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515-Mile Lightning 'Megaflash' Sets a New Record
Lightning Bolt Traveled
515 Miles in Huge Storm
Jul 31, 2025 3:52 PM CDT
Ancient Greeks Offered the Gods a Sticky 'Superfood'
Ancient Greeks Offered the
Gods a Sticky 'Superfood'
NEW STUDY
Jul 31, 2025 12:38 PM CDT
Hot Mantle Blob Under Appalachians Is Moving to New York
'Hot Blob' Under Appalachians
Is Moving Toward New York
Jul 31, 2025 10:44 AM CDT
Experts Untangle Reasons Tsunami Wasn't Worse
Experts Untangle Reasons
Tsunami Wasn't Worse
Jul 30, 2025 6:47 PM CDT
Get Ready for a Tarantula Mating Frenzy
Get Ready for a
Tarantula Mating Frenzy
Jul 30, 2025 4:06 PM CDT
In Deepest Parts of Ocean, Scientists Find a Surprise
In Deepest Parts of Ocean,
Scientists Find a Surprise
Jul 30, 2025 1:40 PM CDT
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Australia Tries, Fails to Get Vegemite Into Space
It Was a Failed but Historic
Launch for Australia
Jul 30, 2025 11:30 AM CDT
Divorce Comes With Warning Signs—Even in Songbirds
Divorce Comes With Warning
Signs—Even in Songbirds
NEW STUDY
Jul 30, 2025 8:18 AM CDT
Japan Issues Tsunami Advisory After 8.0 Quake Near Russia
World's Strongest Quake
Since 2011 Hits Near Russia
UPDATED
Jul 29, 2025 8:04 PM CDT
It's Kind of Crazy What This $1.5B Satellite Can Do
It's Kind of Crazy
What This $1.5B
Satellite Can Do
Jul 29, 2025 8:25 AM CDT
Cash Payments to Poor Families Might Not Help the Kids
Giving Cash to Poor Families
Might Not Help the Kids
NEW STUDY
Jul 29, 2025 7:35 AM CDT
Liver Cancer Cases Could Nearly Double by 2050
Liver Cancer Cases Could
Nearly Double by 2050
NEW STUDY
Jul 29, 2025 7:04 AM CDT
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Man Fends Off Cougar With a Quick Punch
Man Fends Off Cougar
With Punch to the Face
Jul 29, 2025 1:30 AM CDT
Ancient Roman Mystery: Truly Giant Shoes
Ancient Roman Mystery:
Truly Giant Shoes
Jul 28, 2025 11:20 AM CDT
An Extra 14 Steps Per Minute Could Bring Big Benefits
An Extra 14 Steps Per Minute
Could Bring Big Benefits
NEW STUDY
Jul 28, 2025 7:06 AM CDT
Wolves' Return to Yellowstone Revives Another Species
With Wolves' Return
to Yellowstone, So
Does Another Species
in case you missed it
Jul 27, 2025 3:30 PM CDT
One Ancient Apex Predator Was Sometimes Prey, Too
A Surprise Find About
Ancient 'Terror Birds'
Jul 27, 2025 9:00 AM CDT
Dueling Meteor Showers About to Put on a Show
Dueling Meteor Showers
About to Put on a Show
Jul 27, 2025 7:30 AM CDT
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Earthquake Fault Slip Caught on Video for the First Time
First Video of a Fault Slip Sent
Chills Down Researcher's Spine
in case you missed it
Jul 27, 2025 6:53 AM CDT
Why Some Families Seem to Have Only Boys or Girls
Why Some Families Seem
to Have Only Boys or Girls
NEW STUDY
Jul 26, 2025 7:30 AM CDT
Journal Retracts Controversial Study After 15 Years
Journal Retracts Controversial
Study After 15 Years
Jul 25, 2025 3:06 PM CDT
Heatwaves Hit 96% of Oceans in 2023
For World's Oceans,
an Unwanted Heat Record
NEW STUDY
Jul 25, 2025 11:35 AM CDT
From Sands of Oahu, a Glimpse of the Past Emerges
Emerging From the Sands of
Oahu, a Glimpse of the Past
Jul 25, 2025 7:39 AM CDT
7K Steps a Day May Be All You Need
Can't Get
10K Steps In?
