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Using a process similar to how soda is made, scientists have created yeast-free pizza

4:21pm March 22, 2022

by Ari Daniel

Scientists have been working to develop an airy pizza dough without yeast. Researchers in Naples, Italy say they have achieved it using a process like the one used to produce carbonation in soda.

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This image made available by NASA shows an illustration of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

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There are more than 5,000 confirmed planets beyond our solar system, NASA says

10:42am March 22, 2022

by Joe Hernandez

These so-called exoplanets include rocky worlds similar in size to Earth, gas giants larger than Jupiter and even"'mini-Neptunes."

Because space shuttle missions went up to repair and refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope, it has a relatively large carbon footprint compared to other telescopes.

Astronomy's contribution to climate change rivals the emissions from some countries

4:23pm March 21, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Building and operating telescopes can generate a lot of greenhouse gases. In fact, it's as if each astronomer in the world was driving more than 100,000 miles per year, a new study finds.

A condition called mild cognitive impairment may be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease.

This form of memory loss is common — but most Americans don't know about it

3:40pm March 18, 2022

by Jon Hamilton

Mild cognitive impairment, a common brain condition, can be an early sign of Alzheimer's disease. But most people don't know the symptoms. And some may mistake it for normal aging.

The NASA Artemis 1 rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard moves slowly on an 11 hour journey to a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

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NASA's Artemis 1 moon rocket reaches the launch pad

7:28am March 18, 2022

by Brendan Byrne

NASA's Artemis 1 rocket, the Space Launch System, reached the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39B on Friday. The successor to the Apollo program could one day send humans back to the moon.

Tesla and SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk speaks at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2020.

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Elon Musk hints at a crewed mission to Mars in 2029

5:55pm March 17, 2022

by Rina Torchinsky

In 2016, Musk said that a "meaningful number of people" could reach the red planet in 10 years. Now, he seems to predict a crewed Mars landing in 2029.

An artistic reconstruction of Syllipsimopodi.

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How a fossil with 10 arms and named after Joe Biden changed the vampire squid game

5:00am March 17, 2022

Millions of years ago and thousands of feet below the ocean's murky surface lived the oldest relative of the octopus and vampire squid.

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This image of a star was taken as part of the evaluation process as the James Webb Space Telescope's mirror segments were carefully aligned.

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The James Webb Space Telescope is working as well as astronomers dreamed it would

7:44pm March 16, 2022

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Picture perfect: Mission managers say the telescope's mirror segments have been aligned and have focused on single stars, a critical milestone, and the telescope is working flawlessly.

With flattened faces, wrinkles and short airways, bulldogs are prone to health problems. A court in Norway banned the breeding of bulldogs unless it's to improve the breed's health.

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Is breeding bulldogs cruel? Animal groups debate how to make them healthier

8:05pm March 15, 2022

by Lauren Sommer

With smushed-in faces and compact bodies, bulldogs are prone to health problems. A court in Norway recently banned breeding them, sparking an international debate.

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Students wear masks as a teacher instructs them at Freedom Preparatory Academy on Sept. 10, 2020 in Provo, Utah.

Do masks in school affect kids' speech and social skills?

5:01am March 15, 2022

by Jon Hamilton

Scientists say that for most children, masks in school aren't a major obstacle to learning or socializing. Students in classrooms find other ways to connect.