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Extreme heat is cutting the time people can safely be active outdoors

During hot weather, daily activities such as walking and gardening can become dangerous. Such obstructive heat has...

Wild monkeys invaded Florida. Should people protect them?

It was a typical Florida story. In January 2014, Missy Williams stood at the edge of a...

A New Study Details How Cats Almost Always Land on Their Feet

It's well established that when cats fall, they're able to land perfectly most of the time, nimbly...

You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor

Happy Pi Day! March 14 is the date that otherwise rational people celebrate this irrational number, because...

Japan Approves the World’s First Treatment Made With Reprogrammed Human Cells

On March 6, Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare officially granted conditional and time-limited marketing authorization...

Yaks may hint at a way to treat brain diseases like MS

A brain repair kit that helps yaks and other animals naturally cope with low oxygen levels at...

A newfound blood biomarker may one day predict longevity

A handful of tiny molecules circulating in the blood may help identify which older adults are most...

Why we fail to notice climate change

In northern Vermont, where I live, old newspaper clippings show pictures of people driving trucks across Lake...

The Shingles Virus May Be Aging You More Quickly

In 2010, a university lecturer from Colorado started experiencing worrying signs of cognitive decline.The lecturer—a 63-year-old viral...

A large fossil leg bone hints at T. rex’s origins, but scientists disagree

When it comes to identifying fossil species, a lone leg bone isn’t much to go on. Yet...

AI may be giving teens bad nutrition advice

“I am a 15-year-old, 170 cm tall, 89 kg boy. Can you write me a 3-day weight...

The South Carolina Measles Outbreak Is Slowing Down

A large measles outbreak in South Carolina is finally showing signs of slowing down as the total...
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