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Scientists Discover New Way to Control Ocean Waves
1Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh discovered they can change the direction of energy flow in turbulence. 2The discovery could have implications for medicine, …
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Hidden Pollutant Affects How Forests Breathe
1Excess nitrogen pollution is changing how forests release carbon dioxide into the air. 2Forests don't all react the same way to excess nitrogen; some …
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French Fries Linked to Higher Risk of Diabetes
1Eating three servings of French fries per week is associated with a 20% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. 2Consuming potatoes in other …
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Scientists Find Way to Reverse Anxiety in Mice
1Scientists identified a specific brain circuit linked to anxiety and depression-like behaviors in mice 2The amygdala is a key region of the brain involved …
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New Pill Burns Fat Without Side Effects of Ozempic
1The new pill was developed by researchers from Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University. 2It works by activating metabolism inside skeletal muscle, rather than influencing …
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Scientists Discover New Clues to Nuclear Fallout
1Scientists simulated a nuclear fireball to study how fallout forms 2The study found that widely used models may overlook important chemical interactions 3Researchers used …
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Venus and Moon Put on a Show in June Skies
1Venus and Jupiter will appear close together on June 9. 2The Moon will pass in front of Venus for some viewers on June 17. …
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Typhoon Jangmi's Giant Eye Shines Bright in Nighttime Satellite Image
1A powerful typhoon named Jangmi is heading towards Japan. Its giant eye was visible in a nighttime satellite image, with winds of up to …
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Super Typhoon Sinlaku's Hidden Impact on Atmosphere
1Super Typhoon Sinlaku formed over the Pacific Ocean in April 2026 and reached 'violent typhoon' status. 2The storm created massive atmospheric waves visible from …
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NASA's Webb Telescope Reveals Secrets of Interstellar Comet
1NASA's James Webb Space Telescope captured the first mid-infrared chemical fingerprint of an interstellar comet. 2Methane was detected on the comet for the first …
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Cancer's Secret Weakness: A New Way to Fight Cancer
1Cancer cells can lose a protein called MHC class I to avoid detection by CD8+ T cells, but this strategy may make them more …
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Uncovering a 5,500-Year-Old Mystery in the Pyrenees
1Archaeologists found evidence of repeated human occupation in a high-altitude cave in the Pyrenees over a period of roughly 2,000 years. 2The site contains …
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Scientists Discover Way to Power Devices Without Batteries
1Scientists have discovered a new way to harness energy from wireless signals and ambient sources 2The nonlinear Hall effect (NLHE) can convert alternating electrical …
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New Weight-Loss Medications May Help Prevent Addiction
1The study analyzed electronic health records from over 600,000 U.S. veterans with type 2 diabetes. 2Participants taking GLP-1 medications were less likely to develop …
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Beluga Whales' Mating Habits May Help Their Species Survive
1Belugas have a unique mating system where both males and females reproduce with multiple partners over their lives. 2The study found that belugas are …
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Scientists Discover Master Clock That Controls Biological Growth
1Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory discovered a master clock that controls biological growth and development in C. elegans. 2The master clock is formed …
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Rising Seas Threaten Mangrove Carbon Storage
1Mangroves store about 15% of all carbon stored in ocean ecosystems 2Rising sea levels could weaken mangroves' ability to store carbon 3Mangrove plants require …
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Scientists Shrink Powerful Laser onto a Chip
1The researchers achieved a breakthrough in ultrafast lasers by creating an integrated laser that matches the performance of traditional tabletop femtosecond lasers. 2The device …
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Scientists Discover Hidden Structure Beneath Antarctica's Ice
1Researchers found a massive hidden geological feature beneath East Antarctica's ice sheet 2The structure is made up of enormous basins that form a fan-shaped …
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New Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Patients
1The new drug daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival rates for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. 2Daraxonrasib targets a specific genetic mutation that drives most pancreatic …
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Ancient Ants Hidden in Amber for Millions of Years Revealed
1Scientists discovered three insects, including an ancient ant, hidden inside pieces of Baltic amber that once belonged to Goethe. 2The ant was exceptionally preserved …
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Scientists Discover Hidden Quantum World Inside Cobalt
1Cobalt is a magnetic metal previously thought to be well understood 2Researchers discovered a hidden quantum world inside its electronic structure 3The discovery could …
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Are Bees and ChatGPT Conscious? Scientists Explore
1Scientists are considering whether bees and AI like ChatGPT might be conscious. 2The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness suggests that many animals, including …
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Collagen Supplements: What Works and What Doesn't
1The study combined findings from over 16 systematic reviews, 113 randomized controlled trials, and nearly 8,000 participants worldwide. 2Collagen supplementation can provide measurable benefits …
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Salt Habit Among Older Adults in Brazil
1Over 8,300 older adults in Brazil were surveyed about their salt-adding habits. 2Men are more likely to add extra salt to their food than …
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Magnetic Fields Help Form Binary Stars
1Scientists used supercomputers to simulate star formation 2Magnetic fields help bring protostars together to create binary star systems 3This process removes angular momentum from …
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AI-designed Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Passes First Human Trial
1The new universal coronavirus vaccine was tested on 39 healthy volunteers and was found to be safe and caused no significant side effects. 2The …
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Ozempic and Similar Medications Linked to Lower Breast Cancer Risk
1The study involved over 110,000 women and found that those taking GLP-1 medications had roughly a 30% lower likelihood of developing breast cancer. 2GLP-1 …
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Octopuses Use Mirrors to Find Food They Can't See
1Octopuses can learn to use mirrors to find food they can't see directly 2The researchers used three California two-spot octopuses for the study 3The …
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NASA's PExT Mission Makes Space Communications More Flexible
1PExT was launched on July 23, 2025, aboard York Space Systems' BARD spacecraft 2The mission completed its primary objectives in December 2025 3NASA tested …
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Supplements for Older Adults: What Really Works
1Vitamin B12 deficiency becomes more common with age due to reduced stomach acid production. 2Low B12 causes anaemia, fatigue, nerve problems, and memory issues. …
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Scientists Discover New Way to Control Metals
1Scientists at the University of Minnesota discovered a way to control metal properties by carefully designing atomic interactions. 2The method involves changing the thickness …
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Why Some People with Diabetes May Not Respond to Ozempic
1About 10% of people with Type 2 diabetes have genetic variants that make their bodies resistant to GLP-1. 2People with these genetic variants were …
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Hidden Supermassive Black Hole Pairs May Finally Have a Visible Signal
1Supermassive black holes are expected to form naturally when galaxies collide and eventually combine, creating a binary system. 2Gravitational lensing can magnify the light …
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Giant Fire Tornadoes Clean Up Oil Spills Faster and Greener
1Scientists created giant fire whirls to burn oil spills faster and with less pollution. 2Fire whirls can burn crude oil nearly twice as fast …
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Dangerous Amoebas Spread Globally: A Growing Public Health Threat
1Free-living amoebae are found in water and soil, but some species can cause severe disease. 2Climate change, aging water infrastructure, and weak monitoring systems …
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Solving a Century-Old Color Puzzle
1Erwin Schrödinger proposed a way to define colors using geometry in the 1920s. 2The researchers used new research to fill gaps in Schrödinger's model …
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Ancient Chinese Herb May Help Treat Hair Loss
1Androgenetic alopecia is the most common type of hair loss, affecting millions of men and women around the world. 2Polygonum multiflorum has been used …
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Tiny Telescope Could Reveal Moon's Hidden Secrets
1Scientists have developed a small X-ray telescope that could help create a map of the entire lunar surface. 2The team used computer simulations to …
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Scientists Find Simple Way to Create Powerful Quantum States
1Researchers at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering have developed a new method for creating powerful quantum states using simple tools. …
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Heat Breaks Rules at Nanoscale: Scientists Create New Way to Control Heat
1Scientists used metamaterials to enhance heat transfer at the nanoscale by up to four times. 2The team created microscopic gold structures on thin membranes …
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A Kidney Drug May Help Millions More
1Finerenone is a medication used to treat chronic kidney disease associated with type 2 diabetes. 2The three studies involved over 16,000 patients from around …
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Medieval Helmets Uncovered in Spain
1The helmets were originally believed to be from Roman times, but new research revealed they are actually medieval. 2The study reexamined 43 helmets discovered …
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Koala Population Boom in Australia: A Conservation Dilemma
1The koala population in South Australia's Mount Lofty Ranges has reached unsustainable levels. 2The population could increase by another 17% to 25% over the …
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Vegetable Nitrate May Help Lower Dementia Risk
1The study followed over 54,000 Danish adults for up to 27 years to examine the relationship between nitrate intake from different sources and dementia …
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Scientists Reveal Ancient Human Habit May Not Be So Ancient After All
1Researchers found that small grooves on ancient human teeth were not necessarily evidence of deliberate tool use. They also discovered that a common modern …
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What is Space-Time? A Mystery at the Heart of Reality
1Albert Einstein introduced the concept of space-time in his theory of relativity 2Space-time is often described as a 'block universe' or dynamic field that …
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Scientists Discover Brain Chemical That Helps Break Bad Habits
1Researchers at Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology found that acetylcholine is essential for behavioral flexibility. 2The study used mice to test the role …
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New Hope for Alzheimer's Treatment Found
1Scientists at ETH Zurich developed an experimental compound called Compound 10 that slows down the progression of Alzheimer's disease. 2Compound 10 targets a biological …
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Gut Microbes Help Prevent Heart Disease in Sleep Apnea Patients
1Scientists studied mice to understand how gut microbes affect cardiovascular disease in sleep apnea patients 2The researchers found that removing a specific receptor reduced …
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Mysterious Stone at Stonehenge Had a Long Journey
1The Altar Stone is a massive six-ton sandstone megalith located at the center of Stonehenge. 2Previous research suggested that it originated in northeast Scotland, …
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NASA Updates ISS Leak Issue After Crew Safety Alert
1The ISS has been experiencing an air leak since 2019. 2The leak rate increased during cargo operations involving the Progress 95 spacecraft. 3NASA and …
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Mysterious Planet Nine: Is it Real or Just a Theory?
1Astronomers have been searching for a new planet in our solar system. Some think they found evidence of this hidden planet, but others are …
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Scientists Solve Mystery of High-Energy Cosmic Rays
1Scientists have found that some high-energy cosmic rays may be atomic nuclei heavier than iron. 2These ultraheavy nuclei lose energy more slowly than protons …
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Ultra-processed foods may affect your focus and brain health
1The study found that even small increases in ultra-processed food consumption were linked to lower attention spans and slower mental processing speeds. 2For every …
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Exercise and Ibuprofen Help Cancer Patients Stay Mentally Sharp
1Up to 80% of chemotherapy patients experience some degree of cognitive impairment. 2Exercise delivered the strongest cognitive benefits in the study. 3Low-dose ibuprofen also …
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Cancer Treatment Breakthrough: New Hope for Patients
1Scientists at the Université de Montréal discovered a hidden mechanism that helps cancer cells evade the immune system. 2The researchers developed monoclonal antibodies to …
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Opioids Don't Always Work for Pain Relief
1The largest review ever conducted on opioid medications found that they often don't provide long-lasting relief for acute pain. 2Opioids were only slightly better …
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Forever Chemicals: A Hidden Problem in Our Atmosphere
1Between 2000 and 2022, about a third of a million tonnes of TFA were deposited from the atmosphere onto Earth's surface. 2Some replacement chemicals …
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Tea Can Improve Your Health, But How You Drink It Matters
1Green tea has been shown to prevent heart disease, diabetes, and certain cancers. 2Bottled and bubble teas may contain added sugars, artificial sweeteners, and …
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How Sex Changed Everything for Life on Earth
1The earliest animals on Earth reproduced slowly, which limited competition and slowed down evolution. 2The Ediacaran period saw the emergence of the first animals, …
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Glucosamine Supplement Linked to Faster Alzheimer's Progression
1The study found that people with mild cognitive impairment who took glucosamine were 25% more likely to develop dementia than those who didn't take …
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Scientists Map Fruit Fly's Brain and Body Connections
1A team of scientists from Harvard Medical School and Princeton University mapped every connection between neurons in a fruit fly's brain and body. 2The …
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AI's Biggest Weakness Revealed
1The Stroop task is a classic psychology experiment used to study attention and concentration. 2Researchers tested leading AI models on the Stroop task and …
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Tiny Satellites Could Soon Explore Mars and Beyond
1MIT engineers have developed a new spacecraft engine that combines chemical and electric propulsion systems. This technology could enable small satellites to travel farther …
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Scientists Find New Way to Beat Cancer's Defenses
1Cancer cells can survive DNA-damaging treatments by repairing genetic damage through homologous recombination. 2PARP inhibitors were designed to exploit weaknesses in DNA repair, but …
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Scientists Propose a New Theory on How Life Began on Earth
1Scientists have proposed a new theory on how life began on Earth, suggesting that natural mineral nanozymes played a crucial role in the emergence …
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Mystery of Ancient Bison Hunting Site Finally Solved
1The Bergstrom site in central Montana was used intermittently for about 700 years before it was eventually abandoned. 2Severe, recurring droughts reduced water availability …
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Ringing in Your Ears? It May Be an Early Sign of Hearing Loss
1Many people assume hearing loss happens gradually. But one early sign may be a persistent ringing or buzzing sound that no one else can …
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Scientists Discover Hidden Cause of Aging Cells
1Phosphatidylcholine is a membrane lipid that plays a key role in aging cells. 2Lower levels of phosphatidylcholine reduce the flexibility of mitochondria, leading to …
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Turning Food Waste into Tiny CO2-Catching Beads
1Scientists at ETH Zurich have developed a new way to capture carbon dioxide from the air using waste products from dairy and tofu manufacturing. …
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AI Speeds Up Search for New Physics, But There's a Catch
1Scientists used transfer learning to speed up their search for new physics. 2The technique reduced the number of expensive simulations required by more than …
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Alien World's Twilights Reveal Surprising Secrets
1The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was used to study the exoplanet WASP-121 b. 2WASP-121 b is an ultra-hot gas giant that orbits its …
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Scientists Create Battery-Free Device to Turn Sunlight into Fuel
1Researchers at Osaka Metropolitan University developed a battery-free device that converts sunlight into fuel using artificial photosynthesis. 2The device produces formic acid, a chemical …
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NASA's Artemis III Mission: A Giant Leap for Mankind
1Artemis III is scheduled to launch in 2027 and will test complex spaceflight technologies. 2The mission will carry out a series of tests in …
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Strength Training for a Longer Life: How Much is Enough?
