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First Diagnostic X-rays in Space Mark a New Era for Astronaut Health

Learn how portable, battery-powered digital imaging devices could offer new levels of medical care to remote and underserved populations here on Earth.

Devastating Volcanic Eruption Engulfed Part of Chile 21.9 Million Years Ago, Burying Evidence of Andes Uplift

5,000-Year-Old Tooth Necklace, Stone Axe, and Two Human Skulls Found in a Nearly Overlooked Grave

Tiny Mites Found on Eyelash Extension Users Linked to Eye Irritation and Blocked Oil Glands

Older Adults May Be Prescribed New Medications to Treat Side Effects of Drugs They Already Take

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10,000-Year-Old Fossilized Mastodon Tooth Found in California Creek Is in "Immaculate Condition"

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Octopuses Hitching Rides on Dolphins, the Largest Viking Silver Hoard Discovered, and Daily Sugary Drinks Could Raise Stomach Cancer Risk

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People Who Drink Sugary Beverages Every Day May Have More Than Double the Risk of Developing Stomach Cancer

Illustration of Wyoteuthis linsterorum, a squid-like animal with an orange-and-white body, grasping a smaller cephalopod among schools of fish.

160-Million-Year-Old ‘Squid Butt’ Fossil Is the Chunkiest Belemnite Ever Found

T. rex eating a bird in a river

Fossil Feathers Hidden in Dinosaur Poop May Explain Why Some Birds Survived Mass Extinction 66 Million Years Ago

Ruins of Hadrian's Villa

A Marble Slab at Hadrian’s Villa Records a Lightning Strike Romans Believed Came From a God

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A 2,000-Year-Old Ring May Reveal New Clues About Pontius Pilate’s Administration

ice chunks in Greenland

Satellite Images Capture a Rare Arctic Ice Tongue Reappearing After Years of Absence

Mars atmosphere with the sun in the distance

Martian Soil Mixed with Gelatin and Yeast May Help 3D-Printed Houses Break Ground on Mars

Dense field of stars and distant galaxies containing COSMOS-z3.1-A.

Rare Ancestor of a Galaxy Supercluster Breaks Distance Record, Offering Clues to Galaxy Cluster Evolution

tall standing stone in Yorkshire

Prehistoric Builders Transported 25-Ton Stones 11 Miles to Build Britain's Tallest Surviving Stone Row

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The First Known Denisovan Forearm Bone Emerges From a Search Through 60,000 Bone Fragments

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