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Gut microbes release cancer-fighting bile acids that block hormone signals
Bacteria naturally present in the human intestine (known as the gut microbiota) can transform cholesterol-derived bile acids into powerful metabolites…
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James Webb telescope reveals the truth about a planet that crashed into its own star in world-first observations
In 2020, astronomers observed for the first time what appeared to be a star engulfing one of its orbiting planets.…
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Scientist reveals how long is too long
They were floored by the results. Everyone’s picked up food fast to prevent contamination — but is this method tried…
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Let’s learn about the carbon cycle
atmosphere: The envelope of gases surrounding Earth, another planet or a moon. atom: The basic unit of a chemical element.…
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‘I get really fired up
Gayle King and Lauren Sanchez have clapped back at those criticizing them for participating in the all-female Blue Origin NS-13…
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Jonathan McDowell on Retiring From Harvard and Leaving the U.S.
Jonathan McDowell is a go-to expert for all things spaceflight. Thousands of subscribers read his monthly Space Report, and far…
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Did every civilization have inequality? New 10,000-year study reveals a surprising answer.
The researchers directing excavations at the Platform 11 residence in El Palmillo, Mexico. (Image credit: Linda Nicholas and Gary Feinman)…
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Federal cuts put help for mental health and drug addiction in peril
People in the United States are in the midst of an ongoing opioid epidemic and a wave of mental health…
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How Much Vaccination Stops a Measles Outbreak?
To stop the spread of an infectious disease like measles, you don’t have to vaccinate everyone. But you do have…
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Dyson spheres could exist after all, new study hints — but only around this 1 type of star
Dyson spheres, the hypothetical mega-structures that advanced alien civilizations might use to enclose a star and harness its energy, suffer…
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