A scientist has identified a possible astronomical explanation for the Star of Bethlehem, as described in the Bible
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Light from satellites will photobomb many space telescope images, study says : NPR
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe Hubble Space Telescope drifts through space in a picture taken from the Space Shuttle Discovery in 1997. A study finds reflections cast by satellites could ruin images …
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A promising sickle cell pill and a new way to treat myelofibrosis
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogCNRI/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a …
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Lost Indigenous settlements described by Jamestown colonist John Smith finally found
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMore than 400 years ago, the English colonist and explorer John Smith wrote in his journal that there were Indigenous villages along a major river in what is …
December 7, 2025 3 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Death by Fermented Food Some fermenting foods can carry the risk of a bacterium that produces an …
Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and money meet. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech …
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‘Heavenly rains’: Ethereal structure in the sky rivals famous ‘Pillars of Creation’ — Space photo of the week
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogQuick facts What it is: Emission nebula NGC 6820 and open star cluster NGC 6823 Where it is: 6,000 light-years away in the constellation Vulpecula When it was …
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Is a River Alive? A Conversation with Robert Macfarlane on Nature’s Sovereignty
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogIn 2008 Ecuador ratified a new national constitution with a radical addition. In the first national declaration of its kind, articles 71 to 74 of the document granted …
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STAT+: ‘Remarkable’ drug results against an aggressive leukemia
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThis is the online version of ASH in 30 Seconds, STAT’s report from the American Society of Hematology meeting. Sign up for the email version here. We hear …
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Unusual, 1,400-year-old cube-shaped human skull unearthed in Mexico
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogArchaeologists digging at a Mesoamerican site in Mexico have discovered an unusual, cube-shaped human skull. It is the first evidence that people in this area practiced a unique …
In some parts of the world, record numbers of people are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). In the United States, for example, government researchers last …
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) meetings used to be a geek’s dream: hours of long, maybe dreary presentation of extensive data followed by lengthy discussions that …
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3I/ATLAS photos: NASA, ESA reveal new images of interstellar comet ahead of close encounter with Earth
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogThe celebrity comet 3I/ATLAS is showing itself out of our solar system for good — but not before the cosmic paparazzi at Earth’s space agencies snap some of …
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How Close Are Today’s AI Models to AGI—And to Self-Improving into Superintelligence?
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogDecember 6, 2025 5 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Are We Seeing the First Steps Toward AI Superintelligence? Today’s leading AI models can already write and …
Mario Aguilar covers technology in health care, including artificial intelligence, virtual reality, wearable devices, telehealth, and digital therapeutics. His stories explore how tech is changing the practice of …
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Science history: Female chemist initially barred from research helps helps develop drug for remarkable-but-short-lived recovery in children with leukemia — Dec. 6, 1954
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogMilestone: Chemotherapy agent sends leukemia into remission Date: Dec. 6, 1954 Where: Sloan Kettering Institute and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York Who: Gertrude Elion and colleagues …
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Why Leftover Pizza Is Actually Healthier: The Science of “Resistant Starch” Explained
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogDecember 4, 2025 Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Why Leftover Pizza Might Actually Be Healthier Researchers have discovered that cooling starchy foods—from pizza to rice—creates “resistant starch,” a …
WASHINGTON — Federal vaccine advisers, through a freewheeling, and at times combative two-day meeting, recommended a major change to childhood vaccinations that runs counter to the medical consensus …
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CDC panel, stuffed with vaccine skeptics, votes to end recommendation for universal newborn hepatitis B vaccination
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogAn influential vaccine advisory committee to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has voted to eliminate the recommendation for universal vaccination of newborns against the hepatitis …
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european plague, renewed analysis shifting the real reasons from rodent to volcanic eruption
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogclimate shocks, trade routes, and the black death: a scientific synthesis abstract recent interdisciplinary research suggests that a large volcanic eruption around 1345 initiated a cascade of climatic, …
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Plastic Pollution Will More than Double by 2040, Yielding a Garbage Truck’s Worth of Waste Each Second
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogDecember 5, 2025 1 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm A Garbage Truck of Plastic Will Be Dumped Every Second by 2040 Unless We Act Now, Report …
A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Listen …
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To improve immigrant, refugee maternal health, start by building trust
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogWhy now? I had three children without ever seeing a doctor. Why go looking for problems? That’s what Fatima, a 38-year-old Somali mother, said when I encouraged her …
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Male human heads found in a ‘skull pit’ in an ancient Chinese city hint at sex-specific sacrifice rituals
by AiNewsBlogby AiNewsBlogJust outside the gate of a 4,000-year-old city in China, archaeologists found a pit full of 80 skulls from human sacrifice victims. Now, a new study has revealed …
December 4, 2025 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm CDC Vaccine Panel in Disarray over Hepatitis B Vote Members of the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization …
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