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Can you speak cat? Scientists develop quiz that reveals how well you understand our feline friendsCats are excellent at communicating, but humans still routinely misunderstand them.
By Julia Henning Published
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First of its kind 'butt drag fossil' discovered in South Africa — and it was left by a fuzzy elephant relative 126,000 years agoThe first hyrax fossil tracks and traces ever to be discovered were identified on South Africa's coast.
By Charles Helm Published
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We sharpened the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away. Here's how.A small piece of metal engineered in Australia helped sharpen the James Webb telescope's vision from a million miles away.
By Benjamin Pope Published
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A toxicologist explains when you can safely cut the moldy part off food, and when it's best to toss itMolds and bacteria can produce dangerous toxins — and they don’t taste very good, either.
By Brad Reisfeld Published
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Would you get rid of daylight saving time?The clocks in the U.S. will be "falling back" on Sunday, Nov. 2, marking the end of daylight saving time for 2025. If you could decide, would you abandon it forever?
By Sophie Berdugo Published
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There is such a thing as 'settled science' — anyone who says otherwise is trying to manipulate youOpinion How bad-faith arguments sow doubt by weaponizing scientific humility.
By Kit Yates Published
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COVID-19 mRNA vaccines can trigger the immune system to recognize and kill cancer, research findsThe researchers found that mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines could potentially help patients whose tumors don’t respond well to traditional immunotherapy.
By Adam Grippin Published
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Chemo hurts both cancerous and healthy cells. But scientists think nanoparticles could help fix that.As it does with other pathogens, your immune system sees drugs as foreign invaders to be expelled from your body. But exploiting this process could reduce the side effects of chemotherapy.
By Tom Anchordoquy Published
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'Health impacts are being felt in real time': How the CDC is being decimated by the Trump administrationOpinion The CDC's current crisis has been building since Trump's first week in office and boiled over after Kennedy fired the agency's newly appointed director.
By Jordan Miller Published
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