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Three Americans win 2017 Nobel Prize in medicine for research on circadian clocks

By Nsikan Akpan

Jeffrey C. Hall, Michael Rosbash and Michael W. Young won the 2017 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine on Monday for their research into what controls circadian rhythms.

Deadly West Nile virus cases are spiking in LA. The first line of defense: chickens

By Usha Lee McFarling, STAT

More than six dozen sentinel chickens, living in coops dotted around Los Angeles, make up one of the first lines of defense in this sprawling county’s fight against West Nile virus.

What a North Korea hydrogen bomb would do to the Pacific Ocean and space stations

By Nsikan Akpan

Here’s a closer look at what a hydrogen bomb could mean for sea creatures, fisheries, astronauts and even Google Earth.

Tropical forests now emit more carbon than they soak up

By Teresa Carey

Due to human destruction, tropical forests, long considered to be "carbon sinks," now produce more carbon emissions each year than all U.S. cars and trucks combined, according to a study published Thursday in Science.

How to fight extremist psychology with social media

By Travis Daub

The internet and interconnectedness of the world has aided the spread of extremist ideologies like white supremacy. But researchers are seeking ways to turn social media into a megaphone for facts and alternative narratives as a way to turn people…

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How these 3 experiments went from goose egg to science gold

By Rashmi Shivni

Science projects that were once admonished for being too quirky, too convoluted or a waste of money get a second chance to prove their worth at Wednesday's Golden Goose Awards.

OSIRIS-REx probe snaps Earth photo on way to space mining adventure

By Nsikan Akpan

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx probe offers a new vantage of Earth on its way to the asteroid Bennu.

Consciousness partially restored in man who spent 15 years in vegetative state

By Fedor Kossakovski

Doctors generally accept that the damage from a traumatic brain injury is irreparable after a person spends 12 months in a vegetative state. New research has just turned this idea on its head.

Scientists closing in on the dawn of plate tectonics

By Shannon Hall, Scientific American

The massive slabs of Earth’s crust might have started their journey more than 3.5 billion years ago.

The odd swimming style of plesiosaurs decoded by a robot

By Teresa Carey

A new “robosaur” reveals the secret behind the plesiosaur odd but powerful swimming style, which could inspire alternatives to boat and submarine propellers.