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1st known human case of H5N2 bird flu kills person in Mexico
A person in Mexico caught the world's first laboratory-confirmed case of H5N2 bird flu in humans and died of the infection.
Scientists pinpoint likely origin of stuttering in the...
Disruptions to a single network in the brain may be responsible for stuttering, new research suggests.
2 new helium leaks discovered on Boeing's Starliner — forcing...
Two helium leaks appeared on the spacecraft en route to the International Space Station, in addition to a leak engineers knew about...
A telescope on Earth just took an unbelievable photo of...
Astronomers using the Large Binocular Telescope in Arizona have taken a close-up picture of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io that rivals...
We aren't evolving fast enough to keep up with changes...
Social media, city life and even our sweet tooth can affect stress levels, health and even how many children we have.
Razor-thin silk 'dampens noise by 75%' — could be game-changer...
Researchers have engineered a silk fabric that can suppress noise by either generating sound waves that interfere with the noise or...
What is the 3-body problem, and is it really unsolvable?
The three-body problem is a physics conundrum that has boggled scientists since Isaac Newton's day. But what is it, why is it so hard...
Which way does Earth spin? What about the other planets?
While Earth spins in the same direction as the sun, that's not the case for every planet in the solar system.