Joe Palca
Stories
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Science
A Slow Trip To A Hot Planet: Spacecraft Launches For Mission To Mercury
The European Space Agency's BepiColombo will take seven years to reach the innermost planet in our solar system, where temperatures at the surface can reach 800 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Medical Treatments
Inspired By Her Own Pain, A Researcher Explores Alternatives To Opioid Treatments
New options for nonaddictive pain treatment are sorely needed. One researcher is borrowing from the field of cancer nanomedicine to test an idea that could bring relief to chronic pain sufferers.