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Vivvi Incognito stands behind the counter of her costume, wig and make-up store Whips n Furs, Dec. 16, 2020.

Pandemic Profile: During COVID-19, San Diego Drag Queens Search For Ways To Keep Performing

The pandemic has deprived many drag artists of the opportunity to perform in front of live audiences. But one local drag queen says she and others are still finding ways to keep their art alive.

Grete Bergman, left, and Sarah Whalen-Lunn at their StoryCorps recording in Anchorage, Alaska, in 2018.

With 3 bold marks, Indigenous women helped revive a once-banned tradition

Grete Bergman was among the first Gwich'in women to get traditional facial markings since colonizers barred the practice. She and markings artist Sarah Whalen-Lunn did it for their daughters.

The federal government is giving out funds to develop seven new testing technologies which could increase testing capacity around the U.S.

Federal Push For Faster, Cheaper Coronavirus Tests Focuses On 7 New Technologies

The National Institutes of Health is giving $248.7 million dollars to seven companies developing new technologies for testing, including use of the revolutionary gene-editing technique CRISPR.

President Trump and Judge Amy Coney Barrett walk to the Rose Garden of the White House on Saturday.

A Look At Amy Coney Barrett's Record On Abortion Rights

President Trump promised to name Supreme Court justices who would oppose abortion rights. Activists say Barrett fits that mold. Her history as a federal judge offers potential clues to her views.

A festival attendee uses her phone to record The Wolves Of Odin reenactment group encampment at the 2019 Vista Viking Festival.

Virtual Vista Viking Festival For 2021

The annual Vista Viking Festival will remain online this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

In a first, the SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday night will carry four civilians: Chris Sembroski (from left), Sian Proctor, Jared Isaacman and Hayley Arceneaux.

The 1st All-Civilian Crew Is About To Orbit The Earth

Marking the latest step in the commercialization of space, the SpaceX mission set to launch Wednesday will carry four civilians, including a billionaire CEO, a physician assistant and a geoscientist.

Actor Kal Penn isn't afraid to take chances, on screen or in life

Penn got his start in stoner comedies, then took a hiatus from acting to work for the Obama administration. He shares stories from his life and career in the memoir You Can't Be Serious.

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., addresses the virtual Democratic National Convention on Monday evening.

Bernie Sanders Lays Out An Existential Choice For Progressives

"The future of our democracy is at stake. The future of our economy is at stake. The future of our planet is at stake," Sanders said of this year's presidential election.

John Velazquez, right, rides Medina Spirit ahead of Florent Geroux aboard Mandaloun to win the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday in Louisville, Ky.

Medina Spirit, Essential Quality to clash in Breeders' Cup at Del Mar

Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit and Belmont Stakes winner Essential Quality head a field of 10 horses for the Breeders’ Cup Classic.

The Cover of Scientific African's first issue.

African Researchers Say They Face Bias In The World Of Science. Here's One Solution

The new journal Scientific African was launched to provide a prejudice-free platform for research from African scientists. And it's already winning awards.

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