Childhood trauma may leave a lasting “scar” inside brain cells

Early-life stress may physically alter how DNA is packaged in the brain, leaving stress-related genes primed to activate more easily years later.

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Inside the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory

Here's a rundown of all the major parts of NASA's Roman Space Telescope launching Aug. 30.

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Trump's childhood vaccine order will threaten children's safety, even if it doesn't directly change policy

As president of the American Association of Immunologists, Avery August believes President Trump's executive order on childhood vaccines could cause real harm, even if it may not impact policy in the long run.

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Flash floods on Nepal-Tibet border leave scores dead and hundreds missing

More than 380 tourists among those unaccounted for after homes, roads, bridges and power plants swept away At least 95 people have died and hundreds are missing after flash floods ⁠hit the Himalayan border areas of ⁠Nepal and ​Tibet in China, with of…

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Locked inside: Grief and anger as Pakistan hospital fire kills 14 newborns

A nursery for critical infants — supposedly the safest place in Islamabad's PIMS hospital — turned into a deathtrap.

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Robot brain builders are pushing out of their GPT-2 era

Robot bodies are waiting for their AI brains to catch up.

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China advises its citizens to leave Taiwan ally Eswatini over 'security risks'

Eswatini is one of 12 countries, and the only one in Africa, that has diplomatic relations with Taiwan.

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