Who was Henrietta Lacks? The life of the woman whose 'immortal' cells changed modern medicine forever.

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Henrietta Lacks
Henrietta Lacks.

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The trick America's biggest drug companies are using to screw over taxpayers

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Americans are not only paying through the nose for their prescriptions but also receiving none of the benefits from having a robust "American" pharmaceutical industry.

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There's a mystery lurking in America's national medicine cabinet.

IBM and NASA teamed up to build the GPT of Earth sciences

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NASA estimates that its Earth science missions will generate around a quarter million terabytes of data in 2024 alone.

The partial skeleton of an ancient whale shows it could've weighed nearly as much as a Boeing 747, making it one of the heaviest animals ever

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Reconstruction of Perucetus colossus in its coastal habitat, a manatee-like ancient whale with a tiny head and small limbs
Since its skull and limbs were missing, much about Perucetus colossus remains a mystery.

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Rare video shows an orca ripping open a 30-foot-long whale shark before feasting on its liver

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An annotated image shows an orca pulling out the liver from a whale shark.
An annotated still from the video. Divers have captured rare footage of a killer whale ripping out the liver from a shark.

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Invasive fruit flies have forced a 79-square-mile area of LA under quarantine. Residents are advised to not move any fruits or vegetables from their property.

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The Tau fruit fly is an invasive threat to California.

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What happened when the Trinity test bomb detonated, from the creation of green glass to fallout that drifted over 1,000 miles

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The mushroom cloud of the Trinity nuclear test rises over the New Mexico desert.

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Sharks have bitten an unusually high number of people in New York this year. Two experts explain why and how to stay safe.

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A Sand Tiger Shark (Carcharias Taurus) swims among reefs near South Africa
Sand tiger sharks are also known as ragged-tooth sharks because of their jagged chompers.

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NASA accidentally lost contact with its Voyager 2 probe after sending a wrong command. It could mean the end of its 46-year-old mission.

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A photo montage shows pictures taken by the Voyager probes next to an illustration of what the Voyager probes look like.
An artists's impression of the Voyager probes next to a montage of examples of striking images of the solar system Voyager 1 and 2 took on their missions.

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NASA's Voyager probes have been traveling through space for nearly 46 years. Here are 18 groundbreaking photos from their incredible mission.

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This montage shows examples of striking images of the solar system Voyager 1 and 2 took on their missions.

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