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Boosting One Mitochondrial Protein Increases Lifespan And Slows Aging in Mice Health 4 hours ago

Alien Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Just About to Make Its Closest Approach to Earth

Alien Comet 3I/ATLAS Is Just About to Make Its Closest Approach to Earth Space 5 hours ago

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Nearly Half of All Heart Attacks May Be Missed by Current Screening Tools Health 14 hours ago

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Uranus And Neptune May Not Be 'Ice Giants' After All, Study Suggests Space 14 hours ago

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Earth Estimated to Lose 3,000 Glaciers a Year at 'Peak Extinction' Environment15 hours ago

Psilocybin Breaks Depressive Cycles by Rewiring The Brain, Study Suggests

Psilocybin Breaks Depressive Cycles by Rewiring The Brain, Study Suggests Health16 hours ago

Want to Know if Somebody Is Truly Listening? Count Their Blinks.

Want to Know if Somebody Is Truly Listening? Count Their Blinks. Humans22 hours ago

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Ice Age Lake Reappears in Death Valley Following Record Rains Nature1 day ago

DNA Study Reveals Carrier of World's Earliest-Known Plague

DNA Study Reveals Carrier of World's Earliest-Known Plague Humans1 day ago

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An Ancient Form of Plant Communication Still Lures Pollinators Using Heat Nature1 day ago

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Parcopresis Restricts Where People Can Poop. Here's Why It's a Problem. Health2 days ago

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JWST Catches Record-Breaking Planet Sprouting Two Enormous Tails Space2 days ago

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Expert Explains How to Prepare For Wave of UK 'Super Flu' Health2 days ago

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Poor Sleep Can Trigger a Vicious Cycle Your Brain Can't Break, Experts Warn Health2 days ago

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Our Brains Can Still Outsmart AI Using One Clever Trick Humans2 days ago

Viking-Age Grave Reveals a Burial Unlike Anything Seen Before

Viking-Age Grave Reveals a Burial Unlike Anything Seen Before Humans2 days ago

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