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The 2016 release has become the most watched movie on Disney+. Parents and experts explain why kids can't get enough.
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 1:30 pm
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Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer deaths in the United States and older adults are at higher risk. But only about a quarter of patients eligible for screening are up-to-date.
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 9:00 am
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A space neophyte not long ago, China is now the United States's main competitor for supremacy throughout the solar system.
Posted on 11 July 2026 | 12:35 am
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A start-up company has permission to try its plan to bounce solar rays onto the dark side of Earth, turning night to day for a three-mile-wide patch.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 10:25 pm
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The rule change ends a safeguard that had been in place for 50 years and could hasten the demise of imperiled animals.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 9:24 pm
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A new study finds that sometimes cats groom each other specifically to be annoying.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 4:42 pm
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An accident at the lab that produces America's nuclear bomb cores could lead to more fatalities than previously estimated by the federal government, according to new research.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 3:12 pm
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Jessica Cantlon had a grant with the U.S. Navy to explore whether people could improve spatial problem-solving skills through training. Then the program was cut.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 2:28 pm
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In the past weeks, two sites in the United States have halted operations.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 12:11 pm
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A rare camera-trap study logged the effects of armed conflict on wild animals in real time.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 2:47 am
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The birds are particularly vulnerable to high temperatures, and France's torrid June took a heavy toll.
Posted on 10 July 2026 | 1:44 am
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The lawsuit claims that the companies, including 3M and DuPont, contaminated the environment and engaged in fraud by withholding information from the public about the harms of the chemicals, known as PFAS.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 10:22 pm
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Omar Yaghi of the University of California, Berkeley, will head an initiative to apply artificial intelligence to the discovery of new materials.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 9:17 pm
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A star 1,300 light-years away appears to have just consumed one world and is gearing up for seconds.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 8:58 pm
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Considered the founder of molecular epidemiology, he worked with Frederick P. Li to identify a hereditary disorder that increased the risk of developing cancer at a young age.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 8:54 pm
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As a young woman in the 1960s, she wasn't allowed to become a NASA astronaut. She finally realized her long-held dream of flying in space as an octogenarian.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 7:11 pm
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Recent technological advances have brought the president's goals a bit closer to reality.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 6:56 pm
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The snails and other mollusks around hydrothermal vents have evolved to thrive in extreme conditions, but mineral extraction could drive more than half to extinction.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 6:47 pm
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Scientists propose that recently uncovered fossils may be the earliest evidence of behavioral "handedness" in animals.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 4:28 pm
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A Chinese spacecraft has captured the first image of the asteroid Kamo'oalewa.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 3:10 pm
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Free apps from Google, Samsung and Apple can help you track your diet, exercise and well-being — and provide vital information during emergencies.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 9:02 am
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Limerence is more than a crush, psychologists say, and it can persist for months or years.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 9:00 am
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An unusually early heat wave smashed records across France, Britain and Spain. Temperatures in some areas are starting to soar again.
Posted on 9 July 2026 | 2:00 am
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The native plant movement gets a lot right, but there's so much more to consider.
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 8:39 pm
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The discovery bemused residents of a small town in northeastern Australia. The objects appear to be junk from a space launch, the country's space agency said.
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 7:07 pm
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The spread of the ocean floor, as tectonic plates spread apart, is known but hard to observe. Scientists have now documented the process in action.
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 6:28 pm
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The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists still know very little about it. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain.
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 5:07 pm
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Hotter temperatures and harsher droughts could cause Indigenous societies to lose many of the species they have used for medicine, rituals and more, scientists found.
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 3:04 pm
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Federal officials said they would withhold some money unless states pursue paper ballot systems, verify citizenship and conduct costly audits.
Posted on 8 July 2026 | 2:56 pm
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The president promised a record display of some 850,000 pyrotechnics for the country's 250th birthday. The Park Service warned it could get dirty.
Posted on 7 July 2026 | 5:41 pm