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  1. Health & Medicine

    Scientists Say: Zoonosis

    Sometimes diseases in people come from animals. These diseases have a special name.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  2. Climate

    The heat that keeps on giving

    Burning fossil fuels generates heat and carbon dioxide. That pulse of heat is quickly exceeded by the warmth that carbon dioxide traps in Earth’s atmosphere.

    By Beth Geiger
  3. Animals

    DNA in ivory pinpoints elephant poaching hot spots

    Thousands of elephants have been killed for their ivory tusks. A new study used DNA in ivory to trace where most of the killings happen.

    By Meghan Rosen
  4. Tech

    This battery stretches without losing oomph

    Engineers have made a durable lithium-ion battery that can stretch to 150 percent of its original length. One day it could power wearable electronics.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Earth

    Many of Earth’s groundwater basins are drying out

    A majority of Earth’s largest underground reservoirs of water are being depleted. These aquifers lose more water each year than they gain.

    By Thomas Sumner
  6. Health & Medicine

    Scientists Say: Carcinogen

    We have all heard that some things — such as ultraviolent rays from the sun or dangerous chemicals — can cause cancer. These agents have a special name.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  7. Planets

    Teen finds exoplanet

    Tom Wagg discovered exoplanet WASP-142b while doing an internship. Just 15 at the time, he is possibly the youngest person ever to find an exoplanet.

    By Andrew Bridges
  8. Health & Medicine

    New ways to fight the flu

    Influenza sickens millions each year. A worldwide epidemic could kill many of them. Fortunately, new ways to fight the flu offer hope — before it’s too late.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  9. Climate

    Pacific hurricanes to strengthen as Earth warms

    Global warming is heating up the oceans. That is causing waters to warm. As a result, Pacific storms — called typhoons — will become more destructive.

    By Thomas Sumner
  10. Animals

    More dinosaur bones yield traces of blood, soft tissue

    More dinosaur bones are found to contain residues of blood and soft tissue. The discovery could help point to when dinosaurs turned into warm-blooded creatures.

    By Ashley Yeager
  11. Animals

    A whale of a journey

    The 5,200-kilometer (3,200 mile) journey of Isabela provides a window into the migration patterns of blue whales.

    By Sarah Zielinski
  12. Chemistry

    News Brief: Common campfire style is still the best

    Humans tend to build fires in the same way, in a pyramid as tall as it is wide. New calculations show this shape burns hottest.

    By Beth Mole