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DNA from Beethoven’s hair hints at what killed the composer

DNA from strands of Beethoven’s hair is helping to uncover what may

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‘Off-Earth’ asks how to build a better future in space

Off-EarthErika NesvoldMIT Press, $27.95 Astrophysicist Erika Nesvold once asked an executive of

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A hormone shot helped mice drunk on alcohol sober up quickly

The only cure to being drunk is to wait it out. But

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A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu

Uracil, a building block of life, has been found on the asteroid

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Sleeping sickness is nearing elimination. An experimental drug could help

The patient arrived at the hospital one hot night in Masi-Manimba, an

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U.S. cases of a deadly fungus nearly doubled in recent years

A fungus that recently evolved to infect humans is spreading rapidly in

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The mystery of Christiaan Huygens’ flawed telescopes may have been solved

17th century scientist Christiaan Huygens set his sights on faraway Saturn, but

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310-million-year-old fossil blobs might not be jellyfish after all

What do you get when you flip a fossilized “jellyfish” upside down?

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By flying over atmospheric rivers, scientists aim to improve forecasts

The term “atmospheric river” may sound airy and ethereal, but these massive,

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Martian soil may have all the nutrients rice needs

THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Martian dirt may have all the necessary nutrients

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