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The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go.

Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered by the appointment of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and it's a bellwether of the erosion of public health.

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Diagnostic dilemma: Woman had her twin brother's XY chromosomes — but only in her blood

Doctors discovered a woman had "blood chimerism" after examining the chromosomes of cells from different parts of her body.

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Kissing goes back 21 million years, to the common ancestor of humans and other large apes, study finds

Scientists traced kissing back to a primate ancestor that lived around 21 million years ago.

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'Impossible' black hole collision pushed relativity to its breaking point — and scientists finally understand how

In 2023, scientists detected the gravitational waves from a black hole collision that seemed impossible. New research finally explains how this "forbidden" black hole came to be, and what it can teach us about these extreme objects.

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What causes the feeling of 'butterflies' in your stomach?

Flutters, knots and other stomach sensations tied to nervousness are all examples of the gut-brain axis in action.

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Sunken city discovered in Kyrgyzstan lake was a medieval hotspot on the Silk Road — until an earthquake wiped it out

Archaeologists in Kyrgyzstan have discovered the remains of a drowned medieval city that was once a Silk Road hotspot.

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CTE may stem from rampant inflammation and DNA damage

New research shows that CTE may stem from DNA damage and inflammation set in motion by blows to the head.

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Secretive SpaceX satellites operated by US government are shooting disruptive radio signals into space, astronomer accidentally discovers

An amateur astronomer has accidentally uncovered a series of puzzling radio signals coming from SpaceX's government-operated "Starshield" network. The signals overlap with protected frequencies and could disrupt other nearby spacecraft, experts warn.

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Medieval spear pulled from Polish lake may have belonged to prince or nobleman

Four medieval spearheads have been found in Lake Lednica in Poland. One may have belonged to a nobleman or prince.

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New 'Transformer' humanoid robot can launch a shapeshifting drone off its back — watch it in action

Developed at Caltech, a new robot is a humanoid that can launch an M4 drone, switching between different modes of motion, with wheels that can become rotors.

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'From another world': 3I/ATLAS photobombs a galaxy and shows off its multiple tails in stunning new image

An incredible new image shows the multi-tailed alien comet 3I/ATLAS shooting past a distant galaxy in the night sky. The stunning scene is a reminder of the object's perfectly natural interstellar origins, photographer Satoru Murata claims.

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Extreme bloom of toxic algae swirls in Nevada's 'Pyramid Lake' — Earth from space

A 2024 satellite photo shows an unusually active bloom of toxic cyanobacteria swirling in the water of Nevada's Pyramid Lake. Research suggests that the algae has been blooming there for at least 9,000 years.

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'Sophisticated' Bronze Age city unearthed in Kazakhstan 'transforms our understanding of steppe societies'

Archaeologists in Kazakhstan have discovered the "City of Seven Ravines," a vast Bronze Age "proto-city" with metalworking, dwellings and a large building.

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'Perfectly preserved' Neanderthal skull bones suggest their noses didn't evolve to warm air

An analysis of the only intact Neanderthal inner nose bones known to exist reveals that our ancient cousins' enormous noses did not evolve to withstand harsh climates.

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Watch live: New images of comet 3I/ATLAS revealed by NASA today (Nov. 19)

NASA will finally share long-awaited images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS taken during the comet's close flyby of Mars. A live stream has been set for today (Nov. 19).

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12,000-year-old figurine of goose mating with naked woman discovered in Israel

A tiny figurine depicting a goose mounting a woman reveals early evidence of animistic belief in southwest Asia.

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Three more Chinese astronauts are now stranded in space following successful rescue of their colleagues

The Shenzhou-21 crew has been marooned on China's Tiangong space station after three of their colleagues were brought back to Earth in the wrong spacecraft. For now, the astronauts have no safe way of returning home.

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Mars orbiter narrows down the exact path of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS by 'ten-fold,' surprising scientists

Scientists from the European Space Agency have significantly narrowed down the trajectory of the interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS thanks to data from the alien comet's recent flyby of Mars, allowing for more accurate future observations.

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High-fiber diet may 'rejuvenate' immune cells that fight cancer, study finds

A laboratory study reveals an interaction between dietary fiber and the gut microbiome that may be helpful for fighting cancer.

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'Nothing but a nightmare': Worker ants are tricked into murdering their mom by an imposter queen — who quickly takes the throne for herself

A sneaky spray of chemicals makes ant workers turn on their own mother — the queen — so a parasitic invader can take over the colony herself.

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A gulf separating Africa and Asia is still pulling apart — 5 million years after scientists thought it had stopped

The Arabian and African tectonic plates failed to pull apart 28 million years ago at the Gulf of Suez, but the area hasn't stopped rifting.

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The more that people use AI, the more likely they are to overestimate their own abilities

Researchers found that AI flattens the bell curve of a common principle in human psychology, known as the Dunning-Kruger effect, giving us all the illusion of competence.

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Caergwrle Bowl: A 3,300-year-old stone-and-tin bowl with gold oars and 'protective eyes'

The ancient stone-and-tin bowl was discovered 200 years ago in a boggy field in Wales.

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How did metamorphosis evolve?

While it might seem like an all-or-nothing process, insect metamorphosis likely emerged through gradual evolutionary changes.

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