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It can take years to diagnose rare diseases, and scientists are trying to fix that

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'The right diagnosis is unbelievably powerful': It can take years to diagnose rare diseases, and scientists are trying to fix that

ANALYSIS | Tens of millions of Americans live with rare or undiagnosed diseases. These scientists are working to deliver them better diagnostics and treatments.

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The super El Niño could cause torrential rainstorms. Americans may need to stock up on food to prepare, experts say.

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'It is something we must know before we go where no man has gone before': Readers react to NASA's Roman telescope mission

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History & Archaeology

'Listen, father!': 1,700-year-old tomb discovered in Egypt contains a poem in ancient Greek and spells to protect the dead

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 1,700-year-old limestone tomb with a rare poem inscribed on it in ancient Greek, likely from a son lamenting his father's death.

A 72-year-old photo is revealing new clues about 'Meretneith,' a powerful woman who may have ruled Egypt 5,000 years ago

An ancient Egyptian woman named Meretneith had a lavish tomb, and on it her name was written the same way as a pharaoh.

Planet Earth

Newly discovered iron minerals might hold primordial water from when Earth formed

Researchers may have found a missing link in how Earth's mantle gets wet: newly discovered iron minerals that can store water at the extremely high temperatures and pressures present near our planet's core.

Animals

13,000-year-old butchered bones of long-tusked beast found in Chile give more evidence of early first Americans

Archaeological excavations in the Lake Tagua Tagua basin in central Chile have revealed stone tools and animal bones with cut marks dated to 13,000 years ago.

Space Exploration

SpaceX's Starship reaches orbit for the first time, then returns early and blows up in a fiery explosion

SpaceX got its Starship rocket into orbit, but after a tense few minutes of comms and the loss of an engine, the call was made to end the mission early.