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Mpox virus particles (purple) seem to be spreading more easily between people.Credit: NIAID/SPL
As mpox continues to spark localized outbreaks in Africa and, on occasion, in other parts of the world, researchers are racing to understand how the…

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NASA Postpones Spacewalk Just Hours Before Astronauts Were to Exit ISS
Two NASA astronauts were scheduled to complete a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on January 8, but the agency has postponed it…

Volcanoes have always captivated humanity, with some such as the eruption of Mount Vesuvius or Yellowstone capturing the public’s imagination. However, there are larger, far more devastating events in Earth’s history that eclipse these…

January 7, 2026
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OpenAI Would Like You to Share Your Health Data with Its AI Chatbot
Users will be able to upload their health data to ChatGPT in order to get what OpenAI has described as a more personalized…

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The First-Ever Private Space Telescope Could Launch before Decade’s End
Bigger than Hubble and launching as soon as 2029, the Lazuli Space Observatory would be the first-ever full-scale private…

The U.S. government has officially resurrected the food pyramid — and flipped it on its head.
The new food chart emphasizes meats, dairy and what it calls “healthy fats,” as well as fruits and vegetables. It accompanies new nutrition guidance…

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A recent discovery of a Tenontosaurus fossil in West Texas has reshaped our understanding of early dinosaurs in the Southwest. The study, published in the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, details the southernmost record…