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July 15, 2022

Astronomy NASA Triumphantly Unveils Full Set of Webb's First Images Breathtaking pictures that include the deepest-ever infrared view of ancient galaxies offer a preview of the spectacular science in store for the most powerful space observatory in history By Lee Billings

Astronomy See the Oldest View of Our Known Universe, Just Revealed by the James Webb Space Telescope Decades of work, $10 billion in spending and nearly 14 billion years of cosmic history have brought us to this moment: the first science from the largest and most powerful observatory ever built. By Lee Billings,Jeffery DelViscio,Jason Drakeford,Tulika Bose,Sunya Bhutta,Henry DaCosta

Astronomy Meet the Woman Who Makes the James Webb Space Telescope Work Jane Rigby, Webb's operations project scientist, discusses how NASA plans to wring as much science as possible from the $10-billion observatory By Lee Billings

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Astronomy Webb's Record-Breaking First Image Shows Why We Build Telescopes A new galaxy-packed picture from the James Webb Space Telescope offers a chance to rekindle our wonder about the universe By Grant Tremblay

Artificial Intelligence Google Engineer Claims AI Chatbot Is Sentient: Why That Matters Is it possible for an artificial intelligence to be sentient? By Leonardo De Cosmo

Medicine Newly Recognized Dementia Called LATE May Hit 40 Percent of Older People The pathological buildup of a protein known as TDP-43 can lead to an Alzheimer's-like disorder By Diana Kwon

Medicine Two Cancer Patients Battle to Make Psilocybin Accessible for Palliative Care Their efforts could benefit countless others in need of an end-of-life measure By Rachel Nuwer

Vaccines Omicron's Nasty New Variants and Better Boosters to Battle Them: COVID, Quickly, Episode 34 On this episode of the COVID, Quickly podcast, we talk about the increase in new Omicron subvariants. Should fall vaccine boosters contain standard Omicron or some of those new subvariants instead? By Tanya Lewis,Josh Fischman,Tulika Bose | 07:04

Electronics Should Machines Replace Mathematicians? A "replication crisis" in mathematics raises questions about the purpose of knowledge By John Horgan

Space Exploration Astronauts Will Wear These Spacesuits on the Moon--And Maybe Mars, Too The suits, supplied by Axiom Space and Collins Aerospace, will be used in NASA's upcoming Artemis lunar missions and will protect space travellers from micrometeoroids, moon dust and even vomit By Jonathan O'Callaghan

Biotech Cilia Are Minuscule Wonders, and Scientists Are Finally Figuring Out How to Mimic Them A new cilia-covered chip could revolutionize portable medical diagnosis By Saugat Bolakhe

Vaccines Monopolies Are Getting in the Way of mRNA Vaccines Developing nations that desperately need these more effective vaccines are virtually locked out By Achal Prabhala

Artificial Intelligence AI Learns What an Infant Knows about the Physical World A computer model simulating how objects react to physical forces approximates how babies understand their surroundings By Dana G. Smith

FROM THE STORE Extraterrestrials and the Search for Life Do aliens exist? The enduring mystery of whether we're alone in the universe is a question that continues to drive scientific study into groundbreaking directions. This collection examines the latest thinking in the search for life, from discussing why we haven't found evidence of aliens so far to determining where and how to conduct the search to opening up the possibilities for what otherworldly life could truly look like.

BRING SCIENCE HOME Mac and Cheese Science: What Makes a Thick Sauce? What's the secret to the sauce? Use science to find out--and make the best cheese sauce for your macaroni!  Credit: George Retseck There's nothing like your favorite comfort food after a long day, right? Maybe it's beef stew, a really great salad or many people's favorite—macaroni and cheese. The sauce has to be just the right texture, though, or your noodles are either swimming—or just one big glob! So how can you get just the right texture? Get ready to invite some friends over to taste test. With this science activity you can be a scientist, a cook and a crowd-pleaser all at the same time!

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