When the U.S. military detonated the world’s first nuclear weapon near New Mexico’s Jornada del Muerto desert in 1945, people living in the nearby areas were exposed to harmful radiation. Weeks later, the radioactive dust started coating…
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Could We Mimic Weight Loss With a Pill? New Fat Tissue Study Offers Hope
Researchers have uncovered hidden biological changes in fat tissue during weight loss, including cellular cleanup and energy-boosting recycling mechanisms. Scientists have, for the first time, closely examined how weight loss alters human fat…
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Scientists discover long-lost giant rivers that flowed across Antarctica up to 80 million years ago
Scientists have discovered a long-lost landscape that’s been preserved beneath the Antarctic Ice Sheet for 30 million years.
Erosion by ancient rivers appears to have carved large, flat surfaces beneath the ice in East Antarctica between 80…
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Mars rock: Red meteorite sells for $5.3 million at auction
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A meteorite that is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth has sold for $5.3 million, with taxes and fees, to an anonymous bidder at a Sotheby’s New York auction…
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Doctors Tested 3 Diets – Only One Stood Out for Beating Diabetes
A new study compared three popular diet strategies—intermittent fasting, time-restricted eating, and continuous calorie-cutting—to see which worked best for people with type 2 diabetes and obesity. While all three helped with weight loss and…
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ABC: Tariffs, Labor Shortages Continue to Challenge Industry
Tariffs, labor shortages and stagnant interest rates continue to challenge the construction industry as non-residential construction spending fell slightly year-over-year in May 2025, Anirban Basu, chief economist for the Associated Builders and…
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The Drunk Hypothesis Claims Ancient Societies Were Built With Alcohol
Could an Egyptian pharaoh or a Chinese emperor have used a stiff drink or two to build their kingdoms? While we don’t know the particulars of ancient leaders’ drunken deeds, there’s no question that alcohol has been a beloved staple of…
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NASA Invites Media to Marshall’s 65th Anniversary Celebration July 19
NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center will host astronauts for a media opportunity as the center celebrates its 65th anniversary during a free, community event on Saturday, July 19, from noon to 5 p.m. CDT at The Orion Amphitheater in…
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Summer Triangle Corner: Vega – NASA Science
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere and look up during July evenings, you’ll see the brilliant star Vega shining overhead. Did you know that Vega is one of the most studied stars in our skies? As one of the brightest summer stars, Vega…
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Fossil discovery casts fresh doubt on the history of animal evolution
These complex, looping tracks pressed into ancient seafloor mud look much more like doodles made by a child with a stick than fossils of animal movement.
However, new measurements have shown those squiggles were, in fact, purposeful movements…
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