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What Are the Risks of COVID and Treatments Available to President Biden?
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. On July 21,…
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Air pollution likely to be causing dementia, say UK science advisers
We know that air pollution is bad for our lungs and heart, but now advisers to the UK government say…
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Starch supplement reduces the risk of some hereditary cancers
Taking a supplement of 30 grams of ‘resistant starch’ a day — about the amount in two slightly unripe bananas…
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Meet the Giant Sequoia, the ‘Super Tree’ Built to Withstand Fire
When the Grizzly Giant sprouted from the ground in what is now Yosemite National Park, the Roman Republic was nearly…
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In ominous sign for global warming, feedback loop may be accelerating methane emissions
If carbon dioxide is an oven steadily roasting our planet, methane is a blast from the broiler: a more potent…
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James Webb Space Telescope pictures: Your questions answered
The first set of science images from the James Webb Space Telescope revealed marvellous stars and galaxies. Space reporter Leah…
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Draft bill would ban CDC, NIH from funding lab research in China
A proposal moving through Congress to bar the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Centers for Disease Control and…
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How Antarctic Krill Coordinate the Biggest Swarms in the World
Antarctic krill form the biggest biomass swarms on Earth. “You can even see them from space,” says Alicia Burns, a…
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Drugs used to treat ADHD and depression may ease Alzheimer’s symptoms
By Grace Wade An MRI scan of a person with Alzheimer’s disease Atthapon Raksthaput/Shutterstock Medications used to treat conditions like…
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What’s On and Off the Table for Climate Action after the Supreme Court Ruling
CLIMATEWIRE | As the smoke clears from the Supreme Court’s major climate ruling last week, legal experts and clean energy…
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