Scientists are beginning to learn more about how gut microbes are associated with children’s health and various aspects of their development. Two new studies have found associations between changes in gut…
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Regional and demographic differences in Parkinson's disease in the Netherlands revealed
Parkinson’s disease is more common among individuals with a higher socioeconomic status and in the northern provinces of the Netherlands. In the southern provinces, Parkinson’s occurs less frequently. Men are at greater risk than women, and the…
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Bones of sacrificial animals confirm existence of legendary Aztec zoos
In the Florentine Codex, missionary Bernardino de Sahagún famously documented the existence of the “House of the Beasts” in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan.
In another Spanish account, Conquistador Hernán Cortés placed these…
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Scientists Discover That Electric Fields Flip the Rules of Water Chemistry
A new study identifies how water becomes ionized under electrochemical conditions. Hydrogen is expected to play a major role in future energy systems, which makes a clear understanding of electrolysis increasingly important. Scientists at the Max…
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A new look at trends in human deaths due to climate extremes
A new study of climate extremes since 1988 finds that many regions have seen increases in deaths due to floods, storms and extreme temperatures. In human terms, the harm comes not just from deaths, but also from lost labor and property damage….
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CDC Vaccine Advisory Panel Chair Questions Polio Recommendation. Here’s Why That Sets A Dangerous Precedent
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 5: Dr. Robert Malone listens to attorney Aaron Siri during a meeting of the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) on December 5, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)
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Ancient people carried a wild potato across the American Southwest
More than 10,000 years ago, people living in the southwestern United States carried a wild ancestor of the modern potato across long distances. According to a study published January 21, 2026 in the open-access journal PLOS One, this movement…
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Entangled atomic clouds separated in space boost measurement precision
Measuring the world precisely is much harder than it sounds. At very small scales, nature is noisy, and the rules of quantum physics make even the best instruments slightly uncertain. This limits how accurately scientists can measure things like…
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Viruses Play a Critical Role in The Ocean’s Food Web, Study Finds : ScienceAlert
Virus. The word evokes images of illness and fears of outbreaks. Yet, in the oceans, not all viruses are bad news.
Some play a helpful, even critical, role in sustaining marine life.
In a new study, an international team of scientists and I…
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How to see 2 total solar eclipses in the next 2 years — including the ‘eclipse of the century’
There has not been a total solar eclipse since the “Great American Eclipse” on April 8, 2024 — but now, two are coming up in the next two years.
The first of these total solar eclipses, on Aug. 12, 2026, will grace parts of Greenland, Iceland…
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