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Nanoplastics—particles smaller than a human hair—can pass through cell walls and enter the food web. New research suggest 27 ...

Molecules from the 20-million-year-old teeth of a rhino relative are among the oldest ever sequenced, opening tantalizing ...

If Americans don’t fight back against efforts to dismantle higher education, the U.S. will lose lifesaving medical research, ...

Autism has at least four subtypes, an analysis of more than 5,000 children’s genes, traits and developmental trajectories has ...

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Treating adult psychopathy is extremely difficult, but there is hope for children with CU traits. Long-term studies have found that around half of them do not progress to psychopathy and instead ...

In Chile's Atacama Desert, a mountain of more than 59,000 tons of clothing can now be seen from space. This so-called garment graveyard comprises fast-fashion discards inherited from the U.S ...

Accurate Missiles “Secretary of Defense James R. Schlesinger announced the intention of the U.S. to develop a new generation of long-range ballistic missiles capable of delivering nuclear ...