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No need to freak out—only one asteroid is big enough to be considered hazardous, and it’s staying millions of miles away.
In her new book about cuckoos, Cynthia Chris details the extensive history of everyone's favorite feathery brood parasite.
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, are looking for pet owners to spill the beans on what they really think about their cats' vets.
Mission operators are analyzing a small bend in one of the spacecraft's composite booms.
The roughly four-billion-year-old system consists of a black hole and two orbiting stars—a configuration that's never been seen before.
Two images were stored in and retrieved from DNA sequences, showcasing how the crucial genetic molecule can also can be used for data storage.
Arrr! Now considered an ancient disease of sailors, recent research shows that scurvy is still harming vulnerable populations struggling to eat a diet rich in fruits and vegetables.
The custom-built beast of a machine can finish a weeks-long task in one day.
Florida health officials have warned residents to stay away from floodwaters, following a spike in cases of Vibrio vulnificus infection.
A GIMPS survey has discovered a prime number with over 41 million digits, surpassing the previous record-holder by more than 16 million digits.
Riding off the high of an epic test flight, rocket billionaire Elon Musk revealed upcoming plans for Starship's enhanced reusability.
Scientists in Pennsylvania have developed an experimental mRNA-based vaccine for C. diff bacteria, which often cause recurring, miserable bouts of diarrhea.
The pouches have become a cause célèbre among anti-regulation conservatives, and a growing number of middle and high school students are using them.
New research appears to be the first to empirically show that Americans often face financial hardship and bankruptcy after being diagnosed with cancer.
This follows the failure of another satellite from the same series that may have been due to a meteoroid impact.
The first video footage of an egg beginning its journey could lead to major breakthroughs in fertility treatment.
A clinical trial is set to test whether a protein from the venom of the K’gari funnel web spider can protect hearts during heart attacks and organ donation.
NASA is experimenting with Invisible beams of light to transmit data to Earth, which can pack 10 to 100 times more information than radio waves.
Flu season is right around the corner, and there's no better time than now to keep yourself from getting sick for the holidays.
New research estimates that expanded access to Ozempic and similar drugs could lead to 42,000 deaths prevented annually.
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