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A Lab Worker’s Death Is Raising Plague Fears in Russia. What Do Experts Want to Know?

8 October 2026 at 11:09
Missing details about the death of a lab worker, including the cause, are worrying scientists.

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Russian health officials have not linked the death of a lab worker to infection with Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that causes plague.

Russia Says It Found No β€˜Emergency’ in Plague Lab

7 October 2026 at 14:20
New information around the death of a lab worker, including a statement that she had been vaccinated against the plague, came as U.S. officials demanded more data.

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The entrance to the grounds of the anti-plague institute in Irkutsk, Russia, on Wednesday. An employee of the institute died of a mysterious pneumonia.

Superpowers Race to Put Nuclear Reactors on the Moon

4 October 2026 at 05:00
The United States wants a reactor on the moon by 2030. A Russian-Chinese alliance is working on one for 2036. Some leading scientists say the danger is great.

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The moon and Earth were aligned in the same frame, each partly illuminated by the sun, as seen from behind the moon during the Artemis II flight in April.

Ukrainian Science Academy, Struck by Drone, Played Key Role in Research

Over 90 percent of Ukraine’s scientific discoveries have been attributed to Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences, including advancements in astronomy and military technology.

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A Russian drone strike on the National Academy of Sciences in Kyiv, Ukraine, killed at least two people on Monday.
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