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Venus probably has active volcanoes right now

Venus is a geologically active world today, a new study suggests. Researchers have identified three dozen features in Venus which were probably created by volcanism in the very recent past, potentially reshaping our understanding of the infernally hot planet and its evolution. “This is the first time that we can …

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An Ickier outbreak: tick fever spread by lice found in Denver

DENVER – Dr. Michelle Barron, medical director of infection prevention and control at the University of Colorado UCHealth Hospital, received an unusual call last month from the microbiology lab: confirmation of the third case of trench fever this year, a condition rare transmitted by body lice that tormented soldiers during …

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