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Snail slime does many jobs thanks to calcium
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Snail slime does many jobs thanks to calcium

Jake BuehlerAugust 17, 2026

Snails have five distinct types of mucus, each with its own job. The mollusks tweak calcium secretions to get the chemical mixture just right.

The COVID-19 vaccine may offer brain cancer patients a surprise benefit
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The COVID-19 vaccine may offer brain cancer patients a surprise benefit

Meghan RosenAugust 17, 2026

A recent shot of the COVID-19 vaccine doubled survival time in glioblastoma patients who had undergone tumor biopsy or surgery.

Skeleton with 167 fractures discovered at Scottish castle may have been first victim of Edward I’s ‘War Wolf’ trebuchet
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Skeleton with 167 fractures discovered at Scottish castle may have been first victim of Edward I’s ‘War Wolf’ trebuchet

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 17, 2026

BERLIN — A 14th-century skeleton riddled with fractures may be the oldest known evidence of a death by trebuchet, or “siege engine,” new research finds.

Fire-flame vessel: An exquisitely crafted 4,500-year-old pot from a mysterious culture in Japan
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Fire-flame vessel: An exquisitely crafted 4,500-year-old pot from a mysterious culture in Japan

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 17, 2026

This ceramic vessel from prehistoric Japan may be decorated with flames, but archaeologists are unsure about their meaning. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art; Public

Elon Musk and Sam Altman claim we’ve reached the AI singularity. But how would we even know that happened?
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Elon Musk and Sam Altman claim we’ve reached the AI singularity. But how would we even know that happened?

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 17, 2026

Artificial intelligence (AI) may have already reached the “singularity” ‪—‬ the long-theorized threshold beyond which humans cannot predict the technology’s advancement, prominent AI executives such

NASA’s Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula
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NASA’s Chandra and IXPE Study Pulsar in Lighthouse Nebula

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 16, 2026

Scientists using NASA’s IXPE (Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer) directly measured the magnetic fields of PSR J1101−6101, a pulsar located within what is often referred to

‘There’s a sense that these algorithms are objective and they get to know you’: How social media warps our understanding of healthcare
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‘There’s a sense that these algorithms are objective and they get to know you’: How social media warps our understanding of healthcare

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 16, 2026

Social media has upended how people engage with healthcare, as it provides a platform for people to share their experiences, find support groups, and learn

Astronomers find water in the harsh environment near the Milky Way’s black hole — Space photo of the week
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Astronomers find water in the harsh environment near the Milky Way’s black hole — Space photo of the week

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 16, 2026

A view of the Milky Way galaxy. (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, F. Peißker, J. Lu, F. Yusef-Zadeh, N. B. Sabha, C. Chan) Quick

Which building blocks of life have been found in space, and which haven’t?
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Which building blocks of life have been found in space, and which haven’t?

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 16, 2026

Scientists have discovered the basic ingredients for life in asteroids and meteorites , on Mars , and around young stars . All of those findings

Artemis III Orion Crew and Service Modules Joined
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Artemis III Orion Crew and Service Modules Joined

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 15, 2026

Engineers connect the Orion crew and service modules for the Artemis III mission inside the Neil A. Armstrong Operations and Checkout Building at NASA’s Kennedy

4 lemurs die of human herpesvirus, including one that had been used in a ‘lemur yoga’ class
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4 lemurs die of human herpesvirus, including one that had been used in a ‘lemur yoga’ class

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 15, 2026

Four lemurs that had close contact with people, including one via a “lemur yoga” class, caught a human herpesvirus and subsequently died, a new study

‘A fine line between reducing stigma and trivialising conditions’: Social media, self-diagnosis and the glamorization of ADHD
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‘A fine line between reducing stigma and trivialising conditions’: Social media, self-diagnosis and the glamorization of ADHD

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 15, 2026

Over the last few decades, the number of people going online for their healthcare needs has skyrocketed. Google receives hundreds of millions of health related

Why do cats yowl?
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Why do cats yowl?

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 15, 2026

If you’ve ever been jolted awake by your cat letting out a long, mournful cry in the middle of the night, your sleep-deprived brain may

How a brutal drought may have helped unleash yellow fever in Brazil
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How a brutal drought may have helped unleash yellow fever in Brazil

Erin Garcia de JesusAugust 14, 2026

Animals searching for water brought the forest to the city, perhaps sparking Brazil’s first yellow fever outbreak in decades.

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