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The practice of freediving is teaching physiologists how humans stretch their physical and mental limits, which in turn may ...

An ocean current called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation will weaken by 50 percent by 2100. The question is ...

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Identifying children with early signs of type 1 diabetes makes a difference to their health. A new study suggests wider ...

The remains of at least 37 people in an ancient stone 'jar' in northeastern Laos suggest that thousands similar jars were ...

As public health officials around the world monitor dozens of former passengers and crewmembers of the MV Hondius for signs ...

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A tall buoy with a rotating pair of eyes was supposed to scare birds away from caught fish. Like scarecrows, it didn't work ...

Metals like copper oxidize — reacting with oxygen in the air — but gold doesn’t, thanks to a quick switch in atom arrangement ...