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Human heart ‘aged’ after just one month in space, says study

Space travel is often seen as a frontier of human exploration, but it comes with hidden dangers — e…

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Effects of lightning strikes on the human body

When that amount of energy enters your body, it short-circuits the electric signa…

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A woman who survived a lightning strike says it melted her watch to her wrist and left her with horrific burns

Amber Escudero-Kontostathis, 28, was the sole survivor of a lightning strike that hit a tree near t…

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A 6-year-old boy in Texas has died from a lightning strike weeks after his father was killed in the same incident

"He just got done telling Grayson — he said, 'I love you buddy.' That's when the lightning ca…

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Ukraine is defying the US over strikes on Russian oil refineries. Experts say it's a necessary risk.

Ukraine continues to target Russian oil facilities despite reported US objections, with one militar…

Mia Jankowicz   


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The price of steel is falling as the UAW strike hits demand

The UAW strike has cut production of 6,030 vehicles a day, which used 5,982 tons of steel, S&P esti…

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A bantamweight UFC fighter scored a lightning-quick 47-second knockout after going ham with strikes

MMA bantamweight Heili Alateng beat his American opponent with ease Saturday at the Apex as he scor…

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A lightning strike killed 11 people at a tourist tower in India as some were taking selfies

The incident occurred at the watchtower of the 12th-century Amber fort in the northwestern Indian s…

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A comet may have melted one of the world’s oldest civilisations to a crisp at more than 2,200 degrees Celsius

Abu Hureyra, one of the world’s oldest civilisations, might have been crushed by cosmic collisi…

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Video shows massive HIMARS strike on an ammo dump used by Russia's powerful Ka-52 attack helicopters, Ukraine says

Footage shows the blazing ruins of a Russian ammunition dump near Bakhmut, which Ukraine's Ministry…

Mia Jankowicz   


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The F-35 was 'designed precisely' to fight and win in the kind of war happening in Ukraine, former test pilot says

The F-35's "capacity to neutralize the enemy cannot be matched by any other airplane," former test …

Constantine Atlamazoglou   


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Lightning struck a teenage girl in her chest on her first day of college melting her clothes and exploding her Apple Watch

Emma Eggler, an 18-year-old freshman, was temporarily paralyzed by the strike but she's planning to…

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10 ways Tasers and stun guns can damage your body and brain, from twisted testicles to temporary memory loss

How Tasers and stun guns can affect your entire body: The shock can cause muscles to seize up and i…

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How fighter pilots train to fly the Marine Corps' F-35B

The Marine Corps Air Station in Beaufort, South Carolina, is the sole location where fighter jet pi…

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What happens to your body when it's struck by lightning

Getting stuck by lightning is rough. It can burn hotter than the sun, scar your body, and even blow…

Kevin Priolo,Shira Polan   


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A stunning photo shows both red-sprite and blue-jet lightning in the skies above Hawaii

An observatory in Mauna Kea photographed a "red sprite" and "blue jet" during a storm. These lightn…

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Paul Krugman warns a US debt default would mean economic disaster. Here are 3 things Biden can do if lawmakers fail to strike a deal.

Failing to raise the debt ceiling could spark a financial crisis as bad or even worse than 2008, ac…

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