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Botox could be used to fight snakebite

Fighting fire with fire? Try fighting venom with toxins. Botulinum toxin — possibly the deadliest chemical compound...

Trump Declared a Space Race With China. The US Is Losing

The senator wanted a promise. A solemn vow. For the last six years—or maybe the last decade...

Queen bumblebees are poor foragers thanks to sparse tongue hair

Senior physics writer Emily Conover has a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Chicago. She...

In a new kind of plant trickery, this yam fools birds with fake berries

Deception and intrigue are not limited to people or even animals. Plants, too, have evolved ways to...

Among chimpanzees, thrill-seeking peaks in toddlerhood

Toddlers are the daredevils of the chimp world. Chimps ages 2 to 5 are more likely than...

Want to Stop Doomscrolling? You Might Need a Sleep Coach

Margaret Thatcher, who was known for sleeping only four hours a night, is often credited with saying...

Meta Is Making a Big Bet on Nuclear With Oklo

There are two ways for tech companies to invest in nuclear power right now. One is to...

An all-female wasp is rapidly spreading across North America’s elms

She’s less than a centimeter long, produces only daughters and is conquering the continent without a single...

A newly spotted asteroid spins faster than any of its size ever seen

PHOENIX — A newly discovered asteroid spins about as fast as a Ferris wheel. With a rotation...

A double cosmic explosion could be the first known ‘superkilonova’

Astronomers have spotted a distant star that seems to have exploded twice. The blast may be the...

Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments

Last February, a sick infant named KJ received a gene-editing treatment made just for him. Created in...

The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter

Since 2018, a group of researchers from around the world have crunched the numbers on how much...
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