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These Bloodsucking Leeches Jump like Striking Cobras

Scientists observed leeches jumping like striking snakes, resolving long-standin...

Heat Dome Causes Surge in Emergency Room Visits

With a heat dome baking the eastern U.S., emergency departments in New England a...

How to Stay Safe Outdoors in Extreme Heat

Sizzling summer days can be a dangerous time to be outside. Here’s what to think...

Einstein’s Time Dilation Calculated More Precisely Than...

Analyzing 1,504 supernovae into the distant universe, astronomers have shown the...

Cheaper Versions of Popular New Weight-Loss Drugs Are B...

As the patents on various weight-loss drugs near expiration, companies in India ...

Remote Island of Great Nicobar Threatened by Container ...

A container port the Indian government plans for this remote island threatens un...

Mysterious ‘Dark Fungi’ Are Lurking Everywhere

The land, water and air around us are chock-full of DNA from fungi that scientis...

The Best Strategy for Learning May Depend on What You’r...

Different approaches can support varied forms of memory

What Are Constellations, and Where Do They Come From?

Cosmic happenstance and biological evolution come together to create a road map ...

Researchers Sample Antarctic Sea Ice amid Rapid Melting

To unravel the effects of melting sea ice, researchers drill the frozen waters a...

Help a Traveling Salesman Find Every Route in this Math...

Try to solve a traveling salesman’s directional dilemma

Oldest Deep-Sea Shipwreck Discovered Off Israel

An ancient shipwreck lost in deep waters has yielded its first clues: amphorae f...

When Does Summer Start?

How does astronomical summer differ from meteorological summer? And how is clima...

Climate Action Is a Labor Issue for This Teachers’ Unio...

The president of the Chicago Teachers Union explains how climate change became a...

How Cohousing Neighborhoods Can Combat the Rise of Lone...

These cohousing communities are fighting an epidemic of loneliness with radical ...

Easy-to-Use CRISPR Tests Could Change How We Diagnose C...

Gene-cutting diagnostic tests could be as easy as a rapid COVID test and as accu...

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