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An experimental… (see #47) — Doctors just reversed a severe peanut allergy in adults for the first time — a careful, dose-by-dose therapy that retrained the immune system to stand down

Wild chimpanzees were just caught sharing fermented fruit with each other — the closest thing to a happy hour ever documented in the animal kingdom

Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau is rumbling again — the restless offspring of the volcano behind one of history’s deadliest eruptions is stirring once more

Reddit… (see #53) — Researchers just restored a sense of touch to a paralyzed man through a brain implant — letting him feel objects he could only see before

Kilauea could erupt again at any hour — the USGS says lava fountains will burst from the summit crater between today and Tuesday as the volcano swells

A new hormone therapy just aced a major trial for a rare disorder that leaves the body unable to manage calcium — offering patients a first real fix

Dragonflies can see a color you can’t — scientists just found the insects detect deep red light that slips right past the limits of human vision

Octopuses and fish were just filmed hunting as a team on the reef — and the octopus punches any partner that slacks off, keeping the whole group in line

The world’s newest mega-telescope just opened its eye and captured millions of galaxies in a single shot — beginning a decade-long movie of the night sky

Even ‘normal’ vitamin B12 levels may be too low to protect the aging brain — a new study ties the quiet shortfall to faster mental decline in older adults

Astronomers just found a Saturn-size planet with Earth-like temperatures 330 light-years away — a rare ‘temperate’ giant wrapped in a thick atmosphere of methane

A NASA probe just flew through the Sun’s atmosphere closer than ever — skimming plasma hot enough to melt steel and beaming the data back home

Divers… (wait — see #36; this is the Roman shipwreck variant) — Scientists just supercharged photosynthesis in a food crop and lifted its yield nearly 20% — a genetic tweak that could help feed a hotter, hungrier world

Scientists just engineered bacteria that eat plastic waste and turn it into a common painkiller — brewing medicine out of the trash choking the planet

An experimental weight-loss pill just matched the blockbuster injections in a trial — letting patients skip the needle and take a daily tablet instead

A tiny songbird just crushed the nonstop flight record — tracking tags show it flew more than 4,200 miles over the open ocean without once touching down

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