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  1. Health & Medicine

    Daily low-dose aspirin is not a panacea for the elderly

    Healthy elderly adults don’t benefit from a daily dose of aspirin, according to results from a large-scale clinical trial.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  2. Health & Medicine

    Here’s how many U.S. kids are vaping marijuana

    A new study suggests that nearly 1 in 11 middle and high school students in the United States has vaped marijuana, raising concerns about addiction.

    By Aimee Cunningham
  3. Physics

    Nuclear pasta in neutron stars may be the strongest material in the universe

    Simulations suggest that the theoretical substance known as nuclear pasta is 10 billion times as strong as steel.

    By Emily Conover
  4. Climate

    Here’s how climate change is fueling Hurricane Florence

    Scientists take a stab at predicting climate change’s influence on Hurricane Florence.