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The shift in global weather patterns threatens to worsen floods and heat waves that were already intensifying because of climate change.The shift in global weather patterns threatens to worsen floods and heat waves that were already intensifying because of climate change. Read More

Her decades of work on Huntington’s disease helped lead to the creation of a genetic test for the devastating condition. Why didn’t she take it herself?Her decades of work on Huntington’s disease helped lead to the creation of a genetic test for the devastating condition. Why didn’t she take it herself? Read More

Fertility specialists, biotech companies and ethicists are divided over whether progress in early gene editing would wipe out diseases or trigger a rush toward enhancement.Fertility specialists, biotech companies and ethicists are divided over whether progress in early gene editing would wipe out diseases or trigger a rush toward enhancement. Read More

Researchers are at a loss for why people across cultures and ages, regardless of their dominant hand, have a natural bias toward wandering in a counterclockwise direction.Researchers are at a loss for why people across cultures and ages, regardless of their dominant hand, have a natural bias toward wandering in a counterclockwise direction. Read More

The footage of the aurora over Earth’s Southern Hemisphere was shared on Sunday by Jessica Meir, commander of NASA’s Crew-12 mission.The footage of the aurora over Earth’s Southern Hemisphere was shared on Sunday by Jessica Meir, commander of NASA’s Crew-12 mission. Read More

More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris.More than 5 percent of the species is estimated to have been lost when a climate-fueled storm unleashed torrents of water, mud and debris. Read More

Experts discuss the threat and how to escape aggressive bees. Hint: Don’t jump in water.Experts discuss the threat and how to escape aggressive bees. Hint: Don’t jump in water. Read More

Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Read More

NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II.NASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three

Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can.Encryption systems rely on “random” numbers, but conventional computers can’t generate them perfectly. New research shows that quantum physics can. Read More