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6:05 PM on Thursday, October 23

The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium has welcomed its second baby elephant this calendar year, a historic milestone it is calling a victory for conservation

2:03 PM on Thursday, October 23

Researchers have unearthed a spooky pair of dinosaur mummies that seem to have been preserved in an unexpected way

2:00 PM on Thursday, October 23

New research suggests that dinosaur populations were thriving in North America before the asteroid impact 66 million years ago that caused mass extinction

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11:08 AM on Wednesday, October 22

The most widely used COVID-19 vaccines may offer a surprise benefit for some cancer patients by boosting their immune systems to help fight tumors

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Artificial intelligence has caused concern for its tremendous consumption of water and power

2:36 AM on Wednesday, October 22

Taiwan reported its first cases of African swine fever, and authorities culled at least 195 pigs and ordered a ban on the movement and slaughter of pigs across the island

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10:10 AM on Tuesday, October 21

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety, and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year, part of an organized, politically savvy campaign to enshrine a conspiracy theory-driven agenda into law

10:09 AM on Tuesday, October 21

Powerful anti-vaccine advocates and people selling potentially harmful goods such as raw milk are profiting from the push to write anti-science policies into law across the U.S. They portray the Make America Healthy Again movement as grassroots, but it’s fueled by a web of well-funded national groups led by people who’ve profited – financially and otherwise – from sowing distrust of medicine and science

10:07 AM on Tuesday, October 21

More than 420 anti-science bills attacking longstanding public health protections – vaccines, milk safety and fluoride – have been introduced in statehouses across the U.S. this year