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Atlantic Hurricane Season Has Gone Quiet. Here’s Why

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2025/09/10

Hurricane activity in the Atlantic basin is historically at its peak on September 10—but not this year

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What Is Alpha-Gal Syndrome? Symptoms, Causes and Way...

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2025/09/10

A single tick bite can trigger a bizarre meat allergy—here’s how alpha-gal syndrome is reshaping people’s diets.

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JWST Sees Hints of an Atmosphere on a Potentially...

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2025/09/09

A monumental sign of an atmosphere on TRAPPIST-1e could be the precursor to finally finding a living world around another star

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A ‘Make America Healthy Again’ Report Goes Easy on...

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2025/09/09

A childhood health report led by RFK, Jr., links poor diet, chemicals, inactivity and “overmedicalization” to worsening U.S. pediatric health

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Trump’s Health Cuts Make States Struggle to Spot...

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2025/09/09

AI now scans for bird flu and measles news, but public health officials say outbreaks can go undetected as the U.S. guts national and global tracking

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U.S. ‘Golden Dome’ Missile Shield Is Short on...

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2025/09/09

A sweeping U.S. missile defense program comes with many risks, costs and uncertainties, analysts say

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Rising Temperatures Boost Sugar Consumption, Raising...

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2025/09/08

Warmer temperatures are associated with higher consumption of sugary beverages and frozen treats, raising concerns about long-term health effects

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Viruses in the Gut Protect Us and Change with Age and...

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2025/09/08

A new review study examines the “gut virome”: the microbiome’s mysterious viral population

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NASA’s InSight Lander Reveals Mars’s Lumpy Mantle in...

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2025/09/08

A common nasal spray shows promise in reducing COVID risk, but vaccine access remains tangled in policy in the U.S.

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Survey Results Show People Prefer More Human...

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2025/09/07

We surveyed people in the U.S. about artificial-intelligence-generated art. Their answers told us a lot about how we value human creativity

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Ant Queens Birth Hybrid Offspring Using Another...

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2025/09/07

Ant queens of one species are sexual parasites that clone ants of another species to create hybrid workers that do their bidding

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Scientists Sequence Bacterial DNA from Germs in...

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2025/09/06

Genetic-sequencing techniques have identified microorganisms that lived in the mouths of ancient mammoths

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Baby Pterosaur Fossils Show They Died in a Violent Storm

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2025/09/05

About 150 million years ago storm winds snapped bones in the wings of baby pterosaurs, sending them tumbling to their deaths in a muddy lagoon in what is now Germany

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Extreme Heat in U.S. Schools Disproportionately...

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2025/09/05

The first national study of its kind shows that children from marginalized communities are more exposed to extreme heat events

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This Gloriously Weird Fish Has Teeth on Its Forehead...

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2025/09/05

Researchers have finally traced the origin of the spotted ratfish’s bizarre forehead teeth, which are used for mating

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Newfound ‘Reality Signal’ Helps the Brain Tell...

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2025/09/05

Seeing and imagining use similar brain machinery. New research reveals the brain circuit that identifies what is real, which may help scientists understand conditions such as schizophrenia

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Acne Vaccines Could Offer Robust Defense

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2025/09/05

Researchers are hoping to trick the immune system into fighting back against the bane of adolescents everywhere

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Gene Therapy Marks a Turning Point for Rare Skin...

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2025/09/05

Fresh treatments for rare skin diseases shift the focus from symptom management to repair and help children with such conditions live active lives

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How the Math of Shuffling Cards Almost Brought Down...

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2025/09/05

Card dealers create a unique deck with each shuffle, something computers cannot replicate

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How Small, Easy Acts of Joy Improve Happiness and...

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2025/09/05

A community science project finds that modest reminders to find joy in the day can have benefits that are on par with those of more ambitious well-being interventions

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