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On Friday, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that it would begin a nationwide testing program for the presence of the H5N1 flu virus, also known as the bird flu. Testing will focus on pre-pasteurized milk at dairy processing…
Blue Cross Blue Shield’s now rescinded plan to put time limits on anesthesia put a spotlight on a poorly understood profession.
The 6-year-old boy found the rock and then didn’t tell anyone for three years. But a new examination reveals it was made by some of the last Neanderthals.
On Tuesday, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation advised Americans to share a secret word or phrase with their family members to protect against AI-powered voice-cloning scams, as criminals increasingly use voice synthesis to impersonate loved ones in crisis. “Create…
On Friday, a US appeals court upheld a federal law that could ban or force a sale of TikTok early next year. Biden signed the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act into law in April, and the US…
Researcher Brian Katz is studying the acoustics of the Paris cathedral and how it’s been altered throughout the centuries.
‘Apex,’ one of the most complete stegosaurus fossils ever found, is on display at the American Museum of Natural History.
The astronaut and MIT engineer’s monumental milestone was marred by misogyny: “Instead of being on cloud nine, I’m crying in my seat.”
“Budget overruns, bureaucratic malfeasance, congressional oversight, review-​board reckonings, the whole process of rethinking how to test a space telescope from the ground up: Webb had survived them all. One other factor, however, continued to create havoc with the budget and…
The Space Launch System blasts off from its Florida launchpad.
