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From vomiting kids to evil spirits—how some of our most infamous diseases got their names

Oct. 25, 2017
Take your WHO job and …

Oct. 24, 2017
Are dogs manipulating you with their puppy eyes?

Oct. 20, 2017
Your fiber optic cables can sense earthquakes

Oct. 19, 2017
Astronaut pee could help unravel the secrets of Enceladus’s plumes

Oct. 18, 2017
Jeremy the #leftysnail is 1 foot under

Oct. 17, 2017
Nearly $2 million in gold flows through Swiss sewers every year

Oct. 13, 2017
Forged ‘ancient’ silks uncovered, thanks to a bit of chemistry

Oct. 12, 2017
Machines learn to recognize baby talk

Oct. 12, 2017
This scientific time capsule contains an unusual treasure—300 live tardigrades

Oct. 11, 2017
The United States’s long history with air pollution reflected in bird plumage

Oct. 11, 2017
New type of paint cools buildings when exposed to sun

Oct. 10, 2017
Massive butterfly wave puzzles meteorologists

Oct. 5, 2017
Superrare, coconut-eating rat discovered in rain forest

Oct. 5, 2017
New York City mice are evolving to eat leftover fast food

Oct. 4, 2017
Baby ichthyosaurus discovered feeding on squid

Oct. 3, 2017
Watch space ice get bubbly in starlight

Oct. 2, 2017
Decorative gourd season started with a humble melonlike fruit

Sep. 29, 2017
Four-billion-year-old rocks show signs of early life

Sep. 29, 2017
Is a new embryo-editing technique better than CRISPR?

Sep. 28, 2017
Giant pandas threatened by not-so-giant habitats

Sep. 26, 2017
Do your genes influence whether you get cavities?

Sep. 25, 2017
Video: This caterpillar mimics the alarm calls of its predators

Sep. 25, 2017
Flint’s lead crisis may have caused hundreds of fetal deaths

Sep. 22, 2017