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Why the FDA banned the common food dye Red No. 3

Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

Los Angeles Needs to Fireproof Communities, Not Just Houses

As houses continue to burn in Los Angeles, officials have already started talking about rebuilding the city....

Lethal snake venom may be countered by new AI-designed proteins 

Meghan Rosen is a staff writer who reports on the life sciences for Science News. She...

Iron Age Celtic women’s social and political power just got a boost

Celtic women’s social and political standing in Iron Age England has received a genetic lift. DNA clues...

Toxin-gobbling bacteria may live on poison dart frog skin

Poison? What poison? Some bacteria may treat the powerful toxins bathing poison dart frog skin like a...

Hand-feeding squirrels accidentally changed their skulls

Soft diet, weak jaws. If red squirrels eat too many peanuts, their jaws end up weaker...

Obesity needs a new definition beyond BMI, health experts argue

McKenzie Prillaman is a science and health journalist based in Washington, DC. She holds a bachelor’s...

You Have NASA to Thank for Wireless Headphones and Vacuum Cleaners

Many people see space exploration as a waste of resources. Of course, there is the counterargument that...

A podcast challenges us to reassess our relationship with wildfires

United by FireDenver Museum of Nature & ScienceAvailable wherever you get your podcasts For...

Got a cold? A placebo might help

The viruses of cold and flu season are upon us, and in us, where they’re causing misery...

GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help

Far above your head, constellations of satellites are working constantly to provide the positioning, navigation, and timing...

How we might finally find black holes from the cosmic dawn

An undiscovered population of ancient black holes may be lurking throughout the universe. These bottomless cosmic pits...
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