Science

Cancer-fighting chewing gum cuts HPV levels by up to 93%

Researchers have developed a bioengineered chewing gum that may offer a new way to target microbes associated with head and…

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These bizarre new beetles look so stretchy scientists named them Luffy

The newly established beetle genus Luffy was not given its name simply as a playful reference. Researchers selected it because…

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Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight

For decades, we’ve been told that weight loss is a matter of willpower: eat less, move more. But modern science…

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A simple supplement could help the immune system fight cancer and viruses

Arginine is an amino acid that supports many essential functions throughout the body. It helps cells build proteins that carry…

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Without this protein, damaged muscle turns to fat and scar tissue

A protein traditionally associated with protecting chromosome ends also plays an unexpected role in helping muscle stem cells remain functional…

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Dark matter’s secret force does the opposite of what scientists expected

Dark matter is usually described as an invisible substance that responds only to gravity. But scientists are now exploring a…

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Ant brains reveal how evolution turned hunger into parenting

For much of evolutionary history, many animals reproduced and then left their offspring to survive alone. A study published in…

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Tiny black holes may be secretly exploding stars across the Milky Way

An international research team has found that primordial black holes may trigger white dwarf stars to explode as Type Ia…

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NASA’s Curiosity rover finds a mysterious honeycomb landscape on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover has encountered an extraordinary landscape while climbing through a Martian valley nicknamed "Valle Grande." Images sent back…

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A forgotten fossil just revealed a new Triassic predator from 210 million years ago

About 210 million years ago, two early relatives of modern crocodiles stood near each other among the low ferns of…

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