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New Mexico's Largest Reservoir Drops to 1.4 Percent Capacity
Elephant Butte Reservoir hit its lowest level since 1971 in July 2026. NASA satellites are helping water managers track the shrinking Rio Grande supply.
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Climate Change Is Driving a Resurgence of Yellow Fever
Yellow fever is reappearing in regions that haven't seen it in years. Climate change is creating favorable conditions for the mosquitoes that carry the virus.
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Sucralose and Stevia Alter Gut Bacteria Across Mouse Generations
A mouse study found sucralose and stevia changed gut microbiomes and gene activity in ways that affected metabolic health across two generations.
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Warming Speed, Not Just Temperature, Threatens Atlantic Ocean Circulation
New research finds the rate of global warming, not just peak temperature, determines whether the AMOC ocean circulation system collapses.
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High Lipoprotein(a) Levels Linked to Greater Cardiovascular Risk
A study of 20,000+ patients found very high Lp(a) levels raise the risk of stroke and cardiovascular death, even with standard treatment.
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World's Highest Frozen Lake Fractures Along China-India Border
An astronaut photo captured ice fracturing across Pangong Lake on the Tibetan Plateau, with the break aligning almost perfectly with a disputed border.
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Earth's Inner Core May Be Rich in Superionic Hydrogen
A new study finds superionic hydrogen — a form that flows like a liquid and conducts electricity — may be abundant inside Earth's inner core.
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Milky Way's Spiral Arms May Have Shaped Earth's Continents
Ancient zircon crystals suggest the Solar System's journey through the Milky Way's spiral arms triggered the growth of Earth's first continents.
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Humanoid Robots Perform Live Gallbladder Surgery on Pigs in World First
Surgeons at UC San Diego used remotely operated humanoid robots to successfully remove gallbladders from pigs, a world first published in Nature.
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Canon RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM Review: A $10,500 Wildlife Zoom Tested
Canon's RF 100-300mm f/2.8L IS USM promises prime-lens quality in a zoom. We tested whether it justifies its $10,500 price tag.
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Frog Gut Bacterium Eliminates Tumors in Mice With Single Dose
A bacterium from Japanese tree frogs eliminated colorectal tumors in mice with one dose, outperforming standard chemotherapy and immunotherapy.
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Painless Mouth Swab Detects Oral Cancer in One Hour
A new brush swab test detects oral cancer with 95.5% accuracy in under an hour, offering a painless alternative to surgical biopsies.
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Brain Protein Arc Helps Toxic Tau Spread in Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers found that Arc, a protein that helps neurons communicate, also shuttles toxic Tau into healthy brain cells, revealing a new target for Alzheimer's t
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Brainstem Neurons Found to Control Attention in All Vertebrates
Johns Hopkins researchers identified ancient brainstem neurons that filter distractions. The discovery may lead to better treatments for ADHD and autism.
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Dying Cells Leave Viral "Breadcrumb Trails" That Spread Infection
Researchers discovered a new type of vesicle released during cell death that viruses can hijack to spread infection while evading the immune system.