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January 22

• Scientists Tried to Spread The Flu, Only to Discover Something Unexpected
• Not All Sitting Is Equal. One Type Was Just Linked to Better Brain Health.
• The Real AI Risk Isn't Mass Unemployment, Economist Warns
• Suni Williams Retires After Record Space Career And Final Ill-Fated Mission
• Mysterious Giants Could Be a Whole New Kind of Life That No Longer Exists
• Shingles Vaccine Linked to Slower Biological Aging, Study Finds
• Astronauts Reveal Critical Medical Tool Used in ISS Health Crisis
• World's Most Common Pain Relief Drug May Induce Risky Behavior, Study Suggests
• A Deep Sea Expedition Will Soon Confirm if 'Dark Oxygen' Exists
• World's Oldest Rock Art Discovered in Indonesian Cave

January 21

• A Cycle Deep Within Earth's Crust May Affect Climate More Than We Thought
• Human Heart Tissue Actually Can Regenerate After a Heart Attack, New Study Shows
• Scientists Discover a New Quantum State of Matter Once Considered Impossible
• Air Pollution Linked to Higher ALS Risk And Faster Decline
• Clever Cow Documented Using Tools in an Astonishing Scientific First
• A 'Hidden' Metabolic Disorder May Not Show Up on Your Scale, Researchers Say
• World Now in a State of 'Global Water Bankruptcy', New UN Report Warns
• Gigantic Wave in The Pacific Was The Most Extreme 'Rogue Wave' on Record
• Cold Weather Doesn't Make You Sick. Here's What's Really to Blame.
• The Secret to Amazing Coffee May Lie Deep Inside Elephants

January 20

• Something About Brazil's Oldest People May Reveal Missing Clues on Longevity
• Penguins May Be Adapting to a Rapidly Warming Climate, But at a Cost
• Aurora Watch in Effect as Severe Solar Storm Slams Into Earth
• Cutting Gluten Can Lead to Weight Loss, But Not For The Reason You'd Think
• One Change to Your Reading Habit Fights Stress And Misinformation
• A Single Molecule May Explain How Blood Flow in The Brain Triggers Dementia
• A Common Pain Relief Drug Could Have Anti-Cancer Properties
• Polar Storms on Jupiter And Saturn Reveal Deep Atmospheric Differences
• Positive Thinking May Help You Get More Out of Your Vaccines
• Intense 'Darkwaves' Can Cast Ocean in Shadow For Months, Scientists Discover

January 19

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• Exercise 'Snacks' Throughout Your Day Have Real Health Benefits, Study Finds
• Contraception May Extend The Life of Some Mammal Groups by 10%
• Major Review Confirms There Is No Link Between Acetaminophen And Autism
• NASA's Giant New Moon Rocket Is Finally on The Launch Pad
• The World's Longest-Running Lab Experiment Is Almost 100 Years Old
• Alzheimer's Might Not Actually Be a Brain Disease, Reveals Expert
• The Ocean Is Still Reeling From a Single Massive Heat Wave Decades Ago
• Lightning Comes in Many Strange Forms. Here's The Science.

January 18

• Mars: Scientists Have Figured Out How Blue The Red Planet Used to Be
• This Popular Celebrity Workout Actually Has Science to Back It
• Playing Video Games Has an Unexpected Effect on Kids' IQ, Study Says
• Study Confirms Why Some People Get Drunk Without Touching Alcohol
• Cases of 'AI Psychosis' Are Being Reported. How Dangerous Is It?
• Mysterious Underwater 'Atlantis' Is Like a Lost City in The Ocean

January 17

• This Week in Science: a Mammoth Mistake, Redhead Superpowers, And More!
• Takeaway Coffees May Contain Thousands of Microplastic Fragments, Study Warns
• Scientists Figured Out a Standard Measure For Cannabis Use
• 2-Million-Year-Old Fossil May Be The Oldest Example of an Early Human
• Earth's Flipping Magnetic Field Heard as a Sound Is an Unnerving Horror

January 16

• Superagers Have at Least Two Key Genetic Advantages, Study Reveals
• Scientists Found a Sugar That's Sweet, Low-Calorie, And Doesn't Spike Insulin
• World-First Ice Vault Is Preserving Earth's Climate History
• A Hidden Brain Signal Can Predict Alzheimer's Years Before Diagnosis
• Astronauts Return to Earth With Lasting Brain Changes
• Scientists Discover 7 Rare Mummified Cheetahs in Arabian Desert
• NASA Brings Astronauts Home Early After Unprecedented Medical Issue in Space
• A Landmark 'High Seas Treaty' Has Arrived. Here's Why It's a Big Deal.
• We Were Wrong About Restrictive Diets, Decades of Research Says

