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Business InsiderA $1 million lottery incentive in North Carolina has increased COVID-19 vaccinations by only 1%
"We're hoping over the next few days and few weeks that we will see some significant improvement in our numbers," Gov. Roy Cooper said on Friday.
Business InsiderThree Chinese astronauts have stepped foot on China's new space station for the first time, kicking off a three-month mission
Three taikonauts entered the station less than three hours after the Shenzhou-12 rocket docked, CGTN reported.
BBCNasa's giant SLS rocket: a guide
Nasa's huge next-generation rocket is undergoing tests ahead of its maiden flight in 2021.
Business InsiderNASA is keeping a watchful eye on Jeff Bezos and other billionaires competing in the space race, according to the agency's chief
NASA administrator Bill Nelson told Fox Business that the US agency is working on placing regulations for commercial space travel.
CBS NewsAstronauts deploy solar array in second attempt
The successful solar array installation clears the way for another spacewalk Friday
Associated PressTake 2: Spacewalking astronauts install new solar panel
Spacewalking astronauts equipped the International Space Station with the first in a series of powerful new solar panels Sunday, overcoming suit problems and other obstacles with muscle and persistence. It took two spacewalks for French astronaut Thomas Pesquet and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough to install and unfurl the panel to its full 63 feet (19 meters) in length. The solar wing unrolled like a red carpet once the final set of bolts was released, relying solely on pent-up energy.
CBS NewsNew fossils reveal one of the largest land mammals ever found
About 25 million years ago, giant rhinos more than 16 feet tall roamed the Earth.
CBS NewsHow to watch the full "strawberry" moon, the last supermoon of 2021
June's full moon is quickly approaching, and it marks the final supermoon of the year.
Business InsiderMore than 41,000 people have signed petitions to stop Jeff Bezos from returning to Earth after his trip to space next month
Two petitions aiming to prevent the Amazon CEO's re-entry to Earth after his Blue Origin spaceflight have collected thousands of signatures in only 10 days.
Associated PressUN office says Sri Lanka ship fire causes significant damage
The U.N. representative in Sri Lanka said the sinking of a container ship that caught fire while transporting chemicals off the capital Colombo has caused “a significant damage to the planet” by releasing hazardous substances into the ecosystem. The Singapore-flagged X-Press Pearl sank off on Thursday a month after catching fire, raising concerns about a possible environmental disaster. The U.N. said it was coordinating international efforts and helping Sri Lanka in assessing the damage, recovery efforts and preventing such disasters in the future.
Business InsiderMore than 350 Indonesian healthcare workers vaccinated with China's Sinovac vaccine got COVID-19 and dozens are hospitalized, raising questions about the vaccine's efficacy on variants
A large outbreak doctors were dealing with in Java was most likely caused by the more transmissible Delta variant.
Business InsiderOnly a quarter of the 59 labs that handle the world's deadliest pathogens have top-level biosecurity, experts warn. They fear lax rules could lead to another pandemic.
As the theory that COVID-19 may have leaked from China's Wuhan Institute of Virology gains traction, attention is turning to similar labs worldwide.
Business InsiderBiden says the Delta variant - set to become the US's dominant strain - is 'particularly dangerous for young people'
Young people who are unvaccinated and socially active may be particularly susceptible to a Delta infection.
Business InsiderThe US is scrambling to send promised vaccines abroad after the production plant that ruined millions of J&J vaccines may have tainted AstraZeneca shots
Emergent BioSolutions also ruined at least 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine earlier this year.
Business InsiderA second space rock hit Earth after the one that doomed the dinosaurs - a nail in the coffin of the mass extinction
After a space rock struck Earth 66 million years ago - killing the dinosaurs - another asteroid hit, delaying Earth's recovery from a mass extinction.
Business InsiderEarth tipped over on its side 84 million years ago and then righted itself, new study finds
About 84 million years ago, Earth's crust and the mantle below it rotated around the planet's inner core - causing the Earth to tip over.
Business InsiderTeenagers drank more than $17 billion worth of alcohol in 2016, a new study finds. Here's why experts worry that COVID-19 has fueled the fire of underage drinking.
A new study by researchers at UNC Charlotte found that consumers ages 12 to 20 drove $17 billion worth of alcoholic beverage consumption in 2016.
Associated PressWestern heat wave threatens health in vulnerable communities
The record-breaking temperatures this week are a weather emergency, scientists and health care experts say, with heat responsible for more deaths in the U.S. than all other natural disasters combined. With more frequent and intense heat waves likely because of climate change and the worst drought in modern history, they say communities must better protect the vulnerable, like homeless people and those who live in ethnically and racially diverse low-income neighborhoods. “This heat has an important effect on people and their health,” said Dr. Suganya Karuppana, chief medical director at the Valle del Sol community health clinics in Arizona.
Business InsiderFossils unearthed in China reveal a new species of giant prehistoric rhino - the largest land mammal to ever walk the Earth
Giant rhinos were roughly the size of six elephants and they moved back and forth across Asia as their climate changed.
Business InsiderA man who spent 4 months in hospital with COVID-19 and ended up with a double-lung transplant said he regrets not getting the vaccine
Josh Garza spent four months in a Texas hospital with coronavirus and needed a double lung transplant, CNN reported.
Business InsiderA 33-year-old nurse got long COVID despite being fully vaccinated. Doctors think we may see more of these rare cases.
Anna Kern, who got a breakthrough infection in April, said she was struggling to return to work and was dealing with extreme fatigue.
Business InsiderNasa warned the Earth is trapping twice as much heat as in 2005 - a pace that's 'unprecedented'
Researchers from NASA and NOAA found Earth's "energy imbalance approximately doubled during the 14-year period from 2005 to 2019."
Associated PressEXPLAINER: What's behind the heat wave in the American West?
Much of the American West has been blasted with sweltering heat this week as a high pressure dome combines with the worst drought in modern history to launch temperatures into the triple digits, toppling records even before the official start of summer. Record daily highs were seen this week in parts of Arizona, California, New Mexico, Montana, Wyoming and Utah. Phoenix, which is baking in some of the U.S. West’s hottest weather, hit a record-breaking 118 degrees (48 Celsius) Thursday and was expected to reach 116 degrees (46 Celsius) Friday and Saturday.
Associated PressWeird 'living fossil' fish lives 100 years, pregnant for 5
The coelacanth — a giant weird fish still around from dinosaur times — can live for 100 years, a new study found. Females don’t hit sexual maturity until their late 50s, the study said, while male coelacanths are sexually mature at 40 to 69 years. Coelacanths, which have been around for 400 million years, were thought extinct until they were found alive in 1938 off South Africa.
BBC'Living fossil' fish may live for up to a century
The coelacanth was thought to live for about 20 years, but a new study suggests it's nearer 100.
“It may seem desperate at this point, but I can’t be mad at any and all efforts to get people vaccinated.”
“I won’t get rich, but I will get to live my life. That seems like reward enough.”
“Offering incentives may encourage people who are not actively opposed to vaccination but may have put it off.”
“At some point, the government is simply rewarding irresponsible behavior.”
“Sure, people should do it without needing an incentive. But what’s the alternative? Not enough people get vaccinated.”