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• NASA finds tiny remnants of Tropical Cyclone Owen

  Tropical Cyclone Owen crossed over Queensland Australia's Cape York Peninsula over the weekend of Dec. 15 and 16 and emerged into the Coral Sea off...

• Medical News Today: What are the health benefits of lysine?

  Lysine is an essential amino acid that people need to obtain from their diet. In this article, we discuss the function, benefits, and risks of...

• World stocks slide as global growth worries deepen

  Asian share markets stumbled on Tuesday as heightened concerns about a slowing global economy sent Wall Street stocks skidding to their lowest...

• Companies in England to pay packaging waste costs under new proposals

  Companies and factories in England will have a legal obligation to foot the bill for the disposal or recycling of waste packaging they produce...

• How Dense Does a Body Have to Be to Break a Concrete Floor?

  Solve this *Captain America* physics puzzle.

• Will the Supreme Court Overturn Roe v. Wade After All?

  Reading the tea leaves on abortion rights. This piece was originally published in The New York Times . When the Supreme Court declined on...

• NASA's Aqua and GPM satellites examine Tropical Cyclone Kenanga

  On December 16 and 17, NASA's GPM core observatory satellite and NASA's Aqua satellite, respectively, passed over the Southern Indian Ocean and...

• Cuomo cites marijuana legalization in speech laying out priorities

  Cuomo says the legalization of recreational marijuana and fixing New York City's subway system are among his top priorities for his third term

• Here's what shuts down in a government shutdown

  Government funding for key departments and agencies runs dry Friday night

• Dozens of Republicans not showing up at House as shutdown looms

  With a partial government shutdown looming, House Republicans are not showing up to vote