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Death cap mushroom’s unusual sex life may be key to its rapid spread
True to its name, the death cap is one of the world’s most lethal mushrooms. Each year in the United…
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Entirely new type of ice made using extremely cold steel balls
A new type of ice called medium-density amorphous ice has the same density as liquid water, so studying it could…
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Human neurons implanted into a rat’s brain respond to flashing lights
Lab-grown neurons were transplanted into the brains of rats with damaged visual cortexes. After two months, the neurons responded when…
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Size, Sex and Breed May Predict Dogs’ Cancer Diagnosis
Cancer is common in dogs. About one in four will develop cancer at some point during its lifetime—and that proportion…
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Antidepressants mostly can’t treat chronic pain, despite wide use
Ongoing pain, such as chronic back or neck pain, is difficult to treat, so some doctors prescribe antidepressants. Now, a…
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Will an AI Be the First to Discover Alien Life?
From the hills of West Virginia to the flats of rural Australia, some of the world’s largest telescopes are listening…
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AI Predicts Warming Will Surpass 1.5 C in a Decade
Scientists have long known the world is running out of time to hit its international climate targets. Now, artificial intelligence…
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How Water Finally Became a Climate Change Priority
Last year, the world watched as punishing heat and drought killed people in Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, and floods destroyed…
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US proposes to ease blood donor restrictions on gay and bisexual men
The US Food and Drug Administration has proposed that blood donor assessments measure individual risk and do not exclude people…
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Dolphins that help humans catch fish are more likely to survive
A 12-year study of an unusual fishing partnership in southern Brazil has calculated the benefits to both humans and bottlenose…
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