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A whale beauty routine: Researchers document orcas using kelp for social grooming

Using drones, researchers observed southern resident killer whales using bull kelp in a behavior called 'allokelping'.

Scientists convert plastic waste into paracetamol using engineered E. coli

Professor Stephen Wallace: 'It is the first time a bacterium has converted a plastic bottle into paracetamol.'

Meet Port and Starboard: The orca duo terrorizing great white sharks

The absence of great white sharks is unprecedented and is altering the ecosystem, raising concerns about long-term ecological impacts.

China develops mosquito-sized drone for covert military operations

The super-small drone resembles a mosquito in both size and appearance, measuring approximately 1.3 centimeters in length and weighing less than 0.3 grams.

The largest astronomical camera ever built: First images from powerful new telescope

Rubin Observatory will map the southern sky every three nights over the next decade.

Why paracetamol – one of the world’s most common painkillers – works

A new Israeli study reveals that paracetamol doesn’t function only in the brain; it also blocks pain at its source by acting on nerve endings in the body.

Scientists link Greenland 'cold blob' to faltering Atlantic conveyor belt

Only a weakened AMOC scenario fits a century of temperature and salinity records, according to University of California, Riverside scientists.

New Israeli-developed bioengineered skin could heal burn wounds twice as fast

Prof. Lihi Adler-Abramovich told The Jerusalem Post that it could take five to 10 years to be able use their technique on burn patients.

'Gwada negative': New blood group discovered, found in only a single woman

Thierry Peyrard stated, 'Today only she is compatible with herself in the whole world,' highlighting the uniqueness of the 'Gwada negative' blood group.

FDA approves Yeztugo: Gilead's new twice-yearly HIV prevention injection

Yeztugo has shown over 99% effectiveness in trials, surpassing daily PrEP pill Truvada.

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