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A flesh-eating New World screwworm was just found in a Texas cow—here’s what to know
This marks the first case of the New World screwworm in U.S. livestock since the parasite was eliminated in the country in the 1960s
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Bernard Roizman, Virologist Who Demystified Herpes, Dies at 96
He mapped the herpes simplex virus genome, revealing how it invades cells. His work also helped lay the groundwork for potential vaccines and gene therapies.
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Remote work is making Americans lonelier and sadder, new study suggests
Remote and hybrid work can have benefits, but a study involving more than 588,000 people suggest they may take a serious mental toll
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Bumblebees use tools to solve complex problems—despite not being trained to do so
Bumblebees appear to be capable of coming up with creative solutions to new problems to get a sugary reward—and their strategies include cheating
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The Laetoli Footprints—the oldest hominin footprints ever found—are at risk of destruction
A new investigation alleges that official organizations in Tanzania have imperiled the country's artifacts and remains at four critical human heritage sites they were supposed to protect
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Trump Offers Funds for First New U.S. Coal Plants in 13 Years
The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICANA DAY AGO

Trump invokes Defense Production Act to keep U.S. coal plants running
Coal is the most significant fossil fuel contributor to climate change
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN11 HOURS AGO

PCOS is now PMOS: What went behind renaming the common condition
A physician involved in the long push to change the name PCOS to PMOS takes us behind the scenes of this subtle yet consequential change
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN10 HOURS AGO

How breast cancer screening can predict heart disease risk
AI analysis of mammograms could provide a "bonus finding" for heart disease
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN10 HOURS AGO

Planets aplenty may lurk around supermassive black holes
Planets might exist in the least likely place you'd imagine—around the outskirts of supermassive black holes
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Leaks on Space Station Lead Astronauts to Briefly Seek Shelter in Spacecraft
Russian astronauts prepared to make repairs on Friday morning, but after an hour and a half, officials decided no urgent action was needed.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN6 HOURS AGO

Report: FDA just launched a study on the abortion pill
The FDA's ongoing review of mifepristone could skip over established science, health experts warn
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN5 HOURS AGO

Astronauts take shelter on the International Space Station because of air leaks
NASA ordered its astronauts to take refuge inside a docked SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and to prepare for potential evacuation of the International Space Station. But the crew returned to normal operations shortly afterward
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The New World Screwworm Is Back. Here’s What That Means.
Here’s why farmers and scientists are concerned over the New World screwworm’s unwelcome return to the United States.
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN3 HOURS AGO

Anthropic warns AI may soon begin recursive self-improvement
The maker of Claude wants AI labs, including itself, to prepare for a coordinated slowdown if models begin building their own successors