January 15

• NASA Plans to Put a Nuclear Reactor on The Moon. Here's Why.
• A Single Night's Sleep Could Predict Your Risk For More Than 100 Diseases
• Mosquitoes Are Feeding on Us More Often – And Scientists Say We're to Blame
• A Ketamine-Related Health Problem Is Surging in Young People, Doctors Warn
• Scientists Are Finally Closing In on a Treatment For Huntington's Disease
• Exercise Is Emerging as a Powerful Treatment For Depression
• WATCH: Astronauts Return to Earth in NASA's First-Ever Medical Evacuation
• The Best Medicine For Joint Pain Isn't What You Think, Says Expert
• An Ancient Wolf Cub's Last Meal Just Rewrote The Woolly Rhino Extinction Story
• Just One Gene May Be Responsible For Over 90% of Alzheimer's Cases

January 14

• Spiral Galaxy Caught Spraying Huge Jets of Super-Hot Gas Like a Sprinkler
• CPR on TV Shows Can Save Real Lives – if They Do It Right
• One Simple Diet Change Helps Older Adults Lose Fat And Boost Metabolism
• A NASA Mission to Bring Samples From Mars Back to Earth Has Been Canceled
• World's Longest-Living Sharks May Hold Clues to Preserving Vision For Life
• The State of Your Teeth Could Predict an Early Death, Study Shows
• 'Genius' Chimpanzee Who Could Read Chinese And English Dies Aged 49
• Surprise Hair Loss Breakthrough: A DNA Sugar Gel Sparks Robust Regrowth
• Car Manufacturers Asked to Bring Back Old-Fashioned Controls
• The Secret To Preventing Tooth Decay May Already Be In Your Mouth

January 13

• Negative Energy 'Ghosts' Flashing in Space Could Reveal New Physics
• Common Pesticide Exposure Linked With 2.7x Risk of Parkinson's Disease
• Scientists Resurrected Extinct Cannabis Enzymes And Traced The Drug's Origins
• There's One Critical Thing You Can Do to Cut Your Risk of Dementia
• Same-Sex Sexual Behavior in Primates May Be an Ancient Survival Strategy
• Ghost Particles Interacting With Dark Matter Could Solve a Huge Cosmic Mystery
• Our Moon Is Curiously Lopsided, And a Massive Impact Could Be to Blame
• Red Tattoos Triggered Shocking Immune Reactions in Polish Man

January 12

• Body Resurrects Cells Marked For Death, Solving a 50-Year Mystery
• Rainbow Discovered Around a Nearby Dead Star Puzzles Scientists
• Bees May Tell Us if We Can Use Math to Talk to Aliens
• A Geologist Explains What Makes Greenland So Incredibly Special
• Youngest Person to Be Diagnosed With Dementia in Britain Dies at 24
• 40-Year-Old Iceberg Turns Vivid Blue as It Approaches Total Disintegration
• Scientists Made This Lung-on-a-Chip Breathe. Then They Gave It TB.
• Chimps Reveal Why Teenagers Are Notorious For Risky Behaviors

January 11

• Menopause Hormone Therapy Is Not Linked to Dementia Risk, Review Suggests
• Do 'Focus Apps' Increase Your Productivity? Here's The Science
• 'Mammoth' Bones Kept in a Museum For 70 Years Turn Out to Be An Entirely Different Animal
• The Pigment in Red Hair Has a Secret Superpower We Never Knew About
• Think The World Is Getting Worse? Science Has Some Surprising Good News

January 10

• This Week in Science: Anti-Cancer Fungal Compound, a Golden Shark, And More!
• Can Drinking Your Pee Save Your Life in an Emergency?
• Record-Breaking Asteroid Spins So Fast It Should Tear Itself Apart
• Astronomers Just Set a Record Watching The Sun's Most Violent Region
• Da Vinci's DNA Is Potentially in The Hands of Scientists

January 9

• Huge Study Links 99% of Heart Attacks And Strokes With 4 Risk Factors
• New Breakthrough to Restore Aging Joints Could Help Treat Osteoarthritis
• Gifted Dogs Learn New Toy Names by Eavesdropping on Their Humans
• AI Faces Fool Most of Us, But 5 Minutes of Training May Help You Spot Fakes
• Major Studies Link Food Preservatives to Higher Risk of Cancer And Diabetes
• Stopping GLP-1 Drugs Triggers Weight Regain 4x Faster Than Ending Exercise
• NASA Evacuating ISS Crew After Unprecedented Medical Situation
• Watch a Supernova's Expansion Over 25 Years in Dramatic NASA Timelapse
• 7 Expert Tips to Help You Exercise Safely in The Winter Cold

