New research at the American Chemical Society meeting showcased a potentially edible cookie made out of — plastic!
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BSIP/Universal Images Group/Getty ImagesA recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction. -
Eric PhilipsDawn was crowned fattest marmot by popular vote.
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The tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system. -
The federal government recruits top experts to volunteer to advise on pressing research issues of the day. Since President Trump took office, hundreds of these experts have been dismissed. -
Scientists collaborated with narwhals for a new study to understand human-caused climate change in the Arctic and rising sea levels around the world.
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Researchers have mapped around 100 varied genes associated with profound autism to a smaller set of biological pathways.
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A gigantic landslide and a glacial collapse this week trigged unprecedented flash flooding in Nepal and Tibet.
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Splash the Asian river otter can find human remains under water. -
Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum. -
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches Aug. 30 on a mission to explore some of the most pressing mysteries of the cosmos. -
As the climate continues to warm, scientists warn that the frequency of disasters like the floods in Nepal will increase. -
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, set to launch this weekend, may shed new light on the nature of dark energy -- that mysterious force causing the universe to expand.
