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NASA, in a rare move, cuts space station mission short after an astronaut's medical issue

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Does AI belong in the exam room? Lawsuit alleges Sharp violated patient privacy.

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3.4 earthquake near Borrego Springs lightly shakes North County

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Hubble Space Telescope spies dusty debris from two cosmic collisions

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Catch the Ursid meteor shower as it peaks just before Christmas

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Saturn's moon Titan may not have a buried ocean as long suspected, new study suggests

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Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth

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UCSD tool can spot more than 4,000 drugs, a boon to patient care

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UC San Diego, a giant in science, is struggling with freshmen who can't do basic math

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Flood watch issued for San Diego County, with heaviest rain expected Saturday morning

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San Diego researchers reflect on the passing of James Watson, who co-discovered DNA structure

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Anti-science bills hit statehouses, stripping away public health protections built over a century

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Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

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Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts

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Three scientists at US universities win Nobel Prize in physics for advancing quantum technology

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UC San Diego graduate Fred Ramsdell to share Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

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The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for key immune system discoveries

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Beautiful 'supermoon' will be visible across San Diego County on Monday

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Caltech professor to head Palomar Observatory

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Interstellar comet swinging past Mars as a fleet of spacecraft looks on

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New study adds to the possibility of favorable conditions for life at Saturn's moon Enceladus

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Researchers turn human skin cells into eggs — but not yet usable ones

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Cal State San Marcos gets $10 million donation to help build major science and engineering center

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Growing up, she found Miramar's flight line 'so inspiring.' Now this Marine pilot is a NASA pick for astronaut training.

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Scientists discover a new dinosaur from Argentina with a crocodile bone in its mouth

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Australia approves world-first vaccine to save koalas from chlamydia

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Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds

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Scripps researchers discover what lies within mysterious haloed barrels on the seafloor

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Two San Diego scientists win Lasker Award for developing way to fight cystic fibrosis

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New findings by NASA Mars rover provide strongest hints yet of potential signs of ancient life

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Scientists are baffled by a powerful and long-lasting gamma ray explosion outside our galaxy

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UCSD graduate Megan McArthur retires from NASA's astronaut corps after long career

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Thousands of newborn stars dazzle in the latest snapshot by NASA's Webb Space Telescope

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Want to work for National Weather Service? Be ready to explain how you agree with Trump

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First peer-reviewed study of Tijuana River Valley sewage crisis finds link between water pollution and toxic gas in air

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Endangered frog species is hopping around Southern California once again

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Fleet Science Center to begin major renovation in September

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Scientists give harsh grades to Trump administration work aimed at undoing a key climate finding

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Stargazing is challenging, but possible, in San Diego County. Here's how to view our night sky.

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Another US military mini shuttle launches on a secret mission

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Scientists get a rare peek inside of an exploding star

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NASA's Webb telescope finds a new tiny moon around Uranus

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Hijacked satellites and orbiting space weapons: In the 21st century, space is the new battlefield

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$80 million federal grant bolsters research at UCSD

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Public invited to attend dark sky forum and astronomy party Saturday in Julian

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Summer's best meteor shower peaks soon. But the moon will interfere with viewing the Perseids

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Hubble Space Telescope takes best picture yet of the comet visiting from another solar system

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Harvard scientists say research could be set back years after funding freeze

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Trump moves to shut down NASA missions that measure carbon dioxide and plant health

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Talking fungi: This high school grad is studying how plants communicate like a pro

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Scientists say they have solved the mystery of what killed more than 5 billion sea stars

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Now's the time to watch the Perseid meteor shower from East County

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NASA, SpaceX punch through weather threat for Crew-11 launch

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Fireflies are lighting up summer skies. But the glowing bugs are still on the decline

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Some facts about the strongest earthquakes ever recorded

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Scientists release thousands of hatchery-raised halibut in Mission Bay, boosting population

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UC San Diego loses a third star scientist in mini brain drain

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Noted Earth and space scientist Meenakshi Wadhwa named director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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Largest piece of Mars on Earth fetches meteoric $5.3 million at New York auction

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Astronomers capture the birth of planets around a baby sun outside our solar system

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Wildfires can harm water quality up to eight years later, study finds

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Exquisite, rarely seen purple sea snails ride warm currents to San Diego

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UCSD postpones plans to set 10-story building on fire in Scripps Ranch

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Private spaceflight ends with a Pacific splashdown for astronauts from India, Poland and Hungary

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