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The San Diego Union-Tribune - Science

Keeping cool saves thousands of lives yearly, but at a cost of worsening global warming, experts say

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NASA's cosmic mystery hunter launches atop SpaceX Falcon Heavy

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Artemis II astronauts receive nation's highest space honor for their successful moonshot

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SpaceX recovers Starship from the Indian Ocean a month after launch and is shipping it back to Texas

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As super El Nino strengthens, study suggests that climate change is intensifying El Ninos

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A near-total lunar eclipse will be visible Thursday night across San Diego County

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Heat makes emergency rooms busier. Study shows which illness and injuries rise during hot spells

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Humid air and warm seas making it hard for people across San Diego County to fall asleep

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Earth is simmering in its hottest water temps on record, and that's bad for fish and us

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Near-total lunar eclipse is coming up with the Americas in prime position

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Astronomy and space sciences are soaring right now with kids. Keeping them engaged is much harder.

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Rescue mission is called off for NASA's aging Swift space telescope

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What beats seeing eclipses from space? Try the northern and southern lights

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Telescope spies the fastest star in the Milky Way zipping around a black hole

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Before-and-after NASA images show crater carved by a SpaceX rocket that slammed into the moon

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Flight attendants and pilots have highest risk of dying from radiation-linked cancers, study says

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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory using autonomous AI to quicken, broaden experimentation

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'You see one snake, and it makes it worth it': Why SDSU students are tracking down rattlesnakes in Mission Trails

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Radiation vest tested on NASA moonshot can cut astronauts' exposure in solar storms, study suggests

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Looking to see the solar eclipse from North America? Here's where and when to catch a sliver

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NASA plans to send UCSD graduate Deniz Burnham to International Space Station

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Traditional plastic forks shed harmful microplastics. Plastic created from sugar is an alternative

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How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle

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South Korean satellite captures before and after views of SpaceX rocket's moon crash

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A Roomba for ticks? Researchers pilot remote-controlled tick prevention

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Testing is underway on vaccines to intercept brewing colon cancer before it takes root

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Marmots got money troubles: Research cuts lead scientists to OnlyFans

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New images of the sun show its surface in the finest detail yet

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Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted

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Gene-edited beagles may offer a future option for people with dog allergies

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This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say

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Sharks can hear you swimming from 100 feet away. That's not necessarily a bad thing

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August's total solar eclipse will sweep over Spain, Iceland and Greenland

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Big nuclear fusion project makes progress with components from San Diego's General Atomics

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A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

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Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

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Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated

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Private mission to rescue NASA's aging telescope runs into its own trouble

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The future of the UK's renowned Lovell radio telescope is in question after a funding cut

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A US-Russian space crew lands safely in Kazakhstan after an 8-month stint on the ISS

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Susumu Tonegawa, a UCSD graduate who won a Nobel Prize in medicine, dies at 86

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Hurricane Genevieve likely to send 8- to 11-foot waves to San Diego County beaches

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This Oceanside teen once suffered hundreds of seizures a day. Now he can walk thanks to an experimental drug.

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American scientists see prosecutions as part of federal campaign against them

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Why the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history is becoming more challenging

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2,000 VOLUNTEERS JOIN A PAINSTAKING EFFORT TO RESTORE MASSIVE SKELETON OF PREHISTORIC PREDATOR

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SpaceX launch sends Northrop Grumman's 2-handed rescue robot to space

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Will vaccine boosters be necessary as measles spreads nationwide?

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Renowned Salk Institute scientist resigns amid sexual misconduct investigation

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SpaceX scrubs Starship launch attempt right as engines begin to light

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What living in one of the world's hottest towns feels like

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Faint new planet is revealed around a young star after a decade in hiding

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An experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise targeting a different brain protein, new study shows

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US-Russian crew arrives at the International Space Station for 8-month mission

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In a sweet discovery, astronomers find sugar lurking in the space between stars

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Grants to help Scripps Research expand life-saving wastewater program

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UCSD's Birch Aquarium drew record 603,670 guests over the past year

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UC San Diego develops way to forecast when coastal landslides are imminent

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New institute at UCSD aims to bring rigor to AI gold rush in health care

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Pancreatic cancer breakthrough has big implications for early detection effort

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Could a fertilizer breakthrough spark the next Green Revolution?

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San Diego's General Atomics gets $20M to advance fusion energy in California

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Last-minute launch problem delays satellite rescue mission for NASA

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A marine heat wave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off

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Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead Trump administration UFO council

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The largest digital camera ever built begins decade-long survey of the universe

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After an earthquake, how long can trapped victims survive?

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Greece bets on space technology to contain wildfires in a global first

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A large, harmless asteroid will zip past Earth this weekend

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Europe's extreme heat would be impossible without climate change, scientists say

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What to know about earthquake early warning systems

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Astronomers find biggest super-puff planets yet that are lighter than cotton candy

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Get a load of this: Humans and great apes share similar giggles

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UC San Diego researchers land a pair of multimillion-dollar grants

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Sunday is the longest day of the year for half the planet. A guide to the summer solstice

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Moores Cancer Center wins renewal of critical federal grant, overcoming criticisms of clinical trials office

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Ancient teeth from Siberia rewrite the plague's timeline, dating back to over 5,500 years ago

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A primer on uranium enrichment as Iran's nuclear program faces scrutiny

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As UFOs go mainstream, the jury is out on what the existence of alien life might mean for religion

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Climate change makes once-rare coastal floods more likely, study says

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An ancient whale graveyard in the Indian Ocean teems with life

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Former MCAS Miramar pilot named to crew of Artemis III space mission

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NASA unveils 4 astronauts to fly on Artemis III mission

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MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data

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SDG&E, Qualcomm and Scripps team up to curb wildfires and extreme weather with AI

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Energy Department says advanced nuclear reactor first to reach critical milestone

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Space Station astronauts halt shelter plans as Russia's repair job on hold for worsening cracks, NASA says

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Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds

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Tools to fight hantavirus show promise despite limited funding. Now researchers hope to continue

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Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

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A diet of royal jelly isn't the only thing that makes a queen bee

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NASA declares its Mars Maven spacecraft dead after six months of silence

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Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts

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Despite explosion, Blue Origin CEO says New Glenn will fly before end of year

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Hawaii's Kilauea sets record for lava fountaining episodes in any 1 eruption for the volcano

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SeaWorld's Dottie the dolphin dies at age 39

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A robot is helping an ailing couple stay in their home. Are more to come for an aging population?

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NASA's moon plans take hit with Blue Origin explosion

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Watch: Blue Origin New Glenn rocket explodes on Cape Canaveral launch pad during test

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Pigeons may be navigating with their liver, study suggests

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