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Health & Medicine

New tools may help diagnose Parkinson’s earlier than ever

From special pens to earwax evaluations, a plethora of emerging diagnostics could one day be a major boon for people with the debilitating disease.

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Health & Medicine

Screening all kids for type 1 diabetes can catch more cases early

By Aimee Cunningham4 hours ago

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Animals

Seabirds weren’t fooled by a scarecrow-like buoy with rotating eyes

By Bethany Brookshire6 hours ago

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Planetary Science

An ancient moonpocalypse may explain Neptune’s odd moon Nereid

By Lisa GrossmanMay 20, 2026

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Health & Medicine

How to scout a safe summer swimming hole

By Nikk OgasaMay 20, 2026

Oceans

The outlook for a climate-regulating ocean current is…not good

By Carolyn GramlingMay 20, 2026

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Hantavirus questions grow in the wake of a cruise ship outbreak

Scientists still don’t know why Andes hantavirus is the only one shown to spread from person to person.

By Tina Hesman SaeyMay 13, 2026
What to know about a rare hantavirus outbreak at sea
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Climate

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Physics

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Health & Medicine

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Earth

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Science & Society

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