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In what sounds like a scene from a science fiction movie, researchers in 2005 stitched together old and young mice so they shared a circulatory system. Youthful blood seemingly rejuvenated many tissues of the elderly rodents, ...
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Oct 16, 2019
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Native to South America, imported fire ants have now spread to parts of North America and elsewhere around the world. These invasive pests have painful stings that, in some cases, can cause serious medical problems, such ...
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Oct 16, 2019
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People who suffer from end stage renal desease frequently undergo dialysis on a fixed schedule. For patients this artificial washing of the blood is a major burden. To remove toxins from the blood, large quantities of dialysis ...
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Oct 10, 2019
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The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be announced Wednesday, a day after the Physics award was given to a Canadian-American cosmologist and two Swiss scientists.
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Oct 09, 2019
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Scientific collaborations across the globe are an important part of modern research. However, political and economic strife between governments, such as current tensions between the U.S. and China, can threaten these vital ...
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Oct 02, 2019
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There are things you can do right now to help our climate—like investing in renewable energy.
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Sep 27, 2019
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To mitigate climate change, the proportion of low-carbon electricity generation must increase from today's 36% to 85% by 2040, the International Energy Agency (IEA) says. IEA and other advocates argue that nuclear power could ...
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Sep 25, 2019
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Washington State University scientists have developed a way to triple the shelf life of ready-to-eat macaroni and cheese, a development that could have benefits for everything from space travel to military use.
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Sep 24, 2019
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Stained your shirt but don't have time for a spin cycle?
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Sep 20, 2019
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A large portion of elements surrounding us are produced in fusion reactions in stars. However, elements heavier than iron require more complex processes taking place in a variety of astrophysical environments to be produced. ...
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Sep 20, 2019
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Twenty years ago, scientists and investors were giddy over the promise of gene therapy to cure a host of deadly diseases. But the tragic death of a young man from an experimental treatment in 1999 nearly ended a scientist's ...
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Sep 18, 2019
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Award winning wines tend to be more complex and the best have high ethanol and sugar levels.
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Sep 18, 2019
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A team of food scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has developed a groundbreaking, user-friendly mathematical model for NASA to help ensure that astronauts' food remains rich in nutrients during extended ...
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Sep 12, 2019
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You've probably heard stories about mothers lifting cars to save their babies trapped underneath—but are those just urban myths?
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Sep 12, 2019
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In 2002, the discovery of acrylamide in certain snacks rattled consumers and the food industry. Acrylamide, a probable human carcinogen, forms by a chemical reaction during baking or frying. Although experts say it's impossible ...
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Sep 11, 2019
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Imagine 300 midsize cars floating above your head—that's how much your average fluffy cloud weighs.
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Sep 06, 2019
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How much marijuana is really in that pot brownie? Chocolate can throw off potency tests so labels aren't always accurate, and now scientists are trying to figure out why.
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Aug 25, 2019
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Many forms of birth control are hormone-based, but not everything mixes well with those hormones.
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Aug 22, 2019
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Cornell University food scientists have created a new low-calorie 'butter' spread that consists mostly of water. A tablespoon of this low-calorie spread has 2.8 grams of fat and 25.2 calories. Butter, on the other hand, which ...
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Aug 20, 2019
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On April 26, 1986, the Soviet Union's Chernobyl Power Complex nuclear reactor 4 exploded.
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