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Natural Gas Drilling May Raise Salt and Radium Levels in Groundwater
Natural gas drilling may be contributing to higher levels of salt in groundwater, which could in turn release naturally occurring radioactive radium from rocks...
The Sun’s Wild Past May Have Shaped Earth’s Climate and Helped Life Begin
The sun does much more than provide Earth with light and warmth.
Two new studies suggest that events in the sun’s distant past—from traveling through...
Heart Valve Problems May Begin Earlier Than Expected
A heart valve that looks only mildly abnormal may already be affecting the timing of the heartbeat, according to new research.
Scientists have used an...
Your Meal Clock May Matter for Longevity
What you eat clearly matters for health, but a large U.S. study suggests that when you eat may matter too.
Researchers found that adults who...
A Fitter Body Could Mean Healthier Kidneys
Kidney disease often develops quietly. A person can lose part of their kidney function without feeling ill, which means prevention may need to begin...
Hidden Lung Disease Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease
People with inflammatory bowel disease are usually treated for problems in the digestive system, but the condition can sometimes affect other parts of the...
This Weight-Loss Hormone May Protect the Liver Even Without Weight Loss
A message sent from the brain may help calm an inflamed liver, according to new research from McMaster University.
The surprising discovery began with GDF15,...
Early Sugar May Increase Dementia Risk Decades Later
The roots of dementia may reach much further back in life than most people imagine.
A new study suggests that sugar intake during pregnancy and...
A Simple Test Could Find Hidden Kidney Disease
Kidney disease can quietly damage the body for years before a person realizes anything is wrong.
International researchers are now calling for much greater use...
Cannabis May Bring Psychosis Forward by Years
Waiting until adulthood to use cannabis may not remove its possible mental health risks, according to a large new study.
Researchers found that cannabis users...
Could Lower Cancer Drug Doses Work Just as Well?
Some cancer medicines can save lives, but they can also cause serious side effects and cost enormous amounts of money.
A growing group of doctors,...
Blood Test May Show Returning Breast Cancer
Breast cancer treatment does not always end when the original tumor is removed or controlled. For some patients, cancer can return months or years...
Walking Patterns Could Reveal Alzheimer’s Years Earlier
Alzheimer’s disease does not begin on the day a person starts forgetting names, appointments, or familiar places.
Changes inside the brain may slowly build for...
Air Pollution Could Cause Dental Disease
When people think about air pollution, they usually think about breathing problems.
A new study from Brazil suggests that polluted air may also affect the...
Blood Test May Warn of Future Frailty
A routine blood sample may one day reveal more than whether an older person has kidney disease, diabetes or another medical problem.
It could also...
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MIT’s New Excavator Controller Could Help Beginners Dig Like Experts
Anyone who has struggled with an arcade claw machine knows that controlling a mechanical arm is not as easy as it looks.
Excavator operators face...
Lost Mega-Cliff May Explain the Grand Canyon’s Missing Billion Years
A gigantic line of cliffs may once have stretched for thousands of kilometers across ancient North America, helping erase more than a billion years...
Mysterious Gravitational Waves May Be Echoes of Ancient Dark Stars
A faint gravitational-wave signal spreading across the universe may contain clues about mysterious stars that existed more than 13 billion years ago, according to...
Hidden Stars Reveal Early Galaxies Were Far Bigger Than We Thought
Some of the earliest massive galaxies in the universe may be hiding enormous numbers of small, faint stars, suggesting they contain much more mass...
Scientists Bust 18 Common Volcano Myths, From ‘Smoke’ to Yellowstone Disaster Fears
Volcanoes are surrounded by dramatic stories, from giant underground chambers full of liquid magma to claims that Yellowstone could suddenly unleash a worldwide catastrophe.
But...