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Science history: 'Patient zero' catches SARS, the older cousin of COVID — Nov. 16, 2002
In January 2003, epidemiologists in China identified two cases of "atypical pneumonia" in patients w ...View More
Quantum computing will make cryptography obsolete. But computer scientists are working to make them unhackable.
Quantum computers are coming. And when they arrive, they are going to upend the way we protect sensi ...View More
New Jersey man dies from meat allergy triggered by tick bite
A New Jersey man has died in the first documented fatal case of alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy t ...View More
Astrophotographer snaps 'absolutely preposterous' photo of skydiver 'falling' past the sun's surface
An astrophotographer has captured a spectacular shot of a falling skydiver perfectly aligned with th ...View More
Giant North American 'hell pigs' could crunch bones like lions 30 million years ago, tooth analysis reveals
Giant North American "hell pigs" may have munched on bones around 30 million years ago, while their ...View More
Eruptions of ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of ancient continental breakups
The eruptions of some mid-ocean volcanoes may be the echoes of supercontinent breakups that persiste ...View More
Chinese astronauts are back on Earth after suspected 'space junk' strike left them stranded in space
Three Chinese astronauts have returned to Earth after a suspected piece of space junk left them stra ...View More
Archaeologists discover 1,500-year-old reindeer trap and other artifacts 'melting out of the ice' in Norway's mountains
High up in the icy mountains of Norway, archaeologists have discovered a unique 1,500-year-old reind ...View More
Science history: Chemists discover buckyballs — the most perfect molecules in existence — Nov. 14, 1985
Over a feverish 10-day period in 1985, scientists conceived of a new molecule of perfect symmetry — ...View More
New image of 'other comet ATLAS' reveals it's breaking apart ahead of close approach to Earth
The "other" Comet ATLAS has fragmented, transforming into a cloud of debris that's streaming into sp ...View More
