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08-01-2025

Vaping may be fueling a teen tobacco comeback

Teen smoking has plummeted over the past 50 years. What once was a common habit...

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07-31-2025

Scientists discover a molecular switch to turn cancer cells into normal cells

07-31-2025

Human brains emit light and glow in the dark, revealing our mental state

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07-31-2025

Virtual nature scenes provide relief from chronic pain

07-31-2025

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Earths natural carbon sink nearly collapsed in 2024

For decades, the world’s forests, grasslands, and wetlands have quietly...

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07-31-2025

Plants News

Cannabis users face a significantly higher oral cancer risk, similar to cigarette smokers

More people in the United States now smoke cannabis every...

07-31-2025

Environment News

Living in extreme heat can age your body just like smoking does

Phoenix summers no longer just feel unbearable. They may age...

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07-31-2025

Marine heatwaves offer a disturbing preview of how warmer waters impact ocean life

07-30-2025

Thousands of animal species face an imminent threat of extinction from climate change

07-29-2025

Microbes in Arctic lakes are fueling a large methane surge

07-29-2025

Environment News

Wildfire smoke is an escalating public health emergency

In the summer of 2002, the smoke in the air caught Loretta Mickley’s attention. She...

07-28-2025

Environment News

Deep-sea ecosystems may never heal from mining damage

The deep sea holds mysteries we’ve barely begun to understand. It’s vast, dark, cold, and...

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Abrupt collapse of Arctic sea ice may come with little warning

World Nature Conservation Day 2025: A healthy future for all

Hospital food puts patients at risk - and the planet

Plastic bottles reveal the companies behind a Pacific litter crisis

Overheating oceans: Have we reached a climate tipping point?

SCIENCE TOP STORIES

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07-31-2025

Science

One atom, one heartbeat: Scientists map heat inside 2D electronics

Heat is usually treated like an invisible fog that slips...

07-31-2025

Animals

Lions and hyenas change behavior when tourists are nearby

Every year, thousands of tourists head to Africa in search...

07-31-2025

Environment News

Marine heatwaves offer a disturbing preview of how warmer waters impact ocean life

The Pacific Ocean is running a fever, and the symptoms...

07-31-2025

Cosmic rays may sustain life underground, where life can't reach

07-31-2025

One critical detail about your sleeping habits is linked to 172 diseases

07-31-2025

Fifteen minutes of brisk walking per day could prolong our lives

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07-31-2025

Birds show signs of divorce before the breeding season

07-30-2025

Even microbes thrive on caffeine: Coffee helps bacteria resist antibiotics

ANIMALS TOP STORIES

STORY OF THE DAY

07-31-2025

Lions and hyenas change behavior when tourists are nearby

Every year, thousands of tourists head to Africa in search of wildlife encounters. For many,...

07-31-2025

Birds show signs of divorce before the breeding season

07-30-2025

Thousands of animal species face an imminent threat of extinction from climate change

07-30-2025

Wasps might hold the secret to slow human aging

LIFESTYLE TOP STORIES

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One critical detail about your sleeping habits is linked to 172 diseases

People have been told for decades to get eight solid hours, yet a huge data set now suggests that when you sleep can overshadow how long you sleep. More than...

07-31-2025

Fifteen minutes of brisk walking per day could prolong our lives

07-30-2025

Even microbes thrive on caffeine: Coffee helps bacteria resist antibiotics

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07-30-2025

Memories of past injuries amplify future fear and pain responses in the brain

07-30-2025

Coastal living linked to longer lifespans

07-30-2025

Want to stay motivated? Focus on time, not money

07-30-2025

Negative relationships linked to faster aging at the cellular level

Scientists may have just solved the mystery of sleep

How fat hidden in muscles weakens strength and healing

Wildfire smoke is an escalating public health emergency

Why singles with higher incomes feel more ready for love

PLANTS TOP STORIES

07-30-2025

Plants News

'Terrifying' sea stars could be key to kelp forest recovery

Sea urchins don’t understand predators the way we do. They...

07-29-2025

Science

Scientists invented a process that makes wood stronger than steel

When trees topple into peat bogs or riverbeds, a slow...

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07-28-2025

Environment News

World Nature Conservation Day 2025: A healthy future for all

Environmental concerns can sometimes feel especially urgent - and World...

07-27-2025

Century-old forest study reveals troubling decline in tree diversity

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07-26-2025

Plant-based eggs gain acceptance when hidden in comfort foods

07-26-2025

Nuclear war would cripple Earth’s food supply

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07-25-2025

Underground fungi networks that sustain all life on Earth are in danger

07-25-2025

Soil bacteria help wheat slash its need for fertilizer

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