Human trash is ‘kick-starting’ the domestication of city-dwelling raccoons, study suggests
Raccoons that live near humans had shorter snouts than rural raccoons, a trait that tends to arise in the early stages of domestication.
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Diagnostic dilemma: Woman had her twin brother’s XY chromosomes — but only in her blood
Doctors discovered a woman had “blood chimerism” after examining the chromosomes of cells from different parts of her body.
Watch live: New images of comet 3I/ATLAS revealed by NASA today (Nov. 19)
NASA will finally share long-awaited images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS taken during the comet’s close flyby of Mars. A live stream has been set for
In animal tests, this needle-free insulin acted as fast as injections
Managing diabetes with injections is challenging. Joining insulin to a skin-penetrating polymer was as effective as shots at regulating blood sugar.
Eroding access to childhood vaccines jeopardizes health for all
Recent U.S. decisions about vaccines signal bigger changes to come that could threaten the foundation of the national childhood immunization schedule.
US could lose its measles elimination status within months, experts say
With 45 outbreaks of measles over the past year, the United States is at risk of endemic spread within months, experts told Live Science.
The US is on track to lose its measles elimination status in months. RFK needs to go.
Canada has lost its measles elimination status and the U.S. is likely to be next. These failures are the result of the anti-vaccination movement, bolstered
Honeywell Designer Series HPA830 air purifier review: The power of simplicity
This air purifier’s air-cleaning performance gets top marks, but we think it lacks modern looks and fancy features.
NASA Telescopes View Spiral Galaxy
NGC 1068, a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, appears in this image released on July 23, 2025.
Cosmic Paradox Reveals the Awful Consequence of an Observer-Free Universe
Tinkering at their desks with the mathematics of quantum space and time, physicists have discovered a puzzling conundrum. The arcane rules of quantum theory and
Kissing goes back 21 million years, to the common ancestor of humans and other large apes, study finds
Scientists traced kissing back to a primate ancestor that lived around 21 million years ago.
‘Impossible’ black hole collision pushed relativity to its breaking point — and scientists finally understand how
In 2023, scientists detected the gravitational waves from a black hole collision that seemed impossible. New research finally explains how this “forbidden” black hole came
‘From another world’: 3I/ATLAS photobombs a galaxy and shows off its multiple tails in stunning new image
An incredible new image shows the multi-tailed alien comet 3I/ATLAS shooting past a distant galaxy in the night sky. The stunning scene is a reminder
3 massive changes you’ll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.