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When Susan Monarez took the helm of the beleaguered US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in late July,…

A component of fossil fuel emissions could contribute to an increased risk of the neurodegenerative disease ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis),…

Our happiness levels are not constant throughout our livesIppei & Janine Photography/Getty Images The commonly held belief that happiness follows…

New research suggests that technological civilizations in the Milky Way are extremely rare, with the closest potentially 33,000 light-years away.…

Flu season is fast approaching in the northern hemisphere. And a taste-based influenza testcould somedayhave you swapping nasal swabs for…

Jane Goodall, the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, has died at the age of 91, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI)…

The latest weather forecast doesn’t come from Dublin, London or New York — it comes from deep space, where a…

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Microplastics could be a factor in driving up cases of osteoporosis worldwide, according to recently published research. The study reveals…

Pasteurization completely inactivates the H5N1 bird flu virus in milk — even if viral proteins linger. Drinking properly pasteurized milk…