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The latest science news articles, photos and videos covering space, the environment, human development and more from @NBCNews.
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NEW: Pfizer-BioNTech says it has asked the FDA to authorize its Covid-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to 4 years — the only group that remains ineligible for vaccination.
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NEW: Moderna announces it has begun a clinical trial testing an omicron-specific Covid-19 vaccine booster.
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JUST IN: FDA approves the first long-acting injectable medication for use as pre-exposure prevention against HIV.
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US had the second-steepest decline in life expectancy among high-income countries last year, according to a study of death data spanning several continents. The findings suggest the US did a relatively poor job protecting young people during the pandemic.
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Hockey players will skate on frozen rainwater, the Zambonis are electric, and the cutlery is bamboo — Seattle’s new Climate Pledge Arena is hardly subtle with its message.
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The Biden administration is taking steps to address the economic risks from climate change.
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Pope Francis encourages young climate change activists to continue their efforts “for the good of humanity,” adding that their vision “is capable of challenging the adult world.”
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BREAKING: FDA authorizes Pfizer Covid booster for emergency use in American ages 65 and over, as well as those at high risk of exposure to the coronavirus or severe illness, according to a senior administration official.
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WATCH LIVE: Hurricane Henri approaches the northeast U.S.
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BREAKING: Biden administration to recommend Covid booster shot eight months after second dose, two sources familiar with the discussions tell @NBCNews.
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JUST IN: FDA amends emergency use authorizations for the Moderna and the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccines to allow some people with compromised immune systems to get a third dose.
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Researchers studying Earth's absorption of the sun's energy found a less than 1% probability that recent changes in climate stability occurred naturally.
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LATEST: Elsa strengthens to hurricane as it barrels toward Florida coast.
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JUST IN: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos will fly to space next month on first crewed flight of a rocket made by his company, Blue Origin.
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RT @denisechow: Veteran space journalist Jay Barbree, who covered more than 160 missions, dies at 87 An absolute legend.
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RT @NBCNews: BREAKING: Veteran space journalist and NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree, who covered more than 160 missions over a storied 6…
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BREAKING: Veteran space journalist and NBC News correspondent Jay Barbree, who covered more than 160 missions over a storied 61-year career, has died at age 87.
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JUST IN: After several months orbiting Mars, a Chinese rover successfully touched down on the Martian surface Friday, making China the second nation, after the U.S., to achieve a soft landing on the red planet.
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Here’s the science that convinced the CDC to lift mask mandates.
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RT @NBCNewsNow: 2 degrees Celsius. The goal of the Paris Climate Agreement: To keep global temperatures from warming 2 degrees above prein…
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