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By Sara Smart, CNN About 110 years ago, a book was checked out from a Boise, Idaho library, and it has finally been returned. The “New Chronicles of Rebecca” was…
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UNLV mineralogist Oliver Tschauner and colleagues discovered a new mineral that was carried to the surface of the Earth in a diamond (pictured here). Credit: Aaron Celestian, Los Angeles County…
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Many fiction books have been banned in classrooms for decades, why? Which ones are worth reading? Books are an integral part of our society. They were the first form of…
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Recently, astronomers have been finding protoplanetary discs around certain stars. Their discovery has helped kick off a new work in planetary formation theory. But planets aren’t the objects that form…
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A new study from MIT offers an explanation for why restricting calories may slow tumor growth. Credit: Christine Daniloff, stock image A new study finds cutting off cells’ supplies of…
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Geoscientist Georgia Hole used tree rings to retrace the paths of driftwood, once frozen in sea ice, as it made its way through the Arctic. “Some of these beaches are…
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The injected green algae (green) sit inside the blood vessels (magenta) like a string of pearls. Credit: Özugur et al./iScience Photosynthesizing algae injected into the blood vessels of tadpoles supply…
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May be worth further exploring cannabinoids as potential cancer treatment, say researchers. It may be worth exploring further the use of cannabidiol (‘CBD’) oil as a potential lung cancer treatment,…
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Researchers at MIT and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have developed a new way to determine whether an individual cancer patient will respond to a particular drug. Their method involves exposing cells…
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How to Catch a Perfect Wave: Scientists Take a Closer Look Inside the Perfect Fluid Berkeley Lab research brings us closer to understanding how our universe began. Scientists have reported…
