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Climate change is driving the extreme heat baking France’s Olympics
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Alzheimer’s disease is hard to diagnose. But proteins in the blood might provide clarity. A…
Tycho Brahe dabbled in alchemy. Broken glassware is revealing his recipes
Artifacts from the ruins of a medieval laboratory are spilling a famous scientist’s secrets. A…
Can we train AI to be creative? One lab is testing ideas
Human know-how derives in part from our nose for novelty — we’re curious creatures, whether…
An Egyptian mummy’s silent ‘scream’ might have been fixed at death
An ancient Egyptian mummy, dubbed the “Screaming Woman” for what appears to be an open-mouthed…
Want to spot a deepfake? The eyes could be a giveaway
Clues to deepfakes may be in the eyes. Researchers at the University of Hull in…
The CDC has tightened rabies regulations for imported dogs. Here’s why
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tightened rabies regulations for dogs coming into…
Some ‘forever chemicals’ maybe absorbed through our skin
Forever chemicals are everywhere. They’re in school uniforms, food packaging, cosmetics and personal care products…
Paper cut physics pinpoints the most hazardous types of paper
Any way you slice it, a paper cut is painful. Magazines, letters and books harbor…
