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An all-female wasp is rapidly spreading across North America’s elms

She’s less than a centimeter long, produces only daughters and is conquering the continent without a single...

A newly spotted asteroid spins faster than any of its size ever seen

PHOENIX — A newly discovered asteroid spins about as fast as a Ferris wheel. With a rotation...

A double cosmic explosion could be the first known ‘superkilonova’

Astronomers have spotted a distant star that seems to have exploded twice. The blast may be the...

Crispr Pioneer Launches Startup to Make Tailored Gene-Editing Treatments

Last February, a sick infant named KJ received a gene-editing treatment made just for him. Created in...

The Oceans Just Keep Getting Hotter

Since 2018, a group of researchers from around the world have crunched the numbers on how much...

What science says about the Trump administration’s new vaccine schedule

The Trump administration has made its largest imprint on the U.S. childhood vaccine schedule to date. Among...

Hidden tree bark microbes munch on important climate gases

Trees are known for capturing carbon dioxide as they grow. But they also soak up other gases...

Earth is bathed in droves of neutrinos spewed by the Milky Way’s stars

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

Easy on the eyes is also easy on the brain

One can spend hours looking at a calm sunset or a clear night sky. These scenes are...

How 4Patriots and My Patriot Supply Cashed In on Prepping for the Apocalypse

When it comes to prepping, look to the Mormons. It’s right there, in the official name of...

New dietary guidelines flip the food pyramid

American dietary guidelines have gotten an overhaul. The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department...

Traces of Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA May Have Been Discovered on a Red Chalk Drawing Called ‘Holy Child’

Researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project (LDVP) report that by analyzing the drawing of Holy...
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