1The ideal range for reducing the risk of death through strength training may be around 90-120 minutes per week. 2Combining strength training with aerobic …
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Deadly Tapeworm Spreads Across America, Reaches Pacific Northwest
1The deadly tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis has been found in coyotes in the Pacific Northwest for the first time. 2The parasite can cause severe disease …
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Ancient DNA Helps Explain Human Language
1A small portion of human DNA plays a big role in language ability. 2This finding goes back further in time than previously thought and …
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One-way Quantum Synchronization Makes Quantum Computers More Reliable
1Scientists at RIKEN have developed a new way to achieve one-way quantum synchronization of sound waves 2The approach remains effective even with manufacturing imperfections …
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Scientists Turn Rice into a Smart Material
1Researchers at the University of Birmingham discovered a strange property in packed rice grains that allows them to adapt to different situations without needing …
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Legendary Golden Fabric Recreated After 2,000 Years
1Scientists in South Korea recreated sea silk using pen shells found in Korean coastal waters. 2The researchers developed a method to process pen shell …
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Stanford Scientists Regrow Lost Cartilage and Reverse Arthritis
1Stanford scientists developed a treatment that restores lost cartilage in older mice and prevents arthritis from developing after serious joint injuries 2The treatment targets …
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Brain-Inspired Chip Runs Near Absolute Zero
1Researchers from the University of Hong Kong developed a programmable neuromorphic hardware platform that can operate at temperatures near absolute zero. 2The technology could …
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Scientists Get Closer to Cracking Neutrino Puzzle
1The JUNO experiment published its debut physics result in Nature, making precise measurements of two fundamental neutrino oscillation parameters. 2JUNO used 59 days of …
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New Vaccine Blocks Deadly Fentanyl Overdoses
1Fentanyl is responsible for more deaths than car crashes and gun violence combined in the United States. 2The new vaccine stops fentanyl from reaching …
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Dark Energy Mystery Solved: Universe Still Expanding
1Astronomers have confirmed that the universe is still expanding at an accelerating rate. A recent challenge to this discovery has been resolved, and scientists …
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Fasting May Help Fight Gum Disease
1A short-term low-calorie diet can reduce inflammation associated with gum disease 2The study involved 28 patients with gum disease from hospitals across Spain 3Participants …
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Scientists Solve 55-Million-Year-Old Fossil Mystery with Missing Notebooks
1A remarkable fossil fish was discovered in New Zealand in 1999 2The fossil was a tarpon, a species no longer found in New Zealand …
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Surprising Link Between Cancer and Alzheimer's Disease
1Scientists found genetic mutations similar to those found in cancer in microglia cells in the brain. 2These mutations might contribute to the development of …
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Unlocking a Rare Neurological Disorder's Secret
1A team of scientists in Germany discovered that CD99L2 gene variants are responsible for X-linked spastic ataxia. 2The study analyzed genetic information from over …
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Alaska's Glaciers Melt Faster as Temperatures Rise
1A new study shows that Alaska's glaciers are melting three weeks faster for every degree Celsius temperature increase. Researchers used satellite radar to track …
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Tiny Holes in Membranes Could Revolutionize Water Cleaning
1A team of researchers from India and Singapore has developed a new type of membrane with tiny holes that can filter out impurities from …
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Grandparents' Role in Children's Mental Health
1Over 40% of U.S. teenagers report ongoing feelings of sadness or hopelessness. 2Kenneth Barish is a clinical professor of psychology at Weill Cornell Medicine. …
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Ancient DNA Still Shapes Human Immunity Today
1The study analyzed the genomes of 177 people from 12 populations across Near Oceania. 2The researchers found that ancient humans interbred with Denisovans, an …
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Millipedes Beat Vertebrates to Land by 80 Million Years
1Millipedes were on land long before vertebrates, by more than 80 million years 2The study found that millipedes may have originated nearly 460 million …
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Learning Music in Your 70s Can Help Protect Memory
1Older adults who started playing a musical instrument showed improvements in memory performance and brain function. 2The benefits of learning a musical instrument lasted …
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Your Brain Can Keep Improving Until You're 90
1A three-year study tracked the brain health and cognitive abilities of 3,966 adults aged 19-94. 2The researchers used the BrainHealth Index (BHI) to measure …
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Unlocking Secrets of Distant Worlds
1Scientists used a powerful telescope to study giant planets outside our solar system. They found that these planets spin faster than their bigger brown …
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Lucy's Hunter Revealed: A Giant Crocodile Terrorized Early Human Ancestors
1The crocodile, Crocodylus lucivenator, was a massive predator that lived around the same time as Lucy, an early human ancestor. 2It measured roughly 12 …
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