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At Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital, the War Isn’t Over

Gauze saves lives, but Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City must ration what little it has, months into...

Watch the first video of a sperm whale birth captured by scientists

It takes a village to deliver a whale calf. The birth of a sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)...

Early apes may not have evolved in East Africa

Modern apes may have swung into existence in North Africa or the Middle East. New fossil findings...

Water has a newfound ‘critical point’ that may help explain its quirks

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

Social media can be addictive, a jury finds. Research hints at a link

Social media is designed to be addictive, jurors in a landmark trial against two of the largest...

Start cholesterol tests in childhood, new guidelines say

New heart health recommendations emphasize early testing and treatment to lower cholesterol levels as key to reducing...

Senators Demand to Know How Much Energy Data Centers Use

Democratic senator Elizabeth Warren and Republican senator Josh Hawley are urging the US’s central energy information agency...

NASA races to have the first moon base and nuclear-propulsion spacecraft

NASA is hitting the accelerator on space missions and moon trips in the hopes of achieving some...

When were dogs domesticated? The oldest known dog DNA offers clues

Dogs in Europe had been domesticated from wild wolves by at least 14,200 years ago, two new...

A private moon lander challenges ideas about lunar volcanism

The first measurements from a private spacecraft on the moon may reopen an old debate about why...

Clumps of mouse brain cells can learn to play a virtual game

Clumps of mouse brain cells about the size of peppercorns can gain the knowhow to perform a...

Antimatter traveled by truck for the first time

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