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For decades, researchers wondered if the Navier-Stokes equations, which describe fluid flow, break down. OpenAI put thousands ...

Forever chemicals are accelerating aging in wild dolphins. Companies are working to clean PFAS from water at scale.

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Shingrix, the same vaccine that protects people from the blistering shingles rash, might also lower risk of heart disease.

Teeth and bone fragments unearthed in a cave in China, along with animal bones and stone tools, help paint a picture of Denisovan life.