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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…
‘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…
A hormone shot helped mice drunk on alcohol sober up quickly
The only cure to being drunk is to wait it out. But…
A crucial building block of life exists on the asteroid Ryugu
Uracil, a building block of life, has been found on the asteroid…
Sleeping sickness is nearing elimination. An experimental drug could help
The patient arrived at the hospital one hot night in Masi-Manimba, an…
U.S. cases of a deadly fungus nearly doubled in recent years
A fungus that recently evolved to infect humans is spreading rapidly in…
The mystery of Christiaan Huygens’ flawed telescopes may have been solved
17th century scientist Christiaan Huygens set his sights on faraway Saturn, but…
310-million-year-old fossil blobs might not be jellyfish after all
What do you get when you flip a fossilized “jellyfish” upside down?…
By flying over atmospheric rivers, scientists aim to improve forecasts
The term “atmospheric river” may sound airy and ethereal, but these massive,…
Martian soil may have all the nutrients rice needs
THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS — Martian dirt may have all the necessary nutrients…