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Some common medical terms may be more confusing than doctors think Dec 14 2022 9:00 AM Got 'bugs in your urine' or an 'impressive' X-ray? Doctors' jargon can be confusing, especially terms with different everyday and medical meanings. READ MORE   2022's biggest climate change bill pushes clean energy Dec 14 2022 7:00 AM Experts weigh in on the pros and cons of the United States' first major climate change legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act, signed this year. READ MORE   Scientists thought snakes didn't have clitorises. They were wrong Dec 13 2022 7:01 PM Snakes were long thought to be the only reptile group to lack clitorises. But new findings suggest the sex organs are present after all. READ MORE   Sponsored Content Discover New Secrets of Ancient Egypt: An Evening with Dr. Zahi Hawass The time to discover the secrets of ancient Egypt has finally come! Join the real-life Indiana Jones for an epic journey of exploration and discovery. Dr. Zahi Hawass, the world's most celebrated archaeologist brings the mysteries of the pharaohs to the United States on his first-ever grand lecture tour in May and June of 2023. Web: www.zahilectures.com

The Hunga Tonga volcano eruption touched space and spawned a lightning blitz Dec 13 2022 12:38 PM The eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai volcano in the Pacific Ocean earlier this year was one for the record books — in several surprising ways. READ MORE

NASA's Perseverance rover captured the sound of a dust devil on Mars Dec 13 2022 11:03 AM A whirlwind swept over Perseverance while its microphone was on, capturing the sound of dust grains hitting the mic or the NASA rover's chassis. READ MORE

How 4 major coronavirus tools impacted the pandemic in 2022 Dec 13 2022 8:00 AM During the third year of the pandemic, young kids got vaccines, a new booster shot came along, the use of at-home tests soared and Paxlovid became widely available. READ MORE

Can't Get Enough Space? Sign up for our latest space and astronomy headlines in your inbox every other Friday. SIGN UP NOW More Recent Headlines In a breakthrough experiment, nuclear fusion finally makes more energy than it uses Dec 12 2022 4:52 PM The sun creates energy through nuclear fusion. Now scientists have too, in a controlled lab experiment, raising hopes for developing clean energy. READ MORE   Katydids had the earliest known insect ears 160 million years ago Dec 12 2022 3:00 PM Fossils from the Jurassic Period show katydid ears looked identical to those of modern katydids and could pick up short-range calls. READ MORE   Artemis 1's Orion capsule returned safely to Earth. What's next? Dec 12 2022 12:13 PM The first test flight in NASA's return to the moon Artemis program ended well with the uncrewed capsule splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. READ MORE   Viruses other than the coronavirus made headlines in 2022 Dec 12 2022 9:00 AM Here's the latest on monkeypox, Ebola, bird flu and other outbreaks that hit this year. READ MORE   How much water should you drink a day? It depends on several factors. Dec 12 2022 7:00 AM A study of more than 5,000 people in 23 countries finds that individual water need varies widely depending on physical and environmental factors. READ MORE   Why pandemic fatigue and COVID-19 burnout took over in 2022 Dec 09 2022 9:00 AM As public health guidelines loosened this year, people were left to weigh COVID-19 risks on their own. It was confusing, frustrating and exhausting. READ MORE   50 years ago, physicists found the speed of light Dec 09 2022 7:00 AM In the 1970s, scientists set a new maximum speed limit for light. Fifty years later, they continue putting light through its paces. READ MORE   Brief bursts of activity offer health benefits for people who don't exercise Dec 08 2022 4:31 PM Non-exercisers who had brief bouts of vigorous day-to-day activity saw a reduced risk of death comparable to that of people who exercise regularly. READ MORE   How to make tiny metal snowflakes Dec 08 2022 2:00 PM In a pool of molten gallium, researchers grew symmetrical, hexagonal zinc nanostructures that resemble natural snowflakes. READ MORE   The metric system is growing. Here's what you need to know Dec 08 2022 7:00 AM Science News spoke with a metrologist about the metric system's latest update, which will help scientists interpret exceedingly big and small numbers. READ MORE

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