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  Wearing a mask can significantly reduce coronavirus transmission, study on hamsters claims

  CNBC - Natasha Turak

  As the debate over the effectiveness of wearing masks during a pandemic continues, a new study gives weight to arguments by medical professionals and …

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  Hurricanes really are getting stronger, just like climate models predicted

  Live Science - Rafi Letzter

  The authors of a new paper studied 4,000 tropical cyclones spanning 39 years. Hurricanes are getting stronger as the world gets warmer, according to a …

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  SpaceX's historic Demo-2 delivers NASA astronauts to ISS

  CNET - Amanda Kooser

  After a 19-hour ride, two NASA astronauts aboard a Crew Dragon capsule reached the International Space Station 10 minutes ahead of schedule.

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  Russia's New Hypersonic Weapon Flies at Mach 27

  Popular Mechanics - Kyle Mizokami

  It's designed to take out our ballistic missiles. Russia’s new Avangard hypersonic weapon system is now operational. Avangard, which Russian President Vladimir Putin only announced in March 2018, travels at Mach 27 and is designed to take out U.S. ballistic missile defenses ahead of a wider nuclear …

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  The UK just got more power from renewables than fossil fuels for the first time

  MIT Technology Review - Charlotte Jee

  But …. It’s worth noting that 12% of electricity in the quarter came from biomass, which may count as renewable, but isn't necessarily carbon free. …

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  Water Vapor Detected in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone

  smithsonianmag.com - Jay Bennett

  Exoplanet science has literally opened new worlds to study, with planets populating the galaxy unlike anything in our small solar system. Hot …