The FDA said it wasn't aware of any data to support the company's claims.

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  8. Ancient poop reveals what happened after the fall of Cahokia

    People hunted and raised small farms near the ruins of the ancient city.

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  9. The cheapest climate target to hit? Around 2°C

    Action costs money, but so do the consequences of inaction.

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  10. Report: Webb telescope has just a 12 percent chance of making launch date

    NASA generally uses a “70 percent confidence level” to establish dates.

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  11. SpaceX launches 60 Starlink satellites, catches a fairing [Updated]

    They also found a fairing.

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  12. Researchers track fishing fleets by putting radar sensors on birds

    Lots of boats seem to shut off their tracking systems.

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  1. Here’s the latest on the novel coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan

    Case counts are jumping quickly as the outbreak continues and testing increases.

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  2. Troubled Iranian rocket industry preparing for another launch attempt

    Launch will take place from same site revealed by President Trump in August.

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  3. Planned nuclear storage material could decay faster than expected

    The interface between different materials accelerates chemical breakdown.

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  4. House legislators want to hand NASA’s human spaceflight program over to Boeing

    Lawmakers also appear to like cost-plus contracts.

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  5. As sea levels rise, little of the United States will be unaffected

    If you're not near the coast, get ready for lots of new neighbors.

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  6. Low turnout and polarization are a deadly combo for electoral stability

    Electoral instability is driven by low voter turnout and high polarization (duh).

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  7. The most complete brain map ever is here: A fly’s “connectome”

    It took 12 years and at least $40 million to chart a region about 250µm across.

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  8. After 3,000 years, we can hear the “voice” of a mummified Egyptian priest

    It's a single vowel sound, not a running string of speech. But it's a start.

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  9. China locks down 35M people as US confirms second coronavirus case

    It’s an emergency in China, but not yet for the rest of the world, WHO says.

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  10. Goop’s Netflix series: It’s so much worse than I expected and I can’t unsee it

    Vulvas, psychics, and junk science, oh my. I watched so you don't have to.

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  11. Why can’t I remember? Model may show how recall can fail

    Model may predict why you can’t recall what you know you remember.

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  12. Rocket Report: It takes three years to build an SLS? Long March 5B coming

    ”We will now redirect our investment from XSP to other Boeing programs.“

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  1. Time check: Examining the Doomsday Clock’s move to 100 seconds to midnight

    Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists advance symbol of doom 20 seconds past historic peak.

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  2. Sick of Big Pharma’s pricing, health insurers pledge $55M for cheap generics

    Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies partner with Civica to make cheaper generics.

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  3. DirecTV races to decommission broken Boeing satellite before it explodes

    Boeing satellite has irreversible damage to batteries, creating explosion risk.

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  4. Jewel beetle’s bright colored shell serves as camouflage from predators

    University of Bristol scientists offer first real evidence for a 100-year-old theory.

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  5. No one hurt in Firefly “anomaly” as company tests its Alpha first stage

    “It was just very normal rocket-testing stuff."

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  6. Ancient African skeletons hint at a “ghost lineage” of humans

    Our African roots have many branches and interactions.

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  7. The Mount Vesuvius eruption was so hot, one man’s brain turned to glass.

    Brain tissue found in remains of the volcano's victims typically turned into soap.

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  8. One immune cell type appears to attack any type of cancer

    We don’t know enough to know whether this is useful yet.

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  9. The math of brewing a better espresso

    “The most reproducible thing you can do is use less coffee.”

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  10. Coronavirus from China has made its way to the United States

    Patient in Washington had traveled through area of China where disease originated.

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  11. Why isn’t California using more prescribed burns to reduce fire risk?

    Controlled burns could help in many places, but progress has been slow.

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  12. If you love someone, know Lego is releasing an ISS-inspired set in February

    Astronaut minifigs, posable Canadarm2, and 850+ pieces in total—can we have it now, Lego?

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