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This Week in Science: Blue Dogs, Gray Hair, a Mushroom Computer, And More!
Oldest Air Ever Measured Found in Ice From 6 Million Years Ago
Hold your breath.
Halloween Contact Lenses Can Cause Serious Harm to Your Eyes
Here's what you need to know.
Deep Beneath The Pacific Ocean, Earth's Crust Is Tearing Itself Apart
"It's like watching a train slowly derail, one car at a time."
Physicists Just Ruled Out The Universe Being a Simulation
There's a critical feature making it impossible.
Scientists Identified a New Blood Group After a 50-Year Mystery
A medical breakthrough that could save lives.
44% of Halloween Injuries Stem From One Simple Cause
A true horror story.
A Signal Hidden Deep in Your Brain Could Track Parkinson's Symptoms
This discovery could play a valuable role in treatments.
Red Spider Nebula Holds a Secret in Its Glowing Heart, JWST Reveals
Never-before-seen details, just in time for Halloween.
Brain-Training App 'Reverses 10 Years' of Decline in a Key Brain System
"This is the first time any intervention, drug or non-drug, has been shown to do that in humans."
Astronomers Catch a Ring System Forming Around Chiron in Real Time
This odd jelly-donut world between Jupiter and Uranus is wild.
US No. 1 Prescription Drug Faces Major Recall: Here's What to Do
It potentially affects hundreds of thousands of people.
Chimps Can Revise Their Beliefs When Shown New Evidence, Study Finds
It's not just a human ability.
It ran with giants.
The Junk Foods That Harm Your Brain Most, Ranked by New Research
Halloween candy isnβt the worst junk food for your brain.
Expired Cans of Salmon, Decades Old, Preserve a Huge Surprise
A real can of worms.
'Dimming The Sun' Is Not Safe, Scientists Warn. It's Also Impractical.
Risks that might spill beyond our control.
3 Witch Folklore 'Potions' That Actually Have Medical Significance Today
From spooky reputations to science.
Giant Radio Map Reveals Our Milky Way in a Whole New Light
It's a masterpiece.
Powerful New Antibiotic Was 'Hiding in Plain Sight' For Decades
A superbug killer 100x more potent than methylenomycin A.
NASA's X-59 Quiet Supersonic Jet Just Aced Its First Flight
"It's part of our DNA β the desire to go farther, faster and even quieter than anyone has ever gone before."
How Record-Breaking Hurricane Melissa Became a Monster Overnight
The science behind the storm's sudden explosion in power.
Snakes Caught 'Wiping' Poison Off Frogs, Amidst Nature's Toxic Arms Race
What can we learn from this?
One Factor in Walking May Improve Your Heart Health More Than Your Step Count
More steps isn't always better.
Mystery solved!
Dogs Reportedly Seen Turning Bright Blue in The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Bluey is a popular Halloween costume this year.
Boosted 'Natural Killer' Cells Could Lead to Off-The-Shelf Cancer Immunotherapy
A new approach emerges.
One Type of Activity Is Particularly Effective at Keeping Your Brain Young
Time to get creative.
Greenland Is Writhing And Twisting Into a New Shape as It Drifts Northwest
Where ice meets rock (or doesn't).
Rare Two-Headed Flatworms Produce Topsy-Turvy Offspring, Scientists Discover
Scientists try to make heads or tails of it.
Why Millennials Face Higher Cancer Risk Than Their Parents β And How to Reduce It
The first generation at greater risk of developing tumors than their parents.
2 Factors Made Hurricane Melissa Dangerous β And They're on The Rise, Say Experts
"It's a bit of a terrifying situation."
Prolonged Fasting Isn't a Cancer Cure. Here's What Might Happen Instead.
Biology isn't that simple.
What are they?
Intriguing...
World's Tiniest Pixel Shatters Records⦠But There's a Catch
A full HD display on the tip of your finger.
How Serious Is Kim Kardashian's Condition? Here's The 101 on Brain Aneurysms
A hidden condition that can strike without warning.
Scientists Built a Working Computer Memory Out of Shiitake Mushrooms
βThe future of computing could be fungal.β
Blood Signals May Predict Multiple Sclerosis 7 Years Before Symptoms
'It could be a game-changer'.
A curious mix.
"We were wrong."
Mystery of The Ocean's Missing Plastic a Step Closer to Being Solved
It doesn't just vanish.
1 in 5 UTIs Can Be Linked to Poor Hygiene in The Kitchen
Take this advice.
Hidden Detail in Crotch Solves a 500-Year-Old Leonardo Da Vinci Mystery
Hiding in plain sight for centuries!
So worth it.
Scientists Explain Why 'Harmless' Sharks Devoured Swimmer in Chilling World First
Ecotourism could play a role.
DNA Finally Reveals What Really Killed Napoleon's Forces
It's not what we thought.
Southern Ocean Is Building a 'Burp' That Could Reignite Global Warming
The ocean's hidden payback.
It's never too late.
What's going on?
Scientists Want You to Stop Pouring Coffee Down Drains β Here's What to Do Instead
Why is it such a problem?
Trick or treat?
Can Organ Transplants Really Confer Eternal Youth? Here's The Science.
The quest for immortality.
Quantum Teleportation Was Achieved Over The Internet For The First Time
"Nobody thought it was possible.β
'Off Switch' Discovery Could Help Clear Our Brains of a Common Parasite
One in three of us have it.
Experiment Reveals What Is Truly Burrowing Beneath Mars's Dunes Each Spring
"It felt like I was watching the sandworms in the film Dune.β
Lunacy.
ADHD Drugs Do Much More Than Help You Focus, Study Reveals
It's changing lives.
The Mystery of Rain on The Sun Can Finally Be Explained
Better pack an umbrella.Β
These Fungi Live Inside You, And They May Affect Your Health
It's not just bacteria that call you home.
Scientists Invented an Entirely New Way to Refrigerate
This is super cool!
Life's Ingredients Found Frozen Beyond The Milky Way For First Time
The truth is out there.
This Week in Science: Hearing 'Voices', Poop Coffee, Butt Breathing, And More!
Our weekly science news roundup.
New Breakthrough Treatment Safely Kills Cancer Cells With Light
Photothermal therapy.
'Superager' Brains Defy Cognitive Decline. We Finally Know Their Secret.
"Earth-shattering."
Fecal Transplants Can Help Alleviate Depression, Evidence Shows
Just the thing to cheer you up.
Scientists Just Found a Super-Earth Exoplanet Only 18 Light-Years Away
"Cosmically speaking, it's practically next door."
This is eerie!
Your 'Gluten Sensitivity' May Be a Completely Different Problem, Study Says
It's not as common as it seems.
One of The Most Endangered Whales Is Swimming Back From The Brink of Extinction
A hopeful turn of events.
Incredible to see.
These Two Existing Drugs May Boost Brain Health, Scientists Say
Promising new leads.
Scientists Reveal Surprising New Advice on How to Avoid Constipation
This changes things.
