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The three vaccines available in the U.S. are safe and effective, but not ideal. Now, work is underway to create more convenient and potent vaccines, including a tablet and nasal spray.

The four-pound helicopter, called Ingenuity, made the long journey from Earth stowed away underneath the Perseverance rover. On Saturday, NASA confirmed that Ingenuity had safely separated from the rover and dropped to Mars' surface.

Scientists found remains of parrots in the Atacama Desert, far from the birds' home in the Amazon. The discovery allowed scientists to reconstruct ancient trading routes used to transport the birds.

The new head of the Environmental Protection Agency is taking steps to restore what he calls “scientific integrity” at the EPA. And one way Michael Regan is trying to do that is by reversing Trump administration actions that sidelined many academic scientists as advisers in favor of industry figures.

The U.S. government’s first look at the real-world use of COVID-19 vaccines found their effectiveness was nearly as robust as it was in controlled studies. The study was done in Miami; Duluth, Minnesota; Portland, Oregon; Temple, Texas; Salt Lake City; and Phoenix and other areas in Arizona.

Balaram Khamari has been spending a lot of time in his lab, culturing colorful bacteria and artfully arranging it on a jelly-like substance called agar. He is part of a growing body of scientists across the world who make agar art, and even compete for prizes.

From fish in jars to rare seeds and microbes, hundreds of millions of biological specimens are stored around the U.S., and caretakers are trying to make them accessible for future research.

The Event Horizon Telescope project, which produced the world's first image of a black hole in 2019 in the M87 galaxy, unveiled a new view of its magnetic fields as captured by polarized light.

Known as ELSA-d, the mission will demonstrate technology that could help capture space junk, the millions of pieces of orbital debris that float above Earth.

Lunney, who played an integral role in the agency's Apollo program, died Friday. He was credited for his quick decision-making during the race to save the lives of the Apollo 13 astronauts.