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News A single sweaty workout may boost some people's memory Mar 26 2019 6:00 AM Memory improvements after a short bout of exercise mirrored those seen after months of training. READ MORE   News Edibles are tied to more severe health issues than smoking marijuana Mar 25 2019 5:25 PM Most marijuana-linked cases at a Denver hospital involved weed smokers. But people who ate the drug were more likely to have heart or psych issues. READ MORE   News Signs of new nerve cells spotted in adult brains Mar 25 2019 12:00 PM A study finds new evidence that adult brains grow new nerve cells, even the brain of an octogenarian. READ MORE   News in Brief How a proton gets its spin is surprisingly complicated Mar 25 2019 7:00 AM Pinning down the source of protons' spin is surprisingly hard to do. READ MORE   Feature Saber-toothed cats were fierce and family-oriented Mar 24 2019 6:00 AM New details shift the debate on whether Smilodon lived and hunted in packs, and answer questions about other behaviors and abilities. READ MORE   News Women have a new weapon against postpartum depression, but it's costly Mar 22 2019 2:32 PM The newly approved drug brexanolone simulates a natural hormone to alleviate symptoms of postpartum depression. READ MORE   More Recent Headlines Science Visualized U.S. fentanyl deaths are rising fastest among African-Americans Mar 22 2019 1:17 PM New statistics on fentanyl-related overdoses show troubling increases in deaths among African-Americans, Hispanics and men. READ MORE   The -est The oldest known astrolabe was used on one of Vasco da Gama's ships Mar 22 2019 6:00 AM A navigational device for taking altitudes at sea was found in a Portuguese shipwreck in the Arabian Sea and dates back to 1496. READ MORE   News Newfound fossils in China highlight a dizzying diversity of Cambrian life Mar 21 2019 2:36 PM A new treasure trove of Cambrian fossils in China dating to 518 million years ago could rival Canada's Burgess Shale. READ MORE   News Saving monkey testicle tissue before puberty hints at a new way to preserve fertility Mar 21 2019 2:26 PM Frozen testicle tissue samples from prepubescent monkeys transplanted back onto those monkeys once they matured produced sperm. READ MORE   News A new ketamine-based antidepressant raises hope - and questions Mar 21 2019 7:00 AM Little is known about the long-term effects on people of a newly approved antidepressant based on the anesthetic ketamine. READ MORE   News in Brief Ryugu is probably a chip off one of these two other asteroids Mar 20 2019 3:20 PM Japan's Hayabusa2 team has narrowed down the asteroid Ryugu's origins based on its color. READ MORE   News X-ray 'chimneys' connect the Milky Way to mysterious gamma-ray bubbles Mar 20 2019 2:00 PM Two columns of X-rays that are hundreds of light-years long could explain the existence of giant bubbles of energetic light that sandwich the galaxy. READ MORE   News in Brief In a first, a fossilized egg is found preserved inside an ancient bird Mar 20 2019 6:00 AM Scientists have found the first known fossil of a bird that died with an unlaid egg inside its body. The egg has been crushed by pressure over time. READ MORE   News Surprising astronomers, Bennu spits plumes of dust into space Mar 19 2019 2:55 PM Bennu spews dust from its rocky surface, which may be a new kind of asteroid activity. READ MORE   News The learning gap between rich and poor students hasn't changed in decades Mar 19 2019 10:11 AM The educational achievement gap between the poorest and richest U.S. students remains as wide as it was almost 50 years ago. READ MORE

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