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April 25, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.

DNA changes in umbilical cord blood may help predict which children are at higher risk for future health issues like diabetes, liver disease, and stroke. Researchers analyzed chemical tags on DNA, known as methylation pa...

A new study finds that in some lemur species, evolving gender equality is linked to changes in the brain's oxytocin system. Researchers compared seven closely related species, finding that more egalitarian species had hi...

The World Health Organization estimates 600 million people a year already suffer from foodborne illnesses.

Archaeologists have found the remains of an elite woman who was buried with a variety of remarkable grave goods.

A new study reveals that stress during pregnancy can molecularly reprogram newborns' stress response systems, with significant differences between boys and girls. Researchers found that maternal stress altered entire fam...

Artificial Intelligence Google's AI Overviews Now Reach More Than 1.5 Billion People Every MonthJay Peters | The Verge “Google started to widely roll out AI Overviews last May. Despite some... The post This Week's Awes...

A new study found that artificial intelligence can better identify instances of physical child abuse in emergency rooms compared to traditional diagnostic coding methods. Researchers developed a machine-learning model th...

Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs that form on or inside the ovaries for a variety of reasons. Often, they disappear on their own, but sometimes, they can grow very large, burst or cause an ovary to twist.

A new study explores how brain networks differ between patients in early and chronic stages of psychosis, shedding light on symptom evolution. Researchers mapped connectivity patterns and found that disruptions in the fr...

A new study reveals that taking antibiotics within the first two years of life is associated with higher childhood body mass index (BMI) and increased obesity risk. Researchers found that early antibiotic exposure raised...

Wandering salamanders control their veritable grip by pumping blood into and draining it from translucent toes, as they glide and land on towering redwoods.

Astronomers discovered a planet that orbits its star so closely that its surface is being scorched into magma and vaporizing into space.

The word "ninja" may bring to mind a person dressed mostly in black, but what they wore was actually quite different.

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