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When SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, first appeared in 2019, doctors and scientists began to notice a curious association: Patients with blood type A appeared to have an increased risk of infection. This was not wholly surprising -- blood type is linked to a host of disease states, and two decades earlier, during the…

Dr. Fengyi Hu helped develop perennial rice, which has living roots that could help preserve valuable soil. Erik Sacks hide caption toggle caption Erik Sacks Dr. Fengyi Hu helped develop perennial rice, which has living roots that could help preserve valuable soil. Erik Sacks Thousands of farmers in China have started to grow a remarkable…

For the vast majority of the US, April 15 was Tax Day -- the final day taxes are due to the IRS. There are some exceptions, like if you file a tax extension or live in one of these nine states (and were affected by certain natural disasters). Although the IRS has been coordinating tax refunds for months, the…

You may have heard of the more common issues that are disrupting our sleep: blue light from screens, not having a relaxing nighttime routine or too much caffeine. However, lacking certain vitamins may play a role in keeping you awake at night. Vitamins can and do affect our sleep. Learn about how vitamin deficiency can…

Online disinformation operations bent on disrupting US elections aren't a new thing. Hillary Clinton had to deal with Russia's internet-based attempts to attack and discredit her when she ran for president back in 2016.But a lot has changed in the years since. Foreign adversaries, including Russia, are still targeting American candidates, as well as the…

Apple's upcoming iOS 17 software update for iPhones could come with a feature that lets you view more items on your locked phone screen, Bloomberg reported Wednesday. The smart display would reportedly show things such as calendar appointments, weather and notifications.The display would appear horizontally and resemble a smart home display like those sold by…

Hoover Dam with record low water level Getty In the past 1,200 years, the United States has experienced four megadroughts lasting decades to centuries. Now, it increasingly appears that we have already begun another megadrought. A recent study argues that the drought conditions experienced in the western US since 2000 are the start of a…

It's expected that Apple will reveal a new product this June: a mixed reality headset that incorporates VR and AR. Reports suggest it could cost around $3,000 -- and Apple will need to show the world why wearing this tech on your head is worth that cost.The headset is said to have been in the…

It was a football game on TV that sparked Nancy Skinner's interest in bidirectional charging, an emerging technology that allows an EV's battery to not just soak up energy but to discharge it, too — to a home, to other cars or even back to the utility grid. "There was a commercial for the Ford…

A march in the Castro area of San Francisco in 1983 was one example of activism that emerged at that time to push for a more coordinated federal response, more funding and better medicine in light of the AIDS epidemic. Bettmann/Bettmann Archive hide caption toggle caption Bettmann/Bettmann Archive A march in the Castro area of…