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How does early pregnancy lower breast cancer risk? Odd cells could offer clues

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

Don’t Expect Big Surprises in the Government’s Alien Files

Aliens have invaded the news again. Last month, two US presidents weighed in on the topic in...

Why RFK’s CDC Is Endorsing ‘Shared Decisionmaking’ for Vaccines

In the year that US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been in...

Left-Handed People Are More Competitive, Says Science

The very existence of left-handedness seems to defy Darwin. According to the theory of evolution by natural...

NASA’s DART spacecraft changed an asteroid’s orbit around the sun

A spacecraft slowed the orbit of a pair of asteroids around the sun by more than 10...

The remarkable brains of ‘SuperAgers’ hold clues about how we age

A look inside the brains of extraordinarily sharp elderly people reveals clues about their unusual abilities. Deep...

Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges

Robotic hands are getting their nails done. Researchers have designed a new three-fingered robotic hand whose...

Sleep Apnea Often Goes Undetected in Women. That’s Starting to Change

In midlife, women are told to expect disruption. Sleep may become lighter, nights can feel warmer, and...

A koala population’s rapid rebound may let it escape inbreeding’s perils

A rapid koala rebound in southeastern Australia is also boosting their genetic variation, showing one way out...

This molecule puts a new twist on the Möbius strip

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

Chickpeas can grow in moon dirt and make seeds

Homegrown chickpeas could be on the menu for future astronauts. With help from compost and symbiotic fungi,...

Big Tech Signs White House Data Center Pledge With Good Optics and Little Substance

Several key tech companies signed a nonbinding pledge at the White House on Wednesday that the Trump...
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