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12/22/2024 03:02:37 pm

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Cancer

Scientists Reveal Eight Signs of Dying Cancer Patient

The hope is that this information will help family members and other caregivers better handle an impending death.

Monarch Butterfly

Monarch Butterflies Get Help from U.S. Federal Government

The species also faces challenges in Mexico, where its primary wintering grounds are threatened by logging and climate change.

Peruvian Ice Cap

Peruvian Ice Cap Reveals 16th Century Air Pollution

The findings come from analysis of trace elements in a core sample.

Marsupialia

Australian Mammals are Fast Becoming Extinct

No other country on Earth had such a high rate of land mammal extinction in over 200 years.

Spot the Robot Dog

Boston Dynamics Builds 'Spot,' a Speedy Robot Dog

Spot has great stability and does a decent job of recovering from a momentary loss