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The Dead Sea Is Creating Its Own Extreme Climate as It Dies

Environment4 hours ago The Dead Sea Is Creating Its Own Extreme Climate as It Dies

Shrinking waters fuel further warming.

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A 40-Year Assumption About High-Temperature Superconductors Just Fell Apart Physics 6 hours ago

Scientists Find a Hidden Network of Tiny Channels The Brain May Use to Flush Out Toxic Alzheimer's Proteins

Scientists Find a Hidden Network of Tiny Channels The Brain May Use to Flush Out Toxic Alzheimer's Proteins Health 8 hours ago

40 Patients Were Infected by a Hospital's Water Supply Across 6 Years

40 Patients Were Infected by a Hospital's Water Supply Across 6 Years Health 9 hours ago

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A Pickle Plugged Into an Outlet Glows Like a Tiny Star. Now We Know Why.

A Pickle Plugged Into an Outlet Glows Like a Tiny Star. Now We Know Why. Physics19 hours ago

Anesthesia Is 180 Years Old And Still a Mystery. A Study of 6 Animal Brains May Have Found Its Common Thread.

Anesthesia Is 180 Years Old And Still a Mystery. A Study of 6 Animal Brains May Have Found Its Common Thread. Health23 hours ago

'Ghost Poops' Are Real. Here's What They Might Mean For Your Gut Health.

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Too Little Sleep Raises Dementia Risk 18%. Too Much Raises It 28%. Scientists Say They've Found The Sweet Spot.

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Freediving Seems to Reorganize The Human Brain on a Large Scale

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A Common Blood Pressure Drug Could Help Treat ADHD, Animal Studies Suggest

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Egypt's First Kings May Have Been Buried With Human Sacrifices

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After 25 Years, Physicists Can Finally Measure The 'Other' Kind of Quantum Entanglement

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Scientists Find a Surprising Link Between Cats And Happiness Across 93 Countries Health2 days ago

Scientists Might Have Found a New Cause of High Blood Pressure, And a Way to Treat It

Scientists Might Have Found a New Cause of High Blood Pressure, And a Way to Treat It Health2 days ago

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Scientists May Have Found a Way to Make Damaged Adult Retinas Repair Themselves Health2 days ago

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America's 'Dead Sea' Was Once a Vast Freshwater Lake 10 Times Its Size Environment2 days ago

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