A picture of a dusky (Antechinus swainsonii) and a agile (A. agilis) antechinus.

Meet the cute little marsupials that prioritize sex over sleep

These passionate little creatures usually sleep for 15 to 17 hours a day, but during mating season, some can slash their sleep time by more than half.

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2:29The Ingenuity helicopter photographs its shadow while in flight on Mars
NASA / AP

'Little helicopter that could' takes last flight on Mars

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Sitting at work leads to higher risk of early death, study finds

0:33Child looking at social media apps on a tablet.
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Florida House passes bill to ban kids under 16 from using social media

2:32The anti-viral drug Paxlovid
Stephanie Nano / AP

Why aren't those who have COVID taking Paxlovid?

A visualization of the camera's processing pipeline.
Vasas V, Lowell MC, Villa J, Jamison QD, Siegle AG, Katta PKR, et al via PLOS Biology.

A new video camera shows us how animals truly see colors

A person holds pills in their hand.
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FDA issues warning for 'gas station heroin' as adverse reports rise

4:51Danielle Mortell.
Scripps News

Long COVID patients enduring symptoms, looking for answers

6:16Disposable electronic flavored cigarette devices
Scripps News

More than 480,000 Americans die each year from tobacco use

Satellite images of penguin colony locations identified by poop stains.
Antarctic Science

Penguin poop seen from space may have led to discovery of new colonies

Multivitamins on a grocery shelf
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Study indicates daily multivitamin cuts down on memory loss

Growing bacteria to create CAR-T therapy
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FDA says cancer treatment CAR-T therapy may cause cancer itself

The northern lights illuminate the night sky
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The northern lights in 2024 are set to be the best in 20 years

Aftermath of a wildfire in Gates, Oregon.
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Oregon jury awards $85 million to 9 victims of deadly 2020 wildfires

2:28Hydrogel version of an injectable drug.
Scripps News

Hydrogel could be the future of popular diabetes and weight-loss drugs

8:10A chart showing the stages of menstruation
Scripps News

New study shows menstrual cycles may affect suicide risk

Smartphone with TikTok logo on the screen
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Why parents are concerned about AI-generated influencers on TikTok

Young male friends smiling while smoking a marijuana joint
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Marijuana use could make you a nicer person, research finds

A sign for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is displayed its offices.
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP

Lawmakers urge FDA to take action on 'gas station heroin'

Emerged 17 year Brood X periodical cicadas.
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Rare event will cause billions of cicadas to emerge in these states

1:47A chest x-ray.
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Overall COVID and flu cases slowing, JN.1 variant spreading quickly

A sign for COVID and flu vaccines in a store in Illinois
Nam Y. Huh / AP

How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 season

7:53A photo illustration of a mother and child
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What is 'mom guilt,' and how should you deal with it?

1:33The astronauts of Axiom Mission 3
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Failures and successes highlight the week in space exploration

4:02LoDomus Prime.
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Robots could be the answer to stopping car break-ins

File photo of a long-tailed macaque in a cage.
Sakchai Lalit / AP

Plan for $400M monkey-breeding facility in Georgia draws protest

Person points to a seismology.
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75% of US at risk for damaging earthquake, new data shows

Cigarette butts fill a smoking receptacle outside a federal building in Washington.
J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Global tobacco use falls, World Health Organization says

Notification on a phone screen promptings users to log off at night
Meta

Instagram will now 'nudge' teens to log off late at night

Staff of Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency watch a live streaming of the pinpoint moon landing.
AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko

Japan becomes 5th country to reach the moon

0:31The Apple Vision Pro headset.
Jeff Chiu / AP

Preorders are open for Apple Vision Pro. Here's how it works