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Butterfly disease: A disorder that makes skin as delicate as butterfly wings
By Emily Cooke published
"Butterfly disease" is a potentially fatal, inherited disorder that causes patients to blister very easily.
UFO whistleblowers tell Congress 'we are not alone in the cosmos'
By Brett Tingley published
The latest congressional UFO hearing featured testimony from former military personnel who told representatives that excessive government secrecy hides the fact that we are not alone in the cosmos.
'A harbinger of what's to come:' NASA satellites show massive drop in global freshwater levels
By Ben Turner published
NASA satellites discovered that Earth's surface has lost enough water to empty Lake Erie two and a half times since 2015. And the problem could be here to stay.
'Black mold-like substance' and water contamination uncovered by FDA at Tom's of Maine toothpaste factory
By Nicoletta Lanese published
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to a Tom's of Maine facility in Sanford that makes toothpaste.
Scientists take huge step forward in mapping all 37 trillion cells in the human body
By Nicoletta Lanese published
Scientists published more than three dozen papers as part of the Human Cell Atlas, an effort to map the human body cell by cell.
This spot will be key to the inevitable collapse of a key Atlantic current
By Sascha Pare published
New modeling research reveals that the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is particularly vulnerable to shifts in the Irminger Sea from increasing Arctic meltwater.
China reveals secrets of 1st sample taken from the far side of the moon — and it contains a volcanic surprise
By Stephanie Pappas published
Active volcanoes were erupting on the far side of the moon 2.8 billion years ago, the first lunar samples returned from the far side reveal.
Lucy's last day: What the iconic fossil reveals about our ancient ancestor's last hours
By Kristina Killgrove published
Fifty years after a fossil skeleton of Australopithecus afarensis was unearthed in Ethiopia, we know so much more about how this iconic species lived and died.
Ancient human ancestor Lucy was not alone — she lived alongside at least 4 other proto-human species, emerging research suggests
By Kristina Killgrove published
Lucy lived in a wide range of habitats from northern Ethiopia to northern Kenya. Researchers now believe she wasn't the only australopithecine species there.
Largest dinosaur ever auctioned sells for over $6 million — and it's twice as long as a school bus
By Harry Baker published
A 70-foot-long Apatosaurus skeleton, named Vulcan, recently became the biggest dinosaur fossil ever sold when it was acquired for around $6.4 million at an auction in France. The sizable remains weigh more than 22 tons.
1,600-year-old amulet depicting King Solomon spearing the devil found in Turkey
By Margherita Bassi published
The "King Solomon" pendant likely belonged to a cavalry soldier stationed at the ancient Byzantine city of Hadrianopolis.
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'Quantum hard drives' closer to reality after scientists resolve 10-year-old problem
By Owen Hughes published
Scientists in Australia say they've cracked a key hurdle facing the the development of scalable quantum computers and practical quantum data storage.
Diagnostic dilemma: A man whose 'magic mushroom' tea led to a bad trip to the hospital
By Nicoletta Lanese published
A man's attempt at self-medicating with shrooms resulted in a trip to the intensive care unit.
Future AI models could be turbocharged by brand new system of logic that researchers call 'inferentialism'
By Alexander V. Gheorghiu published
The rigid structures of language we once clung to with certainty are cracking.
Scientists analyze largest map of the universe ever created — and it proves Einstein right yet again
By Ben Turner published
The largest survey of our universe ever conducted suggests that it closely matches the model most favored by cosmologists. It's unclear what this means for alternative theories attempting to explain bizarre discrepancies.
39 sickened, 15 hospitalized in E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots
By Nicoletta Lanese published
U.S. health officials are investigating an outbreak of E. coli tied to now-recalled organic whole bagged carrots and baby carrots from Grimmway Farms.
James Webb telescope uncovers 1st-ever 'Einstein zig-zag' hiding in plain sight — and it could help save cosmology
By Harry Baker published
A new JWST study has revealed the true origins of a luminous quasar that has been duplicated six times as its light "zig-zags" through space-time via a phenomenon first predicted by Albert Einstein. The unusual light show could help tackle one of cosmology's biggest problems, experts claim.
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