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You’re About to Learn How Part of the Sausage Gets Made

If Oktoberfest brings links to your plate, there’s more to know about the meat- and vegetable-based casings they’re stuffed into.

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Chen Ning Yang, Nobel-Winning Physicist, Is Dead at 103

He and a colleague, Tsung-Dao Lee, created a sensation in 1956 by proposing that one of the four forces of nature might violate a law of physics.

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Sea Otters Are Stealing Surfboards in Santa Cruz. Again.

Two years after Otter 841 menaced wave riders near Santa Cruz, there have been new encounters between the furry marine mammals and surfers.

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When a Hearing Aid Isn’t Enough

More older adults have turned to cochlear implants after Medicare expanded eligibility for the devices.

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Drought Mutes Northeast Leaf-Peeping Season

A prolonged drought and other factors have muffled the kaleidoscopic blend of reds, oranges and yellows in some areas of New England this fall.

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Three Cases of Mpox Tied to Severe Illness Worry Health Experts

None of the patients, all California residents, had traveled abroad, suggesting the Clade 1 form was transmitted locally.

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U.S. Threatens Countries That Back a Fee to Clean Up Ship Pollution

As nations vote on a draft agreement at the International Maritime Organization this week, the Trump administration says it could sanction those supporting it.

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Solution to CIA’s Kryptos Sculpture Is Found in Smithsonian Vault

Jim Sanborn is auctioning off the solution to Kryptos, the puzzle he sculpted for the intelligence agency’s headquarters. Two fans of the work then discovered the key.

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Jeffrey Meldrum, Scholar Who Stalked Bigfoot, Dies at 67

His willingness to bring scientific rigor to Sasquatch studies earned him the gratitude of enthusiasts and the withering scorn of debunkers.

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Eye Injuries Are Rising Among Pickleball Players

Older players of pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in the United States, are more vulnerable to eye injuries, some of which could lead to vision loss, researchers reported.

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