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LifeSalmon study: Dammed or not
Columbia River salmon have troubles all right, but dams may no longer top the list.
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Health & MedicineFungal meningitis spreads in Pacific Northwest
A fungus called Cryptococcus gattii that causes meningitis is slowly making its way down the North American West Coast.
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ArchaeologyReturn of the kings
Excavations in southern Jordan have incited controversy about whether a copper-producing society existed there 3,000 years ago, and whether it was controlled by Israeli kings described in the Old Testament.
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TechBias, quakes and viruses, oh my!
Researchers present findings at the annual New Horizons in Science meeting.
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Health & MedicineEarlier HIV treatment can save more lives
Moving up the starting point for HIV treatment leads to improved survival rates.
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AstronomyDouble the rubble: Nearby star system has two asteroid belts
Epsilon Eridani hosts an inner asteroid belt and planet arranged like those in the solar system.
By Ron Cowen -
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Health & MedicineStopping rotavirus before it hits
A vaccine against rotavirus shows potent protection against the diarrhea-causing pathogen in its first year of widespread use.
By Nathan Seppa -
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SpaceTry, try again
NASA announced October 23 that, despite a series of setbacks, the prognosis is good for reviving the Hubble Space Telescope.
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SpaceNew light on moon water
Kaguya, a Japanese spacecraft orbiting the moon, finds that a south pole crater called Shackleton has no visible signs of ice.
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Health & MedicineDrug may offer MS turnaround
A drug used against leukemia can ease disability in early-stage multiple sclerosis patients over a three-year span.
By Nathan Seppa