Boeing and NASA ready first crewed Starliner flight - Speed Read - Two NASA astronauts are heading to the International Space Station - Speed Read

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Orangutan heals cut with medicinal plant -- Speed Read -- A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has been self-medicating to heal a wound on his cheek -- By Peter Weber, The Week US

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Universal donor blood is 'close' to reality -- Under the Radar -- Scientists identify 'cocktail' of enzymes that destroy harmful antigens -- By Rebecca Messina, The Week UK

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What is NASA working on? -- In Depth -- A running list of the space agency's most exciting developments -- By Devika Rao, The Week US

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Cicada-geddon: the fungus that controls insects like 'zombies' -- Under The Radar -- Expert says bugs will develop 'hypersexualisation' despite their genitals falling off -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

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14 RECENT SCIENTIFIC BREAKTHROUGHS -- In Depth -- From photos of the infant universe to an energy advancement that could save the planet -- By Devika Rao, The Week US

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The World War Two experiments that made D-Day possible -- Under The Radar -- Scientists performed gruelling tests on themselves paving the way for the iconic invasion -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

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The hunt for Planet Nine -- Under The Radar -- Researchers seeking the elusive Earth-like planet beyond Neptune are narrowing down their search -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

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Winchcombe meteorite: space rock may reveal how water came to Earth -- The Explainer -- New analysis of its violent journey confirms scientific theories on the origin of our planet's H2O -- By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK

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How sexual harassment is rife in Antarctica -- Under The Radar -- Women have been 'gaslit' over reports of abuse at 'the emptiest, windiest, highest, driest, coldest place on Earth' -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK

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How technology helps and harms endangered languages -- Under the radar -- Languages are disappearing at fastest rate in history, accelerated by digital dominance of English -- By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK

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Why the Moon is getting a new time zone -- The Explainer -- The creation of 'coordinated lunar time' is part of Nasa's mission to establish a long-term presence on Earth's only natural satellite -- By Richard Windsor, The Week UK

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Blind people will listen to next week's total eclipse -- Speed Read -- While they can't see the event, they can hear it with a device that translates the sky's brightness into music -- By Peter Weber, The Week US

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Melting polar ice is messing with global timekeeping -- Speed Read -- Ice loss caused by climate change is slowing the Earth's rotation -- By Peter Weber, The Week US

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Climate change is driving Indian women to choose sterilization -- under the radar -- Faced with losing their jobs, they are making a life-altering decision -- By Theara Coleman, The Week US

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