Melatonin disruption tied to early-onset osteoporosis, new study suggests
Scientists have pinpointed a genetic cause of an extremely rare bone-weakening disease seen in young people.Idiopathic osteoporosis is a bone disease estimated to...
Can sensor technology stop a wildfire before it starts?
The US Department of Homeland Security is trialling chemical sensors that detect the first whiff of smoke in the air and alert fire...
How many moons does Jupiter have?
On Oct. 14, NASA's Europa Clipper mission launched from Kennedy Space Center in Florida toward one of Jupiter's largest moons. The launch was...
Earth from space: Bizarre ‘pet cloud’ reappears above its favorite spot in New Zealand
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Otago region, New Zealand What's in the photo? An elongated lenticular cloud known as the "Taieri Pet"Which satellite took...
What the US election will mean for AI, climate action and abortion
The upcoming US presidential election will determine how the country regulates tech, combats the climate crisis and decides on access to abortion
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Sweetened beverage taxes decrease consumption in lower-income households by nearly 50%
Eight cities in the United States have implemented taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, which contribute to health issues including obesity and Type 2 diabetes.
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The transformative power of movies
A new study has found that after watching a docudrama about the efforts to free a wrongly convicted prisoner on death row, people...
What happened when a meteorite the size of four Mount Everests hit Earth?
Billions of years ago, long before anything resembling life as we know it existed, meteorites frequently pummeled the planet. One such space rock...