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Some users of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs have been reporting strange changes in food preferences, such as a new dislike for meats or fried foods, and scientists are beginning to figure out why

Rates of the bacterial infection have gone up by 500% since last year, with babies and young children most at risk.

The failed Soviet spacecraft Kosmos 482 has finally returned to Earth after 53 years in orbit. It disappeared into the Indian Ocean early Saturday morning.

Researchers drew inspiration from the auditory system to design a solution for the "cocktail party problem."

The world's largest particle collider produces roughly 89,000 gold nuclei every second, all from smashing lead atoms together at near-light-speed.

Satellite data revealed that Houston is the fastest-sinking city in the U.S., and that all of the other biggest cities are dropping in at least some areas. Researchers say groundwater extraction is largely to blame for the sink.

A new AI model can deduce a person's biological age using a selfie. Could it be used to guide cancer treatment decisions?

Recent studies have found that prolonged exposure to elevated temperatures can be harmful to health – and might even influence aging.

A newly identified mutation helps super-sleepers get by on just four to six hours of shut-eye per night, while the rest of us need around eight hours. Researchers described the SIK3-N783Y mutation in a new study after testing it on sleep-deprived inbred mice.

A report into April's deadly flooding has found that climate change made the central Mississippi River valley's extreme weather event more likely and more intense.

A coin stash worth more than $340,000 could have been hidden in the hills of the Czech Republic during one of the 20th century’s greatest upheavals. Historians are attempting to unravel the mystery.

New pope's schedule will be 'exhausting.'

Researchers think the vehicle was used as a staff car by naval officers during World War II.

Very little is known about Powelliphanta augusta, an elusive snail species threatened with extinction. The new footage is the first time their bizarre egg laying behavior has been captured on camera.

Asian needle ants found in the southeastern states of the U.S. have been spreading north and west for years, but experts now consider them to be a medically important pest and urge caution.

A strange atmospheric pattern known as an "omega block" is preventing the usual eastward progression of weather across the U.S. — but what is this weird block, and when will it go away?

Scientists have discovered a way to use live tissue as a computational reservoir to solve problems and potentially predict chaotic systems like the weather.

A mysterious cluster of 60 stars may be just another Milky Way star cluster, or it may be one of the smallest galaxies ever seen.

Archaeologists working at the Cueva de Sangre site in Guatemala have discovered an unusual ancient Maya ritual.

NASA's massive super-pressure balloon has completed a 16-day trip around the Southern Hemisphere — a milestone in high-altitude flight and atmospheric research.