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Processed Meat Linked to Increased Dementia Risk, Study Finds
Photo: Joe Raedle (Getty Images) People’s love of processed meat might come back to bite them in the long run,…
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7 ‘Extinct’ Species That Eventually Reappeared
Methuselah, the date palm resurrected from a 1,900-year-old seed.Image: Wikimedia Commons (Fair Use) We know, we know. It’s not fauna.…
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Scientists Don’t Know Why All These Sea Creatures Are Swimming in Circles
A green sea turtle hatchling swimming in a tank at the turtle conservancy section of Aquaria KLCC in Kuala Lumpur,…
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You Can’t ‘Own’ a Fart, It Belongs to All Who Smelt It
Bob Odenkirk farting.Photo: Kevin Winter (Getty Images) A non-fungible token (NFT) is a supposedly unique digital token generated by the…
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WallStreetsBets Donations Send Gorilla Conservation to the Moon
#ApesTogetherStrongPhoto: Jorge Guerrero (Getty Images) The WallStreetBets subreddit has helped drive $383,000 in donations to a gorilla conservation organization this week.…
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Mouse Embryos Grow Successfully in Beakers, a Step Toward an Artificial Womb
Quivering with life, the developing mice moved ever-so-slightly in their vials. Just a few days since they were fertilized, the…
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‘Invisible’ Deep-Sea Bacteria Cause Researchers to Rethink Human Immune Systems
The research vessel Falkor in the Phoenix Islands Protected Area. Image: Schmidt Ocean Institute Researchers have found microbes in the…
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A ‘Relaxing’ Beverage That Tastes Awful
Photo: Sam Rutherford/Gizmodo Being cooped up inside and spending way too much time staring at screens over the past months…
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Inside One Wildlife Center as It Waits to Reopen
A European Bison looks out of its enclosure at the Wildwood Trust in Kent, England.Photo: Dan Kitwood (Getty Images) The…
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Meet Lia, a Flushable, Biodegradable Pregnancy Test
Image: Lia Pregnancy tests are in dire need of a redesign. And while we’ve seen some real progress on this…
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