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Alzheimer's Blood Tests Are Transforming How Patients Get Diagnosed
New blood tests aim to catch Alzheimer's in its earliest stages. But how well do they actually work for improving patient outcomes?
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July's Full Buck Moon Rises Before a Month of Eclipses
July's full Buck Moon turns full on July 29, the last full moon before a total solar eclipse and partial lunar eclipse in August.
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Pregnancy Inflammation Causes Lasting Autism-Like Changes in Mice
A UCLA study found that inflammation during pregnancy produces lasting autism-like brain changes in offspring, and a single drug dose temporarily reversed them.
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Some Sauropod Dinosaurs Could Stand Upright on Two Legs
New research shows two South American sauropods could rise onto their hind legs, with younger animals handling the strain far better than adults.
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Physicists Solve Feynman's Reverse Sprinkler Problem Using Silly Sprinklers
Researchers used backyard "silly sprinklers" to finally resolve a decades-old physics puzzle about how sprinklers behave in reverse.
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Scientists Generate Optical Skyrmions Using a 200-Year-Old Experiment
NTU Singapore researchers created complex light structures called optical skyrmions by shining a laser at a small disc, no exotic materials required.
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Common Pesticide Alters Gene Activity and Reproduction in Bumblebees
Researchers found that sulfoxaflor changes gene expression in bumblebee ovarian tissue, potentially reducing offspring and contributing to population decline.
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James Webb Telescope Maps the Cosmic Web in Unprecedented Detail
JWST's largest-ever survey reveals how galaxies have evolved over 13 billion years within the vast structure known as the cosmic web.
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CERN Shuts Down Large Hadron Collider Until 2030 for Major Upgrade
The LHC has entered a four-year shutdown for upgrades. It will return in 2030 as the High-Luminosity LHC, colliding 10 times more particles.
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AI-Powered Worm Can Spread Across Networks Without Human Guidance
Researchers built an AI worm that autonomously spreads across networks by finding and exploiting vulnerabilities — no human intervention required.
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Andean People Evolved a Gene to Safely Process Arsenic
A population in the Argentinian Andes carries a gene variant that helps them metabolize arsenic more safely after thousands of years of exposure.
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Cape Leopards Are Genetically Unique — And Smaller for a Reason
A whole-genome study reveals South Africa's Cape leopards form a distinct genetic group, isolated for 20,000 years and adapted to smaller prey.
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Planetary Flybys May Have Triggered Earth's Worst Mass Extinctions
A physicist proposes that gravitational tides from passing dwarf planets could explain mass extinctions that lack asteroid impact evidence.
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Earth's Oldest Known Asteroid Crater Dated to 3 Billion Years Ago
A new analysis of ancient crystals confirms Australia's North Pole Dome as Earth's oldest known impact crater, at roughly 3.02 billion years old.
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Liking Onions May Be Linked to Lower Diabetes and Blood Pressure Risk
A new study finds that a genetic preference for onions is associated with lower odds of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure.