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Should doctors accept unvaccinated children as patients?

What do you think doctors should do in this situation?

July 2019 was officially mankind's hottest month

It's not you -- it's hotter than ever before.

Scientists reconstruct Cleopatra's legendary perfume

If Cleopatra was closeby, you'd probably smell her before you see her.

Flavonoid-rich foods like tea or apples reduce the risk of cancer and heart disease

Apples, tea, and moderation -- 3 ingredients for a long life

Jupiter once absorbed a whole planet, new data suggests

What doesn't kill you makes you bigger and gassier.

US trees decimated by invasive species

We need to start being more serious about protecting the trees.

Sperm can now be easily separated into male and female

Choosing the sex of babies may be possible.

A Christmas tragedy: The Arctic has lost 2.6 million reindeer over the past 20 years

It's an environmental catastrophe.

Those who oppose GMO's know the least about them -- but believe they know more than experts

When researchers asked 500 Americans how they feel about foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMOs), the results were even more interesting than expected.

Turkey burns 300,000 books from schools and public libraries

An event unworthy of the 21st century.

Prevalent bone disease already existed during the Permian, fossil study finds

It's amazing what you can do with one fossil.

Having fast food shops on your way to work makes you fatter

Choose your food wisely and demand more of producers, the researchers advise us.

How virtual reality therapy can help people overcome phobias

Don't be afraid!

Could snowball planets still host life? This study claims so

After all, the Earth was once a snowball too.

Millions of black holes are lurking in the Milky Way. Here's how to spot them

Let's find the missing black holes!

Hot pavement can cause second-degree burns within seconds

... and thanks to climate change, the Apavement will be hot much more often.

Quick blood test could detect Alzheimer's 20 years in advance

This could usher in a new age of Alzheimer's research.

Old pesticide pollutants are melting out of glaciers

Yet another consequence of climate change.

People who believe in conspiracy theories also more likely to believe in pseudoscience

Careful, they might be watching us.

Heat-free metallic print can form electronic circuits on soft surfaces (flowers, gelatin)

Printing electronic circuits on a flower never looked so appealing.

European cities aren't built to deal with this kind of heat

There is a lot to learn -- and a lot to change.

How simple subtractions can stump even mathematicians -- and why that matters for understanding our brains

Don't let your brain put real-life information into math problems.

Chile oil spill: 40,000 liters spilled in pristine Patagonia

Oil spills strike again.

It's so hot in Finland's Lapland the reindeer have hit the beach

They didn't seem to care about anything other than cooling down.

Ethiopia "breaks" tree-planting record: 350 million trees in a day

If this is true, it's very good news.

How scientists are looking for signs of ancient life on Mars

We've learned so much about Mars, but pressing questions still remain.

More than 70% of America's packaged food is ultra-processed -- and it's a big problem

Eat less processed food!

TESS telescope discovers three intriguing close-by exoplanets

The solar system is very different from our own.

Huge sauropod bone discovered in France

The huge bone belonged to one of the largest creatures to ever walk on land.

Heatwaves ravage through Europe -- will become the new norm

Climate crisis.

Case closed: scientists solve 33,000-year-old murder case

Cold case: solved.

Ripping the desert apart: Stunning images show Ridgecrest earthquakes shattering the ground

These are among the best images of this kind.

This tree stump shouldn't be alive -- but it's fed by its neighbors

Are trees superorganisms?

Gorillas have 'old friends' and other elements of complex societies

We might not be the unique species we like to consider ourselves.

Unhatched birds communicate with each other by vibrating shells

It's a remarkable communication and adaptation mechanism.

"Havana syndrome": study finds key changes in Havana diplomats' brains

Something did seem to happen -- but let's not get carried away.

Stunning animation shows how Marsquakes look like

Ever wanted to feel a marsquake?

Eulogy for a glacier: Scientists honor Iceland's first glacier lost to climate change

It's a stern reminder that we are changing the face of the planet.

Global warming fuels rise of dangerous fungal infections

Yet another consequence of global warming rears its ugly head.

If everyone ate enough veggies, we wouldn't have enough to go around

We need the world to produce more fruits and veggies -- and we need to convince people to eat more of them.

Viking man, horse, and dog found in extremely rare type of burial

It's one of the first times this type of burial will be analyzed with novel equipment and techniques.

NASA produces stunning map of all the exoplanets we've discovered

The map is amazing.

Cigarette butts are damaging plants, new study shows

Please don't litter cigarette butts!

Groundwater in the US is overused -- and deeper wells isn't a solution

Are you using water sustainably?

Historian unearths more solid evidence of the Armenian Genocide

Probably the largest genocide you probably haven't heard about.

Natural compound found in grape skins, berries, and red wine, could help Mars explorers stay fit

It doesn't necessarily have to be red wine...

People don't really care about rigged games -- as long as they win

The rich get richer -- but they think the game is fair.

Menstrual cups are cheap, effective, and just as reliable as tampons, large-scale study shows

Have you considered trying menstrual cups?

Women are just as aroused by pornography as men, largest study of its kind shows

Myth: busted.

How fast is the universe expanding? We may need to recalculate

It's one of the fundamental universal features -- and we're still struggling to understand it.

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