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The tiny, omnipresent pieces of plastic are linked to a wide array of health problems in humans and animals.
GLP-1 drugs are effective weight loss tools, but exactly how they work is still mysterious.
A new study gives more details on how fasting works.
The whales control the size and depth of the nets, as well as the spacing between bubbles, which researchers argue meets the definition of tool use.
Dozens of people across 21 states have recently been sickened by Salmonella bacteria tied to small turtles, the CDC reports.
The dino had a protruding “eyebrow” on the postorbital facial bone, which could mean the creature had a facial horn.
A recurring tidal disruption event was predicted and then came to pass, giving the researchers a chance to predict the black hole's next meal.
AstroForge's mission of landing on and mining asteroids has hit some snags, including technical difficulties during their first launch.
I'm pretty sure losing part of someone's head betrays the Hippocratic oath.
Compared to bacteria, fungi are much harder to kill once they take root in the body.
Polaris is speckled and a whopping 46 times wider than the Sun, a new study finds.
The microscopic diamonds spin a billion times per minute and could help reveal the relationship between quantum mechanics and gravity.
The signal, recorded in 1977, was at first suspected to be an alien transmission.
The FDA has just authorized the first at-home, over-the-counter test for syphilis, developed by NOWDiagnostics.
Doctors in Iran describe a rare form of synesthesia triggered by orgasm and certain kinds of pain.
The rock art is in a region of Colombia that was off-limits to researchers for decades due to political instability.
Scientists discovered that certain spiders can force trapped fireflies to mimic the light signals of female insects, allowing them to lure and trap other males.
The European Space Agency is calling the risky "braking" maneuver a "double world first."
The young man and woman may have lived for hours after the devastating eruption.
Record yourself playing with your pet cat, and send the footage to researchers at UC Davis.
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