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Technology

The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

By Popular Science Team

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Environment

Chlorine and cocoa butter may help disease-ridden corals

By Laura Baisas

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Health

Yes, you can still get scurvy

By Laura Baisas

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Science

Gila monster spit inspired a new way to detect rare pancreatic tumors

By Andrew Paul

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Science

How to ensure your doctor measures your blood pressure correctly

By Andrew Paul

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Health

The research supports you taking a sick day

By Andrew Paul

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Health

The sky is full of germs

By Lauren Leffer

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Health

After EEE death in New Hampshire, here’s what to know about the mosquito-borne virus

By Laura Baisas

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Science

How heavy rain can make you sick

By Lauren Leffer

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Environment

Mosquitoes can sense our body heat

By Laura Baisas

Heart in a box transport system
Health

A new organ transport box doubles the window for heart transplants

By Andrew Paul

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Health

Why are people near the Salton Sea getting lung disease?

By Fletcher Reveley / Undark

Culicidae.
Health

West Nile Virus cases are on the rise again: How to protect yourself

By Lauren Leffer

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AI

AI tongue scanner can diagnose illnesses with 96 percent accuracy

By Andrew Paul

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a compound that is effective against common bacteria that can lead to rare, dangerous illnesses. This image shows untreated Streptococcus pyogenes bacterial culture full of healthy microbes, labeled green (left). After treatment by GmPcide, the dish is full of dead bacteria (red; right).
Science

A breakthrough in fighting bacteria that causes ‘flesh-eating’ illness

By Laura Baisas

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Cancer

FDA approves new blood test to detect colon cancer

By Laura Baisas

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Deep Space

How will astronauts handle expired drugs on Mars?

By Andrew Paul

This rotifer has just survived a life-threatening infection. When a fungal disease attacked, she switched on hundreds of genes that her ancestors copied from microbes, including antibiotic recipes stolen from bacteria.
Environment

No sex? No problem. These tiny, asexual animals steal genes to make their own medicineĀ 

By Lauren Leffer

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Environment

As ā€˜zombieā€™ deer disease spreads, scientists look for answers

By Jim Robbins / Yale Environment 360

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Science

Can we prevent a bird flu pandemic in humans?

By Lauren Leffer