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A ring of asteroid debris could have orbited Earth for tens of millions of years, and perhaps even have altered the planet's climate

El Niño and La Niña cycles driven by ocean temperatures in the Pacific can influence weather in the North Atlantic 12 months later – a finding that could improve long-range forecasts

Most ingredients touted as the key to better health fail to live up to the hype but fibre bucks this trend, with benefits for the whole body, not just the gut

In support of their AI ambitions, tech companies are rapidly expanding US data centres, and this growth is on track to significantly increase US gas demand by 2030

Light can be directed and steered around bends using a method similar to the way clouds scatter photons, which could lead to advances in medical imaging, cooling systems and even nuclear reactors

Running, swimming, HIIT or walking – what is the best way to work out? The answer is complicated, and depends on the person, finds Grace Wade

The earliest evidence of livestock with modified horns has been discovered in ancient Egypt – sheep skulls with horns that point in unnatural directions suggest humans forced them to grow that way

We are living in a vaccine-hesitant moment, with conspiracy theories thriving on social media. We need to push back, says Simon Williams

In More and More and More, Jean-Baptiste Fressoz argues that tackling climate change means rethinking our history of energy consumption – and exposing the green transition as a fiction

Allowing for moves that create quantum superpositions makes a quantum version of a Rubik’s cube incredibly complex, but not impossible to solve

DNA from bones found in a cave in Germany has been identified as from Homo sapiens, showing that our species endured frigid conditions there as they expanded across the continent

A genetic study of nearly 2700 individuals has revealed the ancestry of Indian people, and gets scientists closer to reconstructing the genomes of ancient Neanderthals

In the foundations of a Maya temple, researchers found the charred bones of royal individuals – possibly evidence of a fiery ritual to mark the end of one dynasty and the beginning of another

An experiment inspired by Homer’s description of combat in The Iliad tested the capabilities of the Dendra armour suit from Greece’s Bronze Age

An excavation on Timor reveals humans first settled on the island 44,000 years ago, long after the earliest occupation of Australia – suggesting migration to the latter took another route

Babies cannot tell us what they are experiencing, so it is hard to know what they are conscious of. But new research suggesting they perceive the world consciously could change how we care for them, says Claudia Passos-Ferreira

DNA evidence from tombs in Sweden and Denmark suggests major plague outbreaks were responsible for the Neolithic decline in northern Europe

Highland and lowland populations in Papua New Guinea have different gene variants derived from Denisovan archaic humans, indicating possible adaptations for lower oxygen levels and higher malaria risk

We know that modern humans took one of two routes to first reach Australia, and now an ancient chunk of plant resin has tipped the evidence towards the northern option

DNA analysis shows that people from Easter Island had contact with Indigenous Americans around the 1300s, and finds there was no population crash before the arrival of Europeans

Ancient weaponsmiths combined bronze and iron to fashion swords during the early Iron Age – but modern forgers glue together elements from different weapons, making it difficult for researchers to study the ancient technology

The earliest evidence of livestock with modified horns has been discovered in ancient Egypt – sheep skulls with horns that point in unnatural directions suggest humans forced them to grow that way

Title: Biden to Sign Bill That Helps Veterans Exposed to Toxic Burn Pits
Category: Health News
Created: 8/10/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/11/2022 12:00:00 AM

Title: Dealing With Grief on the Cancer Journey
Category: Health News
Created: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/19/2022 12:00:00 AM

Title: U.S. Will Lift Restrictions on Fully Vaccinated International Travelers in November
Category: Health News
Created: 9/20/2021 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/21/2021 12:00:00 AM

Title: 'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2008 12:00:00 AM

Title: Children Learn to Share by Age 7 or 8
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2008 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2008 12:00:00 AM

Title: Health Tip: Help Prevent a Herniated Disk
Category: Health News
Created: 8/29/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2008 12:00:00 AM

Title: First Biosynthetic Corneas Implanted
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2010 10:54:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2010 10:54:57 AM

Title: Bird Flu Detection Takes a Novel Turn
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2010 2:10:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2010 12:00:00 AM

Title: Blood Oxygen Test Finds Heart Defects in Newborns
Category: Health News
Created: 8/22/2011 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/22/2011 12:00:00 AM

Title: FDA Warns of Celexa Heart Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2011 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2011 12:00:00 AM

Title: You Can Learn While You Sleep, Study Suggests
Category: Health News
Created: 8/27/2012 4:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2012 12:00:00 AM

Title: New Tick-Borne Disease: 'Heartland Virus'
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/30/2012 12:00:00 AM

Title: Ancient Genome Appears to Have Links to Modern Humans
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2012 4:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 8/31/2012 12:00:00 AM

Title: Health Tip: Triggers for Hiatal Hernia
Category: Health News
Created: 8/26/2013 7:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2013 12:00:00 AM

Title: Concussion Recovery Can Reverse After Return to Activity, Study Shows
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2014 9:36:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: California Trees Harbor Fungus Deadly to People With HIV
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2014 9:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2014 12:00:00 AM

Title: Excessive Sports Training Hurts Kids, Expert Warns
Category: Health News
Created: 8/21/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/24/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: ADHD Risk Rises for Each Week a Preemie Is Born Early
Category: Health News
Created: 8/24/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Parents' Clothing Can Infect Newborns in Intensive Care
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2015 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/26/2015 12:00:00 AM

Title: Kitchen Cooking Burns a Real Danger for Kids
Category: Health News
Created: 8/19/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/22/2016 12:00:00 AM

Title: Use of Cancer-Linked Fibroid Device Declines After FDA Warning
Category: Health News
Created: 8/23/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/24/2016 12:00:00 AM

Title: Zika May Persist for Months in Newborns, Study Shows
Category: Health News
Created: 8/24/2016 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/25/2016 12:00:00 AM

Title: Some Newborns Don't Get Heart Defect, Hearing Loss Tests
Category: Health News
Created: 8/25/2017 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/28/2017 12:00:00 AM

Title: Newborns' Immune Systems Ramp Up After Birth
Category: Health News
Created: 8/24/2018 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/27/2018 12:00:00 AM

Title: Warning Letters Target Illegal Online Sales of Opioid Meds: FDA
Category: Health News
Created: 8/28/2018 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/29/2018 12:00:00 AM

Title: FDA Warns of Serious Genital Infection With Diabetes Meds
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/30/2018 12:00:00 AM

Title: Monkey Trials Raise Hope for Non-Addictive Opioid Alternative
Category: Health News
Created: 8/30/2018 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 8/31/2018 12:00:00 AM