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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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How to Make Sure Wildfire Shelters Save Firefighters’ Lives
Wildfires burn hot, fast and unpredictably. Although wildland firefighters receive extensive training to keep themselves safe, they sometimes become cut…
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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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Ancient DNA adds to evidence for Native Americans’ east Asian ancestry
Genetic analysis of a woman’s skull from 14,000 years ago found in south-west China suggests she was related to an…
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Efforts to regulate ‘killer robots’ are threatened by war in Ukraine
International efforts to legally control the use of “killer robots” are faltering because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine Technology 13…
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10 per cent chance falling rockets will hit someone in next decade
Humans are sending ever more rockets up into space – bits of them falling back to Earth could result in…
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Alaska Is on Pace for Another Historic Fire Season
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Alaska is on…
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What Researchers Know about Gun Policies’ Effectiveness
About 40% of the world’s civilian-owned firearms are in the United States, a country that has had some 1.4 million…
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News at a glance: Polio in London sewage, U.S. science spending bills, and new medical citations leader
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How Parents’ Trauma Leaves Biological Traces in Children
After the twin towers of the World Trade Center collapsed on September 11, 2001, in a haze of horror and…
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