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A Last-Resort Antibiotic Is Losing The Battle Against a Dangerous Hospital Bug Health 7 hours ago

Astronauts Have Taken The First Human X‑Rays in Space

Astronauts Have Taken The First Human X‑Rays in Space Health 13 hours ago

Your Dominant Hand Isn't Actually Hard-Wired, New Study Suggests

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'Vanishingly Rare' Discovery: T. Rex Hatchlings Were Smaller Than a Cat And Born by The Dozen

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Ovaries Begin Aging Decades Before Menopause – And The Implications Go Far Beyond Fertility

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Illustration of a painful knee joint, such as what could be caused by spaceflight

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Uranium-Eating Bacteria Discovered in Radioactive Former Soviet Mine

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The Center of Our Galaxy Is More Like a Raspberry Donut Than We Realized

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New Alzheimer's Treatment Clears Plaques From Brains of Mice Within Hours

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Voyager 1 Has Traveled Through Space at 38,000 Mph Since 1977 And Still Hasn't Reached 1 Light-Day

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Vantablack: World's Blackest Paint Could Solve A Major Problem For Astronomy

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