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FDA fills four senior roles, including top officials for drugs, vaccines and tobacco
The Trump administration named four officials to take over senior roles at the Food and Drug Administration, including the agency’s top leaders for drugs and vaccines More »
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With no time to spare, Michigan hatches a Great Lakes whitefish rescue plan
Michigan officials have a plan that aims to save the Great Lakes' whitefish from invasive mussels More »
World's most endangered tigers born in Greece as zoos build a safety net
Three Sumatran tiger cubs born at a zoo near Athens are offering hope for one of the world’s most endangered big cats More »
Hungry black bears are running into trouble in the Rocky Mountains
Wildlife officials in the Rocky Mountain region are reporting far more trouble than usual between black bears and people this summer More »
Indonesia keeps several airports closed though volcanic eruption is easing
Indonesia is maintaining closures at several airports and shifting schools to remote learning though the eruption of Anak Krakatau is easing More »
Chimpanzees once used for vaccine research get health checks as part of long-term care
Chimpanzees once used in hepatitis B vaccine experiments are getting health checks at their new home in Liberia More »
Rescue satellite gets close to NASA's doomed telescope, even if it can't save it
A private spacecraft that was supposed to save NASA's sinking Swift Observatory has managed to come within nine miles of the doomed spacecraft and even snap pictures More »
A pair of spacecraft draw closer to Mercury after nearly decade-long voyage
Two Mercury-bound spacecraft are in the home stretch of their nearly decade-long voyage More »
The Trump administration halted a Great Lakes project. Then Whitmer called Trump
The Trump administration is allowing construction of a state-federal project aimed at preventing invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes to move forward More »
Scientists studying cockroach milk and nose-blowing win Ig Nobel prizes for quirky science
Researchers have been honored for their quirky, imaginative contributions to science at the 36th annual Ig Nobel Prizes More »
