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Tuesday
The "bun in the oven" idea goes all the way back 2,000+ years to Ancient Greece, along with some other ideas that discuss pregnancy as a fundamentally passive state, says the author of a new book. Andrew Bret Wallis/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Worldwide, women cook nearly nine meals a week on average, while men cook only four, according to a new survey. Penpak Ngamsathain/Getty Images hide caption
Worldwide, women cook twice as much as men: One country bucks the trend
A fiber found in barley, called beta-glucan, may improve insulin sensitivity, lower blood pressure and increase satiation between meals, research shows. LauriPatterson/Getty Images hide caption
Less snacking, more satisfaction: Some foods boost levels of an Ozempic-like hormone
With an antimicrobial resistance epidemic looming, some researchers are looking to solutions in molecular de-extinction. altmodern/Getty Images hide caption
Thanks, Neanderthals: How our ancient relatives could help find new antibiotics
Friday
Heman Bekele with the help of his 3M mentor, Deborah Isabelle (left), created a prototype soap to treat melanoma. Isabelle said of Bekele, "he's going to continue to inspire other young people to realize that science can make a positive difference." 3M hide caption
Q&A: This scientist developed a soap that could help fight skin cancer. He's 14.
Scientists have built an enormous atlas of the human brain that could help them chart a path toward preventing and treating many different neurological disorders. imaginima/Getty images hide caption
This largest-ever map of the human brain could change how we study it
Wednesday
Can your bestie be a health benefit? Getty Images hide caption
The Key deer was one of the first species protected under the Endangered Species Act. Like 99% of the other species that have gotten protection from the landmark law, the Key deer has avoided extinction because of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Ryan Kellman/NPR hide caption
Tiny deer and rising seas: How climate change is testing the Endangered Species Act
Tuesday
A blast ripped through Al Ahli Arab hospital in war-torn Gaza late on Oct. 17, killing hundreds. This aerial view, taken a day later, shows the aftermath. Shadi Al-Tabatibi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Questions still swirl around Al Ahli Arab Hospital blast in Gaza. Here's what we know
Corona virus Radoslav Zilinsky/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Why a person's hair turns gray has to do with melanocytes, or pigment-producing cells that are concentrated around the hair follicle that give it color. One stops producing pigment, that strand of hair turns gray. Christopher Robbins/Getty Images hide caption
Saturday
Kayleigh Butler, a hair stylist, stands for a portrait at her studio in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2023. "Relaxers have taken an extreme decline ... as we became more knowledgeable about the effects of the relaxer on your hair and what it can do to your hair," says Butler, who remembers getting relaxers when she was 5 years old. Kenya Hunter/AP hide caption
Friday
In the night sky of northern Lebanon, two meteors of the annual Orionid meteor shower streak as they cross through the Milky Way. IBRAHIM CHALHOUB/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
The Orionid meteor shower peaks this weekend. Enhance your view with these tips
Thursday
People who consume higher amounts of red meat and processed meat are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than people who consume less, a new study finds. LauriPatterson/Getty Images hide caption