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Astronauts Have Taken The First Human X‑Rays in Space, And They Actually Worked

Astronauts Have Taken The First Human X‑Rays in Space, And They Actually Worked Health 6 hours ago

Your Dominant Hand Isn't Actually Hard-Wired, New Study Suggests

Your Dominant Hand Isn't Actually Hard-Wired, New Study Suggests Humans 8 hours ago

'Vanishingly Rare' Discovery: T. Rex Hatchlings Were Smaller Than a Cat And Born by The Dozen

'Vanishingly Rare' Discovery: T. Rex Hatchlings Were Smaller Than a Cat And Born by The Dozen Nature 10 hours ago

Ovaries Begin Aging Decades Before Menopause – And The Implications Go Far Beyond Fertility

Scientists May Have Found a Way to Extend Fertility in Mice Health 12 hours ago

Illustration of a painful knee joint, such as what could be caused by spaceflight

Plant Compound Protects Mice From Knee Cartilage Damage in Space Health15 hours ago

Bacteria Are Thriving In a Radioactive Former Soviet Mine – Leaving Only 5% of The Uranium Behind

Bacteria Are Thriving In a Radioactive Former Soviet Mine – Leaving Only 5% of The Uranium Behind Environment18 hours ago

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Hidden in a Guatemalan Ruin For 1,200 Years Was The Signature of a Maya Mathematical Genius Humans21 hours ago

The Center of Our Galaxy Is More Like a Raspberry Donut Than We Realized

The Center of Our Galaxy Is More Like a Raspberry Donut Than We Realized Space23 hours ago

Constipation May Be More Than a Simple Digestion Problem, Scientists Say

Constipation May Be More Than a Simple Digestion Problem, Scientists Say Health1 day ago

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Light Usually Speeds Things Up. Scientists Just Caught It Doing The Opposite in The Nanoworld Physics1 day ago

Quantum Computers Identify Nuclear Fusion Fuel in Major First

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Every Frame of a Black Hole Movie Is a Time Machine – And Physicists Think We're Oversimplifying

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New Alzheimer's Treatment Clears Plaques From Brains of Mice Within Hours

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Voyager 1 Has Traveled Through Space at 38,000 Mph Since 1977 And Still Hasn't Reached 1 Light-Day

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Vantablack: World's Blackest Paint Could Solve A Major Problem For Astronomy

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Scientists Found a Hormone That Could Predict Anorexia Relapse Before It Happens

Scientists Found a Hormone That Could Predict Anorexia Relapse Before It Happens Health2 days ago

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