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A new study found that temperatures in the Coral Sea have reached their highest levels in at least four centuries.A new study found that temperatures in the Coral Sea have reached their highest levels in at least four centuries. Read More

As videos describing the procedure as agonizing spread on social media, new guidelines advise physicians to consider various anesthetics.As videos describing the procedure as agonizing spread on social media, new guidelines advise physicians to consider various anesthetics. Read More

Did Dr. Alok Kanojia’s livestreamed conversations with a troubled video game champion cross an ethical line?Did Dr. Alok Kanojia’s livestreamed conversations with a troubled video game champion cross an ethical line? Read More

You’ve heard of a “frog in your throat,” but probably not like this.You’ve heard of a “frog in your throat,” but probably not like this. Read More

The herbicide, used widely on crops including broccoli and onions, can cause low birth weight and impaired brain development, regulators said.The herbicide, used widely on crops including broccoli and onions, can cause low birth weight and impaired brain development, regulators said. Read More

Tropical Storm Debby was only briefly a Category 1 hurricane. But a rating can never fully capture how destructive a storm can be.Tropical Storm Debby was only briefly a Category 1 hurricane. But a rating can never fully capture how destructive a storm can be. Read More

New fossils from Indonesia, including the smallest humerus ever found from an adult hominin, belonged to the tiny Homo floresiensis species, researchers said.New fossils from Indonesia, including the smallest humerus ever found from an adult hominin, belonged to the tiny Homo floresiensis species, researchers said. Read More

A national survey found promising signs that key mental health measures for teens, especially girls, have improved since the depths of the pandemic.A national survey found promising signs that key mental health measures for teens, especially girls, have improved since the depths of the pandemic. Read More

The estimate focused on five cancers for which there is medically recommended screening — breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate — and found that colonoscopies accounted for most of the costs.The estimate focused on five cancers for which there is medically recommended screening — breast, cervical, colorectal, lung and prostate — and found that colonoscopies

At 31, he and a colleague won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that subatomic particles, contrary to what scientists thought, are always symmetrical.At 31, he and a colleague won the 1957 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering that subatomic particles, contrary to what scientists thought, are always symmetrical. Read More