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This 250-million-year-old creature may have hibernated like modern animals

Aug. 28, 2020
Boston superspreading event seeded thousands of COVID-19 cases

Aug. 26, 2020
In 2019, Greenland lost twice as much ice as in a normal year

Aug. 21, 2020
Pianissimo, please! Soft singing could reduce risk of spreading COVID-19

Aug. 21, 2020
Death Valley hits highest temperature since 1931

Aug. 17, 2020
These conventional bricks can store power

Aug. 12, 2020
How anglerfish fuse their bodies without unleashing an immune storm

Jul. 31, 2020
Scientists discover the secret behind bad body odor

Jul. 30, 2020
Blood test could identify early stage Alzheimer’s disease

Jul. 29, 2020
Got pain? Your Neanderthal genes could be responsible

Jul. 24, 2020
Antarctic ice sheet collapse could add 3 meters to sea-level rise

Jul. 23, 2020
Metal-eating bacteria discovered in dirty glassware

Jul. 21, 2020
Black children more than three times more likely to die after surgery

Jul. 20, 2020
This four-winged dino may have molted like modern songbirds

Jul. 17, 2020
Scientists accidentally create unlikely fish hybrid

Jul. 17, 2020
Solar images reveal ‘campfires’ on the Sun

Jul. 16, 2020
Signs of an ancient earthquake found in seaweed’s genes

Jul. 15, 2020
Damaged donor lungs rescued with pig blood

Jul. 14, 2020
Two deaths in gene therapy trial for rare muscle disease

Jun. 29, 2020
Humans were breeding sled dogs 9500 years ago, DNA evidence suggests

Jun. 25, 2020
Elusive neutrinos reveal how nuclear fusion fuels the Sun

Jun. 25, 2020
Vast ring of deep shafts found near Stonehenge

Jun. 22, 2020
Three dozen alien civilizations may be advanced enough to communicate with us

Jun. 15, 2020
Rodent brains reveal triggers of hibernation

Jun. 12, 2020