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Some people have never gotten COVID-19. An obscure gene may be why

Those who’ve dodged COVID-19 for more than four years may have a newly discovered immune response to...

Advanced nuclear reactors need a different type of uranium. Here’s 4 things to know 

Nuclear power of the future is going to need fuel. That has governments, energy companies and nuclear...

The UK’s NHS Going Digital Would Be Equivalent to Hiring Thousands of New Doctors

In December last year, the UK’s shadow health secretary, Wes Streeting, visited Singapore General Hospital, regarded as...

Hurricane Beryl Isn’t a Freak Storm—It’s the Exact Nightmare Meteorologists Predicted

Hurricane Beryl’s record-shattering intensification into a scale-topping Category 5 storm has stunned even the most seasoned experts....

Why this year’s climate conditions helped Hurricane Beryl smash records

Hurricane Beryl, the Atlantic Ocean’s first hurricane in 2024, began roaring across the Caribbean in late June,...

A bizarre video of eyeballs confirms our pupils shrink with age

Time takes its toll on the eyes. Now a funky, Hitchcockian video of 64 eyeballs, all rolling...

The Hunt for the Most Efficient Heat Pump in the World

Outside a 100-year-old house on the edge of the Peak District in northern England, a heat pump’s...

Sexist Myths Are a Danger to Health

In 2013, the US Food and Drug Administration made an unprecedented recommendation, advising that women should receive...

Leading Lab-Grown Meat Company Cuts Dozens of Jobs

Cultivated meat firm Upside Foods has cut its workforce as the industry continues to struggle with bans...

A stellar explosion may add a temporary ‘new star’ to the night sky this summer

Keep your eyes on the night sky this summer, scanning for the constellation Corona Borealis, and if...

How powdered rock could help slow climate change

On a banana plantation in rural Australia, a second-generation farming family spreads crushed volcanic rock between rows...

Climate Change Has Fried Earth So Badly Trees Won’t Save You Today—But I Will

The deadliest environmental threat to city dwellers worldwide isn’t earthquakes, tornadoes, flooding, or fire. It’s heat. By...
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