Geoff Brumfiel
Stories
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Health
Think You've Got COVID-19? Here's What Doctors Say About When To Seek Help
Many people can ride the disease out at home, but doctors are getting a better idea of who should seek medical attention and when.
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Health
To End The Coronavirus Crisis We Need Widespread Testing, Experts Say
The Trump administration says not everyone needs a test, but experts say a strategy of broad testing and isolating the sick is our best way to solve this crisis.
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Health
People With Mild Symptoms Can Spread Coronavirus, European Researchers Warn
In Europe, with cases on the rise, researchers are learning more about the spread of the disease. For one, people experiencing mild symptoms appear to be highly communicable.
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Science
As The War On Terror Winds Down, The Pentagon Cuts Social Science
The Pentagon is ending a controversial program to fund social science research. It's part of a shift from asking for academic advice toward building new weapons systems.
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Science
Physicist And Iconoclastic Thinker Freeman Dyson Dies At 96
Dyson's ideas often occupied a space between science fiction and science. He helped design, among other things, a nuclear reactor that could be safely operated "even in the hands of an idiot."
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Business
NASA Calls For Reviews Of Boeing Spacecraft After Software Bugs Plague Test Flight
A NASA investigation of Boeing's newest space capsule has found numerous software bugs that the agency says should have been found in internal testing — and not an unmanned space flight.
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World
U.S. Has Deployed New, Small Nukes On Submarine, According To Group
The U.S. has reportedly begun patrols with the low-yield weapons, which it says are needed to counter Russia. Critics worry they increase the risk of nuclear war.
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Technology
Space Traffic Is Surging, And Critics Worry There Could Be A Crash
As private companies race into orbit, some experts in satellite operations say there isn't enough public infrastructure to keep all the satellites safe.
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World
Imagery Suggests Iran Is Preparing To Try To Launch A Satellite
Activity at the Imam Khomeini Space Center indicates Iran is once again attempting to send a satellite into orbit. Last year, three attempts ended in failure.
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Business
Can Space Traffic Control Handle The Volume Of Private Launches?
SpaceX is launching more of its a mega-constellation of satellites on Friday to provide Internet all over the world, but some are worried the world's space traffic management isn't up to the task.