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100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates

100 years after evolution went on trial, the Scopes case still reverberates

One hundred years ago, the small town of Dayton, Tenn., became the unlikely stage for one of the most sensational trials in American history, over the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution.
by Scott Neuman and Nell Greenfieldboyce

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New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says

New interstellar comet will keep a safe distance from Earth, NASA says

NASA has discovered an interstellar comet that's wandered into our backyard. The space agency spotted the object with the Atlas telescope in Chile earlier this week, and has confirmed it was a comet from another star system.
by The Associated Press

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As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ’dark sky reserve’

As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world’s largest ’dark sky reserve’

While recent research shows the night sky is getting brighter every year across North America, the Big Bend area in Texas has fended off the light glow that washes out starry nights.
by Carlos Morales

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Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

Judge OKs sale of 23andMe — and its trove of DNA data — to a nonprofit led by its founder

The DNA data of millions of people who used 23andMe’s services won’t be sold to a pharmaceutical company. A bankruptcy judge greenlighted the sale of the remnants of the firm, including its wealth of genetic data, to a nonprofit led by co-founder Anne Wojcicki.
by John Ruwitch

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An Alaska brown bear has a new shiny smile after getting a huge metal crown for a canine tooth

An Alaska brown bear has a new shiny smile after getting a huge metal crown for a canine tooth

An Alaska brown bear at the Lake Superior Zoo in northeastern Minnesota has a gleaming new silver-colored canine tooth after a first-of-its-kind procedure. The 800-pound bear named Tundra was put under sedation Monday and fitted with a new titanium alloy crown.
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first images are stunning — and just the start

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s first images are stunning — and just the start

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has just released some of its first images. Its powerful new telescope will be able to quickly spot previously unseen astronomical objects.
by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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