January 8

• Fusion Physicists Found a Way Around a Long-Standing Density Limit
• Just 3 Days of Binge Drinking Triggers Rapid Gut Damage in Mice
• One Gut Microbe Blocks Weight Gain in Mice on a High-Fat Diet
• Old Foe Tops Expert's List of Viruses to Watch in 2026
• Hundreds of Nearby Stars Flagged as Prime Candidates to Support Life
• Expert Reveals 5 Surprising Sources of Microplastics in Your Daily Diet
• Multiple Sclerosis May Have Two Distinct Subtypes, Scientists Discover
• Caffeine in Your Blood Might Affect Body Fat And Diabetes Risk, Study Shows
• Earliest Direct Evidence of Poisoned Arrows Revealed in 60,000-Year-Old Relics
• Moroccan Cave Fossils Capture a Crossroads in Modern Human Evolution

January 7

• Betelgeuse Is Definitely Not Alone, 8-Year Study Confirms
• 5 Easy Tips to Have a Great Day at Work, From a Workplace Psychologist
• Potential Anti-Cancer Fungal Compound Finally Synthesized After 55 Years
• Even Mild Strength Training Now Can Save Your Mobility Later
• Darwin's Headache: Evolution's Clock Might Tick at Different Speeds
• Why Does Mint Make Your Mouth Cold? A Scientist Explains The Strange Sensation
• 10-Minute Bursts of Exercise Can Trigger Anti-Cancer Signals in The Body
• We Emit a Visible Light That Vanishes When We Die, Surprising Study Says
• Tropical Spiders Make Fearsome 'Puppets' of Themselves For Protection
• Jellyfish Snooze Like We Do, And It Could Explain The Origins of Sleep

January 6

• Mysterious 'Cloud-9' May Be The Dark-Matter Bones of a Failed Galaxy
• Study Raises Serious Questions About The Benefits of Intermittent Fasting
• 2026 May Be The Year Coral Reefs Around The World Finally Collapse
• Common Sign of Heart Attack in Marathon Runners Is No Need For Concern
• Millions of Your Mother's Cells Persist Inside You, And Now We Know How
• An Ingredient in Toothpaste Makes Orange Juice Taste Vile. Here's How.
• An Early Warning Sign of Dementia Risk May Be Keeping You Up at Night
• Helping Others May Be an Easy Way to Keep Your Brain Young, Study Finds
• Impossibly Hot Object Discovered 1.4 Billion Years After The Big Bang

January 5

• Jurassic Park Was Right: Mosquitoes Really Can Carry Libraries of Animal DNA
• 'Junk' DNA Could Hide Switches That Allow Alzheimer's to Take Hold
• Silencing Bacterial 'Chatter' in Your Mouth May Help Prevent Tooth Decay
• Origins of Dental Braces Aren't as Ancient as We Once Thought
• A Simple Change to Your Standing Desk Could Make Workdays Healthier
• 'Oatzempic' Fad Isn't a Weight-Loss Drug Alternative. Experts Explain Why.
• Unique 'Golden Shark' Caught Off Central America Diagnosed With Rare Condition
• Blushing May Have Hidden Social Advantages, Experts Suggest

January 4

• 'Fish Mouth' Filter Removes 99% of Microplastics From Laundry Waste
• How Feasible Is Asteroid Mining? A New Study Investigates
• A Hidden Source of Power May Have Been Discovered Surrounding Our Cells
• Horror of Life on Roman Frontier Revealed in Gut-Wrenching Study
• Tattoos Affect Your Immune System in Ways We're Only Beginning to Understand

January 3

• Blocking One Protein Slows Cancer Growth in Mice, Scientists Discover
• This Week in Science: Reversing Alzheimer's, Solving a Tapestry Mystery, And More!
• Pouring The Wrong Things Down Your Sink Can Damage Cities. Here's How.
• A Giant Telescope Searched 3I/ATLAS For Signs of Aliens. Here's Why.
• Controversial Ancestor Found to Have Done Something Eerily Human
• Why You Always Seem to Get Sick Just as Your Holiday Begins

January 2

• The Sad Case of The Youngest Person Ever to Be Diagnosed With Alzheimer's
• Something in Dark Chocolate Could Slow Aging on a Genetic Level
• A Psychologist Explains Why New Year's Feels Harder Now – And What You Can Do
• January's Wolf Supermoon Is Getting a Rare Triple Brightness Boost
• A Mouse Just Gave Birth After Going to Space. Here's Why That's a Big Deal.
• Astronomers Measure The Mass of a Planet With No Star For The First Time
• Archaeologists Discover The Earliest Confirmed Adult Cremation
• Swearing Provides Health Benefits (Especially if It's Not a Habit)

January 1

• Traffic Has a Curious Effect on The Atmosphere's Electric Field, Study Shows
• Scientists Link Gut Bacteria to Bipolar Depression in Mouse Study
• What Is Biophobia? Your Guide to The Hidden Experience of Millions
• This Stunning 'Blue Marble' Fruit Isn't Actually Blue – It's a Wild Optical Illusion
• Scientists Found a 'Yellow Brick Road' at The Bottom of The Ocean
• Promising New Drug Reverses Mental Decline in Mice With Advanced Alzheimer's
• Prehistoric Sea Monster Didn't Stick to The Oceans, Suggests Fossil Study