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Have Wine for Breakfast, Put On a 51-Pound Suit and Get to the Battlefield

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One by one, Greek soldiers, bellies full from a breakfast of red wine and dry bread, armed and clad themselves in a bulky,...
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SpaceX Sets a Starship Launch Goal: Don’t Burn Up This Time

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Starship, the gargantuan rocket under development by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, is scheduled on Thursday morning to make a fourth attempt to get to...
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How Wombats May Save Other Animals From Wildfires

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It was a tale that seemed too good to be true, and in fact it was: During the devastating 2019-2020 Black Summer wildfires...
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Plans for an Ailing Forest Include Logging, and Some Are Suspicious

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Across a patch of the Pacific Northwest, one of North America’s most important tree species is dying at an alarming rate. This spring,...
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F.D.A. Advisers Recommend a New Covid Vaccine Formula for the Fall

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A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration voted on Wednesday to update the formula for the Covid vaccine ahead of...
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Boeing Carries NASA Astronauts to Orbit in ‘Milestone’ Starliner Flight

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After two trips to the launchpad that did not end up going to space, two NASA astronauts finally headed to orbit on Wednesday...
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The Bird Flu Virus Adapted to Sea Mammals. It May Not Be Done Yet.

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Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers because the bird flu virus acquired mutations that allowed it to spread among mammals,...
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The Long, Difficult Road of Boeing’s Starliner Capsule.

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In late 2019, Boeing appeared to have a good chance at beating SpaceX to become the first private U.S. company to take astronauts...
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New Report Underscores the Seriousness of Long Covid

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One of the nation’s premier medical advisory organizations has weighed in on long Covid with a 265-page report that recognizes the seriousness and...
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California City Leaders End Cloud-Brightening Test, Overruling Staff

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Elected leaders in Alameda, Calif., voted early on Wednesday to stop scientists from testing a device that might one day be used to...
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