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Secret Air Force space plane lands after more than 2 years in orbit

Secret Air Force space plane lands after more than 2 years in orbit

The X-37B, launched in September 2017, has returned to Earth. It was the fifth acknowledged mission for the vehicle since 2010, but details of its mission are being kept under wraps.
by Scott Neuman

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Itty-bitty satellites take on big-time science missions

Itty-bitty satellites take on big-time science missions

CubeSats are only about twice the size of a Rubik's Cube. Once dismissed as tools for students learning the principles of aerospace engineering, they're now being used for more sophisticated missions.
by Joe Palca

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The placebo effect works and you can catch it from your doctor

The placebo effect works and you can catch it from your doctor

Doctor-patient interactions can make a big difference to the effectiveness of treatments. In a new study, even a fake pain treatment helped when doctors believed it was real.
by Emily Vaughn

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Most U.S. dairy cows are descended from just two bulls - and that's not good

Most U.S. dairy cows are descended from just two bulls - and that's not good

The drive to produce more milk has had an unsavory side effect: Cows have become more genetically similar and less fertile. Now scientists are trying to recover valuable genetic variation that was lost over the past few decades.
by Dan Charles

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What's behind the research funding gap for black scientists?

What's behind the research funding gap for black scientists?

Black scientists more often seek grants for community health studies, but molecular-level research proposals win more funding. More diversity throughout the process could help close the gap, says NIH.
by Emily Vaughn

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Discourse Disrupters: How a science and tech economy could reshape the American Dream

Discourse Disrupters: How a science and tech economy could reshape the American Dream

Intelligence Squared host John Donvan talks with economist Simon Johnson about an idea to put science and technology at the heard of the U.S. economy, and transform the middle class.

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