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The human body is composed of over 37 trillion cells, each with a limited lifespan. These cells are continuously replaced to ...

A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed them to produce ...

Flossing your teeth at least once a week may be linked to a lower risk of stroke caused by a blood clot blocking brain blood flow and irregular heartbeats, according to a preliminary study to be prese ...

A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot — literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic (water-loving) mechanisms that allow the little animals to easily move ove ...

Scratching an itchy rash really does make it worse. Now we know why, thanks to new research published today in the journal Science that uncovers how scratching aggravates infl ...

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Studies of rock and dust from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, ...

Wandering salamanders are known for gliding high through the canopies of coastal redwood forests, but how the small ...

Across cosmic history, powerful forces have acted on matter, reshaping the universe into an increasingly complex web of ...