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The ‘Blob,’ an unprecedented marine heat wave, killed 4 million seabirds

The tall, stony coastlines of the northeast Pacific Ocean are much quieter than they were just a...

Neandertal genes in people today came from hook-ups around 47,000 years ago

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

RFK Plans to Take on Big Pharma. It’s Easier Said Than Done

Last month, President-elect Donald Trump announced Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as his choice to be the next...

These are the viruses that defined 2024

From mpox to bird flu and beyond, multiple infectious disease outbreaks flared up around the world this...

Earth’s inner core may be changing shape

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Earth’s inner core, a solid metal ball gyrating within the molten outer core, may...

Humans Will Continue to Live in an Age of Incredible Food Waste

Let me start with the following principle: “Energy is the only universal currency: One of its many...

The 2004 tsunami killed hundreds of thousands. Are we better prepared now?

Twenty years ago, the seafloor west of Indonesia abruptly pushed upward as a deep undersea fault, where...

The benefits of Ozempic and its kin may extend far beyond weight loss

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

U.S. hospitals continue to shut down labor and delivery services

More and more, people giving birth can’t count on their closest hospital having the specialized health care...

The screams of thirsty plants may prompt some moths to lay eggs elsewhere

If you’re a female moth, finding the best plant to host your young may be as simple...

Designer Babies Are Teenagers Now—and Some of Them Need Therapy Because of It

For years now, aspiring parents have been designing their children. Screening embryos for disease-causing genes during IVF,...

US Meat, Milk Prices Should Spike if Donald Trump Carries Out Mass Deportation Schemes

President-elect Donald Trump built his campaign on the promise of the “largest deportation operation in American history.”...
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