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What Causes Muscular Dystrophy?

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The Science Behind Huntington’s Disease

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What Is Cystic Fibrosis? A Deep Dive into a Life-Limiting Disease

Visualization of the proposed appearance of Nipponopterus mifunensis. Credit: Zhao Chuang

New Pterosaur Species Discovered in Japan’s Late Cretaceous Skies

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New Study Reveals Hidden Pain of Fish During Slaughter and Offers Solutions

Artist impression of a neural network that connects the observations (left) to the models (right). Credit: EHT Collaboration/Janssen et al.

Neural Networks Unlock New Secrets of Milky Way’s Black Hole

Inquest number 15 on 1336–7 City of London Coroner's Rolls (in CLA/041/IQ/01/006). Credit: The London Archives.

The Vengeful Noblewoman Behind a 688-Year-Old Priest’s Murder

Credit: Kovács 1995, Abb. 1/A, 2-3 és Dani János et al. 2025

New Research Uncovers Dietary and Social Transformations in Central Europe Around 1500 BC

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Inherited Diseases: How They Pass Down Generations

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Rare Diseases and the Challenge of Diagnosis and Treatment

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What Are Genetic Disorders? How DNA Influences Health

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From HIV to COVID-19: The Most Impactful Viruses in Modern History

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How Pandemics Begin: Lessons from History and Science

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What Is a Vector-Borne Disease? Mosquitoes, Ticks, and Beyond

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Emerging Infectious Diseases to Watch in 2025

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Zoonotic Diseases: How Animal Viruses Jump to Humans

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What Makes an Infection Contagious? Unveiling the Mysteries of Pathogen Spread

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The Global Threat of Antibiotic Resistance

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How Fungal Infections Work — And Why They’re on the Rise

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What Is a Bacterial Infection? Symptoms, Risks, and Treatments

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The Science Behind Viral Infections: How Viruses Hijack the Body

Graphical representation of the team's results. By comparing word usage and sentence patterns, their AI-based statistical model identified three distinct writing styles, or scribal traditions, shown here in yellow, blue and green. Credit: Faigenbaum-Golovin et al.

Researchers Use AI to Solve Ancient Mystery of Bible’s Authors

A map of Island Southeast Asia (ISEA) and the Sunda region as it appeared roughly 25,000 years ago at the height of the last Ice Age, with locations of archaeological sites surveyed by the Mindoro Archaeology Project. The sites yielded artifacts with remarkably similar characteristics despite separation by thousands of kilometers and deep waters that are almost impossible to cross without sufficiently advanced seafaring knowledge and technology. Credit: Base Map: gebco.net, 2014

Archaeologists Uncover 35,000-Year-Old Maritime Connections in the Philippines

Raised agricultural beds cover an estimated 70% of the lidar survey area at Sixty Islands archaeological site along the Menominee River. Credit: Madeleine McLeester.

Ancient Farming Practices Unearthed in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula

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Statins Could Reduce Sepsis Mortality by 39% in Critically Ill Patients

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Scientists Measure Tunneling Time with Unprecedented Precision Using New Attoclock

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New Study Reveals How the Brain Decides What Is Real and What Is Imagined

This transmission electron microscopy image shows 3a dense bodies (3DBs), the darkest parts of the image, inside a cell infected with SARS-CoV-2. 3DBs play a critical role regulating the processing of the virus's spike protein, before the spike protein is assembled into complete viral particles. Credit: Jueqi Chen/University of Chicago

New Discovery Reveals How SARS-CoV-2 Shields Its Spike Protein for More Efficient Infection

A medical assistant prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to a patient. Credit: Public domain image courtesy of Lisa Ferdinando, U.S. Department of Defense

Study Unveils Link Between SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines and Guillain-Barré Syndrome Risk

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Why Oleic Acid in Olive Oil Could Be Driving Obesity