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A rare 'parade' of all 7 planets will move across the n...

This phenomenon known as a "planet parade," will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, J...

Did an Alzheimer's drug give Sue and Ken Bell more time...

Sue Bell became one of the first Alzheimer's patients in the U.S. to receive the...

Did an Alzheimer's drug give Sue and Ken Bell more time...

Sue Bell became one of the first Alzheimer's patients in the U.S. to receive the...

Lunar Trailblazer sets out to find water on the moon

The Lunar Trailblazer orbiter is scheduled to launch Feb 26 at 7:15 PM Eastern T...

How Jocelyn Bell once made a discovery that changed the...

In 1967 Jocelyn Bell Burnell made a discovery that revolutionized the field of a...

The odds of a 'city-killer' asteroid hitting Earth have...

After weeks at the top of the Sentry list at the Center for Near-Earth Object St...

50 years after a seminal conference, big questions abou...

In 1975, researchers met to discuss the emerging field of biotechnology. The iss...

This scientist is on a quest ... to salvage whale brains

A year and a half ago, neuroscientist Kamilla Souza got the call she'd been wait...

Scientists to meet 50 years after conference that set l...

Fifty years ago today, scientists met to set safety limits on the new field of g...

What happens to your body when you're under anesthesia?

Picture a relaxing scene. Maybe a beach in Tahiti, your toes in the sand, a cold...

Pod Corner: The Other Moonshot

An excerpt from "The Other Moonshot," a podcast from LAist Studios and Reasonabl...

Bad wellness advice is all over social media. These cre...

A growing group of content creators are trying to counteract misleading and fals...

Lab mice may give first aid to unconscious mates

New research suggests mice may exhibit revival-like behaviors to help unconsciou...

Room for dessert? Here's why your brain says yes to sugar

Ever eat a full meal ... and find you still have room for dessert? If so, you're...

Why are 'fireworks' coming from a black hole? This is w...

A team of astrophysicists have found flares of light in Sagittarius A*, a superm...

Pro-science influencers take on wellness influencers

As wellness influencers sharing dubious claims have taken off on TikTok and Inst...

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