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Fossils Preserve Both Skin and Scales From an Ancient Sea Monster

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With serpentine necks, flippers and a mouth full of needle-sharp teeth, plesiosaurs have captured imaginations since paleontologists uncovered the first specimen more than...
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Global Temperatures Shattered Records in January

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Even as much of the United States shivered under frigid conditions last month, the planet as a whole had its warmest January on...
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Cows Have Been Infected With a Second Form of Bird Flu

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Dairy cows in Nevada have been infected with a new form of bird flu that is distinct from the version that has been...
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Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without H.I.V. Treatment

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Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, H.I.V. groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more...
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Novo Nordisk Annual Sales Jump on Higher Demand for Obesity Drugs

Barbara Chase -
Novo Nordisk, the Danish pharmaceutical company behind Ozempic and Wegovy, capped off a somewhat turbulent 2024, reporting profit and revenue on Wednesday that...
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Ancient DNA Points to Origins of Indo-European Language

Barbara Chase -
In 1786, a British judge named William Jones noticed striking similarities between certain words in languages, such as Sanskrit and Latin, whose speakers...
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The Physics That Keeps a Crowd From Becoming a Stampede

Barbara Chase -
Every July, at the opening ceremony of the San Fermín festival signaling the imminent start of the running of the bulls in Pamplona,...
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NASA Gave Up a Ride to the Moon. This Startup’s Rover Took It.

Barbara Chase -
NASA’s second thoughts about VIPER opened an opportunity for someone else to book that ride to the moon. Just because its cargo was...
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Drug Similar to Ozempic Failed to Treat Parkinson’s Disease in a Trial

Barbara Chase -
The idea was so tantalizing. Drugs in the GLP-1 class, which includes Wegovy and Ozempic, have proved miraculous in treating weight loss and...
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Grand Canyons on the Moon Were Made in a Matter of Minutes

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Two canyons near the south pole of the moon rival the Grand Canyon, both in depth and length.Unlike the sinuous chasm in Arizona,...
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