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A 'tropical disease' carried by sand flies is confirmed in a new country: the U.S.
Leishmaniasis, a disease spread by a parasite carried by sand flies, is generally considered a tropical disease. Now, thanks to…
10 Spooky Facts about Horror Authors
The pages of horror novels are filled with eerie and gory descriptions of ghosts and monsters. But while this spookiness is…
Egyptian healthtech Almouneer raises $3.6M to scale its platform for treating diabetes and obesity
Obesity and prediabetes are major health concerns in Africa and the Middle East, affecting over 40% of the population. In…
Silicon Valley’s murky push to predict your health with your DNA
To hear Kian Sadeghi tell it, his genetic testing company just might upend healthcare. The 23-year-old college dropout began…
Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren’t the most ex
The cost of sample returnA handful of asteroid works out to $132 million per ounce, or $4.7 million per gram. That’s about…
10 People Who Died During or after Eating Contests
The first pie-eating contest took place in January 1878 in Toronto, Canada. Albert Piddington took home the prize, which…
Big Oil bets big on extended life for fossil fuels
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ULA aims to launch Astrobotic lunar lander on Christmas Eve
Pittsburgh-based Astrobotic’s first lunar lander is set to take off on United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket…