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[sound of gunfire] >> u.s. embassy in lebanon tells americans to evacuate as the fighting between hezbollah fighters and israeli forces ramps up on israels northern border. good evening im jon scott and this is a special two-hour edition of the "fox report." ♪ ♪ jon: we have team coverage for you this evening alexandria huff following president bidens response in beach delaware steve hagan on the ground in northern israel and congressman andy biggs joins us on the latest developmen...

Parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction in which an egg develops into an embryo without being fertilized by sperm, might be more common than you realized.

As many as two-thirds of couples do it.

As many as two-thirds of couples do it.

With millions of Americans vaccinated against COVID-19, many who have worked from home over the past year will be heading back into the office. Adjusting to new routines is challenging and can affect our health and fitness. We’ve been more sedentary or more active, gained weight or dropped pounds. As part of my work as a biomedical engineer, I study how physical factors influence human metabolism. This includes height and weight, gravity – and air temperature. My research colleagues and I ...

A biologist explains where proteins come from and what role the 20,000 or so proteins in your body play in keeping you alive and kicking.

Why do smoke detector alarms go off even when there’s no smoke? The most likely reason smoke detectors go off unexpectedly is that people aren’t changing the batteries in them often enough. In most sensors you might think of, the strength of the signal goes up when they detect what they’re supposed to. But most smoke detectors are instead designed to go off when their electrical current goes down. That’s because smoke in the air will reduce the current. If your battery is dying, the cur...