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Trump’s State of the Union speech made no mention of Make America Healthy Again

On Tuesday the U.S. president largely steered clear of his administration's health care agenda amid a broader push to downplay antivaccine efforts ahead of upcoming midterm elections

The surprising scientific value of roadkill

Scientists have used the tragic reality of roadkill to study the spread of invasive species, track animals' dining habits and even discover new species

See the complexity at the heart of the Milky Way galaxy in new image

Astronomers captured this stunning image of the Milky Way's center, revealing a web of gas, dust and stars in extraordinary detail

How to win The Traitors, according to science

Experts say that to win a game like The Traitors, competitors should look for verbal clues over physical ones—and be friendly and open

Rubin Observatory has started paging astronomers 800,000 times a night

Asteroids, exploding stars, and feasting black holes swarm in the first-ever batch of nightly alerts from the Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile

Cells in the body remember obesity. Here’s what that means for weight loss

Obesity leaves a lasting imprint on fat and immune cells in ways that might make weight regain harder to avoid

At-home microbiome tests reveal dramatically different results

The science and the regulations to underpin these test "just aren't there yet," researchers say

Mosquitos may have evolved a taste for human blood thanks to Homo erectus

A new genetic analysis suggests some mosquitos' taste for human blood may date back 1.8 million years

Katharine Burr Blodgett made a breakthrough when she discovered ‘invisible glass’

When Katharine Burr Blodgett discovered nonreflecting glass, the General Electric Company's public relations machine made her a star

Department of Homeland Security detains Columbia student identified as neuroscience researcher

Federal officers entered Columbia University property and detained a student on Thursday, university officials said

Male Neanderthals and human females likely interbred more often than the other way around

Interbreeding between Neanderthals and ancient humans primarily occurred between Neanderthal males and human females, a new study suggests

Head-to-head trial shows Eli Lilly’s oral GLP-1 orforglipron outperforms oral semaglutide

A new trial found that Eli Lilly's GLP-1 pill resulted in greater reductions in blood sugar levels and weight than oral semaglutide did, but fewer people stayed on it