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Pawnee Star Chart: A precontact elk-skin map used by Indigenous priests to tell an origin story
The unique map depicts patterns of stars in the night sky, but its meaning is debated.
'We know what to do; we just have to implement it.': Pregnancy is deadlier in the US than in other wealthy countries. But we could fix that.
Cuts to Medicaid and legal confusion around patient care post-Roe v. Wade may prevent improvements in the maternal mortality rate.
The rare mosquito-borne illness that causes deadly brain inflammation
Mosquitoes that transmit La Crosse virus disease live in wooded areas in the U.S., mainly in the Upper Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.
US reports 1st outbreak of 'highly pathogenic' H5N9 virus in poultry. Should we worry?
Nearly 119,000 birds have been culled at a farm in California after a bird flu called H5N9 was detected among the poultry.
What is thundersnow? The weird weather phenomenon rumbling through the East Coast and Midwest
The conditions needed to create thunderstorms are very rare, and can be dangerous, meteorologists warn.
Cervical cancer deaths have plummeted among young women, US study finds
A new study has revealed that cervical cancer deaths have strongly declined in the U.S. since 2016, likely due to increased rates of HPV vaccination.
Americans face a higher risk of dengue this year, CDC warns
The CDC has issued a new health alert as global cases of dengue fever soar.
Drowning deaths in US on the rise for the 1st time in decades
About 500 more people died from drowning each year between 2020 and 2022 than did in 2019, the CDC reports.
Polar vortex is 'spinning backwards' above Arctic after major reversal event
Earlier this month, a sudden atmospheric warming event caused the Arctic's polar vortex to reverse its trajectory. The swirling ring of cold air is now spinning in the wrong direction, which has triggered a record-breaking "ozone spike" and could impact global weather patterns.
