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When you weigh all life on Earth, billions of humans don't amount to much compared to trees, earthworms or even viruses. But we really know how to throw what...
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DNA of ancient peoples in Southeast Asia shows that most of the region was colonized in three separate waves of settlement, beginning tens of thousands of...
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A team of epidemiologists have found that higher local temperatures and population densities correlate with a higher degree of antibiotic resistance in common...
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Following the 2014 to 2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, researchers established a committee to assess the clinical trials conducted in Guinea, Sierra Leone...
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A major study examining the fish-eating habits of pregnant women has found that they are not linked to autism or autistic traits in their children.
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The same proteins that moderate nicotine dependence in the brain may be involved in regulating metabolism by acting directly on certain types of fat cells, new...
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A recent study has identified 133 genetic variants that could help predict the risk of developing glaucoma, the world's leading cause of incurable blindness.
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Participating in exercise four to five days per week is necessary to keep your heart young, according to new research. These findings could be an important...
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Due to global trade and tourism, mosquitoes - transmitters of dangerous infectious diseases - have spread to almost every part of the world. Scientists have...
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A new study has discovered the first known permanent immigrant to our solar system. The asteroid, currently nestling in Jupiter's orbit, is the first known...
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The apocalyptic impact at Chicxulub on the Yucatan, which remade the Earth utterly about 66 million years ago, has left traces across the globe. It was so long...
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The hotter our body temperature, the more our bodies speed up a key defense system that fights against tumors, wounds or infections, new research has found.
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New research has shown that older people with very low heart disease risks also have very little frailty, raising the possibility that frailty could be...
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Exploring the genome of an animal that’s been extinct for 65 million years has its challenges; studying that animal’s living relatives might be the next best...
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In the battle between plants and pathogens, molecules called small RNAs are coveted weapons used by both invaders and defenders.
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The national food poisoning outbreak which affected hundreds across a majority of states is now at an end.
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A team of researchers have taken a closer look at the effect of mosquito saliva alone and found that it can trigger an unexpected variety of immune responses...
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An international team of astronomers is releasing the most comprehensive, high-resolution ultraviolet-light survey of nearby star-forming galaxies.
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Due to a change in federal energy regulations, some scientists say your trusty, older plug-in clock may be losing or gaining a few ticks over time.
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A team of researchers found that various stages of the development of human malaria parasites, including stages involved in malaria transmission, are linked to...
