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A rare whale is having an encouraging season for births. Scientists warn it might still go extinct.

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Mysterious interstellar object '3I/ATLAS' makes its closest approach to Earth

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New technology helps paralyzed patients move

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Video shows wild wolf appearing to use a tool to steal fish

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Geomagnetic storm sparks rare northern lights display

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Nearly 30 million Americans are diagnosed with alcohol use disorder, but the amount of funding to research what causes alcoholism tends to be less than funding allocated to research other well-known diseases like cancer. But now, one man is trying to change that. NBC News' Kate Snow has more.

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Cannabis reclassification could 'open the floodgates' for research, scientists say

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As storms inundated Washington state, federal grants for flood mitigation work sat on hold

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NASA's new leader makes his priorities clear on day one

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Billionaire entrepreneur Jared Isaacman is confirmed as new NASA chief

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Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center

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Thousands of dinosaur footprints found near Winter Olympics venue in Italy

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Washington infrastructure begins to fail as atmospheric rivers pummel the state

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Arctic is again the hottest it's been in 125 years, NOAA report says

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Geminid meteor shower, one of the year's most reliable, peaks this weekend

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In a hotter Arctic, polar bears show an unexpected evolution

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Skunk scratch in Idaho leads to two rabies deaths, including that of an organ recipient in Michigan

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