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Health4 hours ago Choking Is Just One Health Risk Posed by Swallowing Fish Bones

Scientists reveal why they can be more dangerous than most people realize.

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This Common Drug Seems to Fight One of The Deadliest Brain Cancers Health 5 hours ago

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'Supergiant' Gold Deposits Could Be Worth Over US$80 Billion Nature 5 hours ago

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Astronomers Found a Star That Makes No Sense Space 6 hours ago

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Mexico Reveals 314-Petaflop Supercomputer Named After Aztec Goddess Tech 6 hours ago

A huge, heavy-looking rock is held by gloved hands in a museum. This rock turned out to be 'more valuable' and rarer than gold

Man Keeps Rock For Years, Hoping It's Gold. It Turned Out to Be Way More Valuable. Space9 hours ago

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Scientists Found a Weird Way to Make People Kinder: Add Batman Humans13 hours ago

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Scientists Pinpoint One Key Molecule Behind Exercise's Anti-Aging Power Health17 hours ago

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Scientists Discover Speech Trait That Foreshadows Cognitive Decline Health19 hours ago

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Super-Rare 'Hybrid' Blood Type Discovered in Just 3 People Health20 hours ago

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Scientists Restore Aging Blood Stem Cells to a More Youthful State in Mice Health1 day ago

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Easter Island's Biggest Mysteries Finally Have Answers Humans1 day ago

Your Brain Goes Through 5 Distinct Epochs, Massive Study Finds

Your Brain Goes Through 5 Distinct Epochs, Massive Study Finds Health1 day ago

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Study Links Tattoos to 29% Higher Risk of Dangerous Skin Cancer Health1 day ago

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Scientists Reveal What Black Friday Is Doing to Your Brain Humans1 day ago

NASA Recorded Lightning Crackling on Mars For The First Time

NASA Recorded Lightning Crackling on Mars For The First Time Space2 days ago

'Lucy' Was Neighbors With an Even Older Human Ancestor, Fossils Reveal

'Lucy' Was Neighbors With an Even Older Human Ancestor, Fossils Reveal Humans2 days ago

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