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On Sept. 16, 1949, the U.S. launched a V-2 rocket with a monkey named Albert III on board.Albert III was the third monkey the U.S. attempted to launch to space. He was also the third one to be killed...

Researchers created a new technique that accurately and rapidly matches X-rays captured during surgery with a patient’s preoperative 3D medical scan. This method could make it easier for clinicians to precisely pilot minimally invasive surgical tools, leading to faster...

Destructive immune cells tied to Alzheimer’s disease may get their marching orders from cells outside the brain rather than within it.In mice, suppressing a small population of immune cells located in lymph nodes protects against neurodegeneration, researchers report September...

Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved without changes to current climate policies, the government's advisers have said.The Climate Change Committee (CCC) , externalsaid expansion can still go ahead but only if the aviation industry funds cleaner fuels and...

Deciding whether you are too sick to work is not always straightforward.For physical illness, Tang says there are some well-established rules of thumb."If you're vomiting and have diarrhoea or have a fever, you should stay at home for 48...

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In 2021, MIT set campus decarbonization goals as part of its Fast Forward climate action plan. Five years later, many of those goals have been met or are on track for completion, including efforts to make the Institute’s buildings...

If you’re down under and you give the right tree a rustle, you might encounter a record-breaking, globally recognized music icon. Or at least a bug named after her.Meet Swiftiephylus, a newly described group of Australian insects. The big-eyed...