Keep Walking
Anyway
NEW STUDY
Jul 25, 2025 6:19 AM CDT
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Grand Canyon Fossil Trove Shows Evolution in 'Overdrive'
Grand Canyon
Gives Up New
Species From
'Goldilocks Zone'
NEW STUDY
Jul 24, 2025 10:00 AM CDT
World's Smallest Known Snake Rediscovered
World's Smallest Known
Snake Rediscovered
Jul 23, 2025 6:00 PM CDT
2 French Sailors Rescued After Orcas Target Yacht
Orcas Target Yacht
Far From Usual Location
Jul 23, 2025 1:05 PM CDT
UN Court: Countries That Harm Planet Could Be Breaking Law
UN Court: Countries That Harm
Planet Could Be Breaking Law
Jul 23, 2025 10:36 AM CDT
Optimists' Brains Really Do Think Alike
Optimists' Brains
Really Do Think Alike
NEW STUDY
Jul 22, 2025 10:44 AM CDT
Glass Bottles May Hold More Microplastics Than Plastic Ones
Glass Bottles May Hold More
Microplastics Than Plastic Ones
NEW STUDY
Jul 22, 2025 7:03 AM CDT
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Workers Feel More Productive During 4-Day Workweek
Good News! Science Backs Up
a 4-Day Workweek
NEW STUDY
Jul 22, 2025 6:32 AM CDT
Swollen Finger, Toe Alert Docs to Spread of Rare Cancer
His Bones Were 'Completely
Replaced' by Cancer
Jul 22, 2025 6:17 AM CDT
Genetic Test Could Predict Adult Obesity Risk Before Age 5
Genetic Test Could Predict
Adult Obesity Risk Before Age 5
NEW STUDY
Jul 21, 2025 4:00 PM CDT
Invasive Mushrooms Are Threatening Midwest Forests
Invasive Mushrooms Are
Threatening Midwest Forests
NEW STUDY
Jul 21, 2025 10:09 AM CDT
As Ants Proliferated, Mammals Evolved 12 Times to Eat Them
As Ants Took Over, Mammals
Evolved 12 Times to Eat Them
new study
Jul 20, 2025 4:15 PM CDT
Gender Isn't So Random, Research Suggests
Gender Isn't Quite
a Coin Flip: Research
new study
Jul 20, 2025 2:00 PM CDT
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How Much You Move a Better Predictor of Longevity Than Age
For Those Seeking
a Longer Life,
Get a Move on It
NEW STUDY
Jul 19, 2025 5:25 PM CDT
This Could Be Worse Than 'the Worst Thing to Happen to Bees'
This Could Be Worse Than 'the
Worst Thing to Happen to Bees'
in case you missed it
Jul 19, 2025 4:25 PM CDT
Week's End Spurs Riskier Bets —But Not Bigger Payoffs
Investors, Beware
Those Friday Bets
new study
Jul 19, 2025 5:30 AM CDT
Oldest Known Matrilineal Culture Was in Ancient China
Ancient Chinese Culture
Is Oldest Known Matriarchy
Jul 18, 2025 9:13 AM CDT
Small Boost in Walking Speed May Keep Seniors Stronger
Picking Up the Pace Has
Big Benefits for Seniors
NEW STUDY
Jul 17, 2025 11:31 AM CDT
Young Dino Skeleton Goes for $30.5M at Auction
Young Dino Skeleton Goes
for $30.5M at Auction
Jul 17, 2025 9:09 AM CDT
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UK Welcomes First Babies With DNA From 3 Parents
UK Kids Are First With 3 Parents
Jul 17, 2025 7:57 AM CDT
Research Sees No Tie Between Aluminum in Vaccines, Autism
Research Clashes With Claim
by Kennedy About Vaccines
new study
Jul 16, 2025 7:28 PM CDT
NIH Under Fire Over Continued Animal Experiments
NIH Under Fire Over
Continued Animal Experiments
Jul 16, 2025 2:02 PM CDT
A Space Collector's Unicorn Is Up for Grabs
Martian Meteorite Sells
for Out-of-This-World Price
UPDATED
Jul 16, 2025 1:40 PM CDT
To Help With Hunting, Some Dolphins Use a Sponge
Strange Dolphin
Hunting Aid: a Sponge
Jul 16, 2025 10:30 AM CDT
Apple Bets $500M on Rare Earths in US
Apple Bets $500M
on Rare Earths in US
Jul 15, 2025 12:21 PM CDT
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