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A child's legs have multiple red bug bites that are being scratched.

Scratching an itch is so good, and so bad

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By Laura Sanders5 hours ago

A nuclear reactor, associated buildings and a cooling tower of the Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant are shown beneath a cloudy sky

Particle Physics

A tiny neutrino detector scored big at a nuclear reactor

By Emily Conover6 hours ago

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Animals

Feeding sharks ‘junk food’ takes a toll on their health

By Jake Buehler8 hours ago

A predominately blue and purple illustration of dozens of sperm swimming towards a translucent shield around an egg

Health & Medicine

Better male birth control is on the horizon

By Fred Schwaller10 hours ago

A Black girl with HIV is wearing a knit hat and a fuzzy pink, white and navy sweater and holding pills in her hand.

Science & Society

Trump orders sow chaos in global public health

By Meghan RosenJanuary 29, 2025

samples from asteriod Bennu

Space

Life’s ingredients have been found in samples from asteroid Bennu

By Adam MannJanuary 29, 2025

A closeup of multiple overlapping ears of maize, each a different color

Here’s how ancient Amazonians became master maize farmers

By Bruce BowerJanuary 29, 2025

Spotlight on Health

A WHO staff member wearing a blue hat and shirt gives a vaccine to girls in Kenya who are wearing green clothing. President Trump decided to withdraw the United States from the World Health Organization in January.

Trump is withdrawing the U.S. from WHO. Here’s what that means

When Trump’s move to leave WHO takes effect in a year, it may gut funding for global public health and limit U.S. access to crucial data, experts warn.

By Meghan RosenJanuary 22, 2025
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Close-up photo of a cricket frog lying on a lily pad with its head and front legs extended into the water.

Cricket frogs belly flop their way across water

Cricket frogs were once thought to hop on the water’s surface. They actually leap in and out of the water in a form of locomotion called porpoising.

Military personnel are shown with a nuclear-capable weapons system during a test.

What nuclear weapons experts will watch for under Trump

Venom sprays from the mouth of a black and tan cobra as it rests on the grassy ground with its head lifted.

Lethal snake venom may be countered by new AI-designed proteins

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How we might finally find black holes from the cosmic dawn

Two elderly people, who are more at risk of dementia, sit on a rust-colored couch. One of them is holding a small child.

U.S. dementia cases may rise to 1 million per year by 2060

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