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The US Treasury just shocked Americans with a $258B surplus — its 2nd biggest monthly surplus in history
Budget deficits are something we’ve come to expect from Uncle Sam. After all, without years of overspending, the federal government wouldn’t be sitting on trillions of dollars in debt. But, the latest monthly...
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Some science seems silly, but it’s still worthwhile
The Salmon Cannon and the Levitating FrogCarly Anne YorkBasic Books, $30What’s the purpose of your study? It’s the question many basic-science researchers dread. And it’s the question that Carly Anne York received about 10 years ago from a fellow...
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Usha Lee McFarling named director of the Knight Science Journalism Program
The Knight Science Journalism Program (KSJ) at MIT has announced that Usha Lee McFarling, national science correspondent...
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RSV wasn’t as hard on U.S. babies last winter. This may be why
Last winter’s respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, season wasn’t as brutal for U.S. babies. A new study suggests two preventive tools — a maternal vaccine and a monoclonal antibody for infants — may have helped.The 2024-25 RSV season was...
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FDA plan to ban fluoride supplements baffles and alarms dental experts
A decades-old dental health treatment may soon vanish in the United States. Access to fluoride supplements, prescribed to prevent cavities in children without access to fluoridated water, is now under threat from a controversial move by the U.S. Food...
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Eclipses, Auroras, and the Spark of Becoming: NASA Inspires Future Scientists – NASA Science
In the heart of Alaska’s winter, where the night sky stretches endlessly and the aurora dances across the sky in a display of ethereal beauty, nine undergraduate students from across the United States were about to embark on a...
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This exquisite Archaeopteryx fossil reveals how flight took off in birds
An exceptionally preserved specimen of the ancient bird Archaeopteryx offers the most detailed window yet into the evolution of flight, researchers report online May 14 in Nature.The remarkable preservation of the specimen — the 14th Archaeopteryx ever unearthed —...
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What is a Black Hole? We Asked a NASA Expert: Episode 59 – NASA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJXTZ5jpSmkWhat is a black hole?Well, the name is actually a little misleading because black holes aren’t actually holes. They’re regions in space that have a gravitational pull that is so strong that nothing can escape, not even light. Scientists...
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Flamingos Make Underwater Vortexes to Suck Up Prey
If you’ve ever really looked at how flamingos eat, you know how captivatingly peculiar it is. They bob their inverted heads in the water and do a kind of waddle cha-cha as they inch their way across shallow water,...
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A chemical in plastics is tied to heart disease deaths
A common chemical in household plastics has been linked with heart disease deaths.In 2018, about 13.5 percent of the more than 2.6 million deaths from cardiovascular disease among people ages 55 to 64 globally could have been related to...
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Joe Biden diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office says
Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, a statement...