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For the first time ever, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has imaged an exoplanet. I know what you’re thinking: “JWST ...

Scientists in Spain and China discovered that HSV-1 begins rewriting the architecture of human genes just one hour after ...

A New York couple stumble upon an ancient mastodon fossil beneath their lawn.

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A simple swipe of fluoride varnish in schools is emerging as a powerful, cost-effective tool to fight childhood cavities and ...

Studies show that people with these disorders often have unusual stress hormone patterns, like blunted or exaggerated ...

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It’s one of the world’s most common bacteria creating one of the world’s most commonly used painkillers, and the same ...

Scientists just gave the electric motor a sci-fi upgrade. A new study details how researchers successfully built and operated ...