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A volcanic mystery reveals that rising magma has a stealth mode
In 2022 a swarm of earthquakes in the Azores suggested that an eruption was imminent, but none happened. Now we know why, and it means magma can be sneakier than we knew
Genetic origins of language may predate modern humans splitting from Neanderthals, a new study suggests
A new study links genetic regions that predate the divergence of modern humans and Neanderthals to language
New York City, New Orleans at greatest risk of extreme damage from floods, new analysis reveals
While New York City leads in terms of the absolute number of people threatened by flood, more than 98 percent of New Orleans’ population is at risk, according to a new study
RFK, Jr., set to overhaul key committee that issues disease screening recommendations
Lawmakers grilled Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., on cuts and changes to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, which focuses on preventive health screening
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in September
Ahead of schedule and under budget, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will launch in early September. The mission aims to map the universe in unprecedented detail
The solar system’s first solids had a fast start
Rather than slowly condensing over millions of years, the first building blocks of Earth and other planets may have formed rapidly in a chaotic disk at the dawn of the solar system
Smoking ban for people born after 2008 is on the cusp of becoming law in the U.K.
This ban applies to various tobacco products and also seeks to beef up existing laws that restrict the sale and marketing of vapes to children
Plants can ‘hear’ rain coming, spurring them into action
Even before water reaches them, the sound of droplets triggers germination in rice plants
