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Daily briefing: Toothbrush zaps bacteria to clear plaque 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- November 7, 2026
Hello Nature readers, would you like to get this Briefing in your inbox free every day? Sign up here. Paediatrician Annie Andrews, a Democrat, won a US Senate seat in South Carolina in a surprise victory on 3 November. Democrats had not won a Senate seat in the state since 1998.Credit: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc/Getty
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Troublesome black bear Nugget wins the 2026 Annoying Sibling Award 0
- Animals, Bears, Biology, Environment, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Wildlife
- November 7, 2026
Anyone who has brothers and sisters knows that siblings can be your greatest allies and biggest foes all at once. The same principle appears to apply to bear siblings. A small black bear (Ursus americanus) named Nugget demonstrated that all too well this summer. Nugget is known for his very small stature, a fur pattern
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NASA Seeks Next Generation of Explorers to Join Astronaut Corps – NASA 0
- Astronauts, Becoming an Astronaut, Candidate Astronauts, Humans in Space, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- November 7, 2026
NASA is looking for the explorers who will help write the next chapter of human spaceflight. Applications are now open for the agency’s next class of astronauts, who will join NASA as America returns to the Moon, builds the Moon Base, and lays the groundwork for the first crewed missions to Mars. The next generation
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Medicinal plants, lessons from mushrooms and the power of smell: Books in brief 0
- SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX
- November 7, 2026
Nature’s Apothecary Margaret Willes Bodleian Library Publishing (2026) According to ancient Greek medical authority Hippocrates, “Nature itself is the best physician” — hence the title of writer Margaret Willes’s appealing book. Introduced with a substantial essay on European herbalism from medieval times to the present, it discusses 100 plants with medical properties, from alecost (Tanacetum
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Raccoon with an arrow stuck in her face rescued in Massachusetts 0
- Animals, Biology, Environment, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Wildlife
- November 7, 2026
Earlier this week, wildlife veterinarian Dr. Priya Patel and her colleagues at the Cape Wildlife Center in Barnstable, Massachusetts had to deal with something they had never seen before: a raccoon with an arrow sticking out of its face. But the saga really began several days before then, when an individual in Plymouth, Massachusetts called
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How to transcribe audio and video meetings on your laptop 0
- Computers, DIY, Gear, Laptops, SCIENCE, Science / Health, Science Mission Directorate, scientists, Space, Space Communications & Navigation Program, Space Launch System (SLS), Space Telescope, space-x-ipo, SpaceX, Tech Hacks
- November 7, 2026
Whether you work from home, have to schlep into an office, or both, chances are you spend a fair bit of time on video calls. For any job where you work with colleagues, clients, or contractors, video calls are par for the course now—and that’s before you get into video meetings you might have in
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