SpaceX fallout, RSV vaccines are here, population decline is good

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May 04, 2023

Space Exploration SpaceX Faces Reckoning after Starship's Messy First Flight SpaceX’s Starship launch site in southern Texas is now the subject of a lawsuit after the vehicle’s first flight caused concerning damage By Meghan Bartels

Vaccines RSV Vaccines Are Finally Here after Decades of False Starts Decades of failed attempts have given way to several successful vaccines and treatments for the respiratory disease RSV By Tara Haelle

Mathematics Why the 'Sleeping Beauty Problem' Is Keeping Mathematicians Awake A thought experiment that’s dividing mathematicians can help illuminate how belief shapes rational decisions By Manon Bischoff

Astronomy JWST Spots Planetary Building Blocks in a Surprising Galaxy Planets might be more common throughout the universe than previously thought, results from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest By Myriam Vidal Valero,Nature

Climate Change Population Decline Will Change the World for the Better A future with fewer people offers increased opportunity and a healthier environment By Stephanie Feldstein

Drug Use A New Era in Addiction Medicine: A Trailblazing Doctor's Legacy and the Ongoing Search for a Cure Medication treatment for heroin addiction has come a long way since its pioneer died. But what would she think of the field today? By Katie Hafner,Carol Sutton Lewis,The Lost Women of Science Initiative

Medicine Allergic to Your Pet? This Immunotherapy May Help Developing an allergy to your dog or cat can be a nightmare, but hyposensitization could offer permanent relief By Christiane Gelitz

Genetics Strawberries Have 8 Sets of Chromosomes to Thank for Their Survival Hidden beneath the surface of the treasured strawberry is a unique branch of the evolutionary tree, where eight sets of chromosomes are better than two By Kevin Bird

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