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The use of nicotine pouches is increasing among teenagers and young adults in the U.S. As researchers who study nicotine use among young people and develop strategies to prevent it,…
Scientists in Australia are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm as a “genetic backup” to save the wild population from future extinction.The backup could be used to create healthy koala embryos…
Researchers have extracted DNA from a 50,000-year-old tooth belonging to an African antelope, setting a record for the oldest DNA ever retrieved from sub-Saharan Africa, a new study reports.The finding…
Corporate America has spent decades obsessing over every tick up or down of the stock market. But increasingly, policy has become just as central to running an effective business, and…
The average parent loses the equivalent of 48 nights of sleep each year worrying about their child — with concerns about technology emerging as the biggest contributors. A new survey…
He’s seeing red. A professional cyclist and former WorldTour pro has been disqualified for using contraband technology during the opening stage of the Tour of Magnificent Qingha. South African cyclist…
They find it un-App-ealing. WhatsApp users are ripping the popular messaging platform over an irritating new animation that they claim is giving them “vertigo.” Previously, all sent correspondence would simply…
Extreme coastal flooding events are occurring far more frequently in our warming world than ever before, threatening countless communities that will only become more vulnerable as climate change intensifies.A recent…
QUICK FACTSWhere is it? Over the BahamasWhat’s in the photo? The space shuttle Atlantis, preparing to dock with the International Space Station (ISS)Who took the photo? An unnamed astronaut on…
Archaeologists have found five pairs of iron shackles at a 2,300-year-old Celtic site in France — a discovery that suggests the small settlement was frequented by metalsmiths and slave traders.The…