Formaldehyde-free hair-straightening products may still threaten health, concerning study finds
Formaldehyde-free hair-straightening products have been marketed as a safer option, but they may pose a risk to kidney health, a case series suggests.
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‘A truly unprecedented discovery’: 3,000-year-old multicolored mural with fish, stars and gods discovered in Peru
A multicolored mural discovered in Peru is shedding light on pre-Inca coastal artistic traditions.
‘Cool gemstones’ and ‘fiery grime’: James Webb telescope finds clues to Earth’s origins in dazzling new view of Butterfly Nebula
In a dazzling new photo, the James Webb Space Telescope zooms in on the Butterfly Nebula — the dying gasps of one of the hottest
River turbulence can push toxic pollutants into the air
Levels of hydrogen sulfide gas soared near a raging section of the Tijuana River in San Diego, exposing residents to potentially harmful air pollution.
Horses may have become rideable with the help of a genetic mutation
To make horses rideable during domestication, people may have inadvertently targeted a mutation in horses to strengthen their backs and their balance.
These investigators patrol Las Vegas looking for one thing: water waste
The Southern Nevada Water Authority has investigators who patrol Las Vegas neighborhoods in search of wasted water. (Image credit: RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group)
CDC director is out after less than a month; other agency leaders resign
“Susan Monarez is no longer director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,” the Department of Health and Human Services wrote in a social
China’s ‘Darwin Monkey’ is the world’s largest brain-inspired supercomputer
Darwin Monkey or ‘Wukong’ features over 2 billion artificial neurons and more than 100 billion synapses — similar to the neural structure of a macaque.
80,000-year-old stones in Uzbekistan may be the world’s oldest arrowheads — and they might have been made by Neanderthals
Small stone points discovered in Uzbekistan may be the earliest evidence of arrowhead technology.
10th time lucky! SpaceX’s Starship nails successful test flight after string of explosive setbacks
SpaceX’s Starship rocket has finally reversed its fortunes.
Stellar Duo
The bright variable star V 372 Orionis takes center stage in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, which has also captured a smaller
Astrophysicists Find No ‘Hair’ on Black Holes
According to Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity, the behavior of a black hole depends on two numbers: how heavy it is, and how fast
Spiders seen keeping fireflies as glowing prisoners that draw more prey to their webs
The fireflies are kept inside the webs for as long as they glow, before being consumed.
‘So weird’: Ankylosaur with 3-foot spikes sticking out of its neck discovered in Morocco
The ostentatious spikes of a newly described ankylosaur fossil suggest that its armor evolved via sexual selection.