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Are famous people more likely to die at 27, or does dying at 27 make them more famous?

Their deaths have fueled the notion that 27 is a lethal age for musicians and other notable artists.Amy Winehouse, the iconoclastic singer-songwriter,...

As Musk seeks to launch tens of thousands of Starlink satellites, space researchers urge caution

Over 100 space researchers signed a letter urging the federal government to perform an environmental review before allowing SpaceX to continue launching...

Study: Severe COVID raised risk of heart attack, stroke as much as having heart disease

People hospitalized for COVID-19 early in the pandemic suffered an increased risk of serious “cardiac events” such as heart attacks and strokes...

Depression was rising among young people in Southern California. COVID made it worse

Children, teens and young adults in Southern California had been grappling with rising rates of depression and anxiety for years before the...

Study finds Central Valley residents continually exposed to 'toxic soup' of pesticides

A recent UC Davis study found that as Central Valley residents go about their day, they regularly breathe in pesticides, including one...

New genetic research points to Wuhan animal market as origin of COVID pandemic, study says

A new analysis of genetic material gathered from a live-animal market in Wuhan in the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic strengthens...