The James Webb Space Telescope is NASA's next-generation space observatory and the most powerful space telescope ever built. As the successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, Webb will observe the most distant objects in the universe, provide images of the very first galaxies that formed, provide insight to how solar systems evolve and help explore planets around distant stars. (Today)

NEW YORK -- George Eberhardt turned 107 last month, and scientists would love to know how he and other older folks like him made it that far. So he's going to hand over some of his DNA. (Today)

Two new bee species shed light on Panama's history as a land bridge between South and Central America, scientists are reporting. (Today)

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ATLANTA -- A vaccine against cervical cancer hasn't been all that popular for girls. It may be even a harder sell for boys now that it's been recommended for them, too. A government advisory panel decided Tuesday that the vaccine should also be given to boys, in part to help prevent the cancer-causing virus through sex. (Yesterday)