Single Digits, Mnf Edition (sept. 17)

Boeing Starliner is hours away from launching 2 astronauts on long-awaited mission. Here’s what’s at stake CNNElon Musk bashes historic Boeing astronaut flight, SpaceX did it first Business InsiderLive updates: NASA's Starliner capsule to lift off with two astronauts Florida TodayBoeing's Starliner set for crewed mission to ISS DW (English)

Locks of Beethoven's Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness The New York Times

New black hole visualization takes viewers beyond the brink Phys.org

Genes known to increase the risk of Alzheimer’s may actually be an inherited form of the disorder, researchers say CNNAPOE4 homozygozity represents a distinct genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease Nature.comStudy Suggests Genetics as a Cause, Not Just a Risk, for Some Alzheimer's The New York TimesPeople with two copies of a risk gene have genetic form of Alzheimer's, scientists say ReutersAlzheimer's risk gene APOE4 may cause a distinct form of the disease, study suggests STAT

New COVID-19 ‘FLiRT’ variants could mean a summer surge NewsNation Now2 new COVID variants called ‘FLiRT’ are spreading: What are the symptoms? AL.comFLiRT, the new COVID variants are circulating fast: All about symptoms, severity The Times of India

How 'Earth's twin' Venus lost its water and became a hellish planet Space.comReason Venus is so dry 'finally discovered' New York Post Scientists May Have Solved Mystery of Venus' Lost Water NewsweekVenus water loss is dominated by HCO+ dissociative recombination Nature.comWhere Did Venus's Water All Go? We Might Have An Idea IFLScience