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08-06-2025
Mother’s genes may hold the key to childhood obesity
A mother’s genes may influence a child’s weight more strongly...
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08-06-2025
Bizarre planet orbits backward around a dying star
Most stars are not alone. They live in binary or...
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08-06-2025
Hexagonal diamond inspired by meteorites is the hardest yet
A plain lump of graphite has never looked so ambitious....
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08-06-2025
Faint glow reveals galaxies merging in deep space
A faint bridge of starlight, stretching nearly a million light...
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2025/08/Dog-behavior.jpg
08-06-2025
Dogs' head shape influences their behavior in some very interesting ways
Short-nosed dog breeds like French Bulldogs and Pugs dominate pet...
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08-06-2025
Plastic pollution is harming our health, not just the planet
We talk a lot about plastic pollution. We picture oceans...
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08-06-2025
Three new truffle species discovered in North American forests
Recently, a team of mycologists dug up much more than...
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08-06-2025
Life’s building blocks found in a baby star’s planet-forming disc
A baby star is lighting up more than just its...
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2025/08/Oyster-virus.jpg
08-05-2025
Mysterious oyster deaths linked to newly discovered virus
On Canada’s Pacific coast, something unusual has been unfolding beneath...
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08-05-2025
Fast food in hospitals? Most agree it doesn't belong
Fast food in hospitals sounds like a contradiction, but in...
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2025/08/Wet-forests2.jpg
08-05-2025
Tree growth thrives on diversity - especially in wet forests
Forest ecologists have known for decades that mixing many kinds...
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