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A squid-inspired medical device could reduce the need for needles

If you’re one of the many adults who hate needles, you may be in luck. Scientists have...

Meet the Plant Hacker Creating Flowers Never Seen (or Smelled) Before

Sebastian Cocioba’s clapboard house on Long Island doesn’t look much like a cutting-edge plant biology lab. Then...

These 3 Things Are Standing in the Way of a Global Plastics Treaty

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license.United Nations-backed talks for a global...

Everyone Is Capable of Mathematical Thinking—Yes, Even You

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine.David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the...

A Uranium-Mining Boom Is Sweeping Through Texas

This story originally appeared on Inside Climate News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration.In the...

Proposed time limits on anesthesia may have jeopardized patient safety

Following a public outcry, Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield announced December 5 it had walked back plans...

Notre Dame is reopening. What does that mean for its acoustics? 

Notre Dame is back. And so are its acoustics. The Paris cathedral, which burned dramatically in a...

A Mysterious Respiratory Disease Has the Democratic Republic of the Congo on High Alert

Deaths in the southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo from an as-yet unidentified disease are...

Space missions spanned the solar system in 2024

From monitoring Mercury to launching a new adventure to an icy moon of Jupiter, spacecraft and astronauts...

Astronomers detect the first astrosphere around a sunlike star

BOSTON — For the first time, astronomers have detected an astrosphere around a star like the sun....

Skip the Sea Kelp Supplements (2024)

If you're on HealthTok, you may have noticed a buzz around sea moss, sea kelp, or brown...

How the weight loss drug tirzepatide is also helping heart failure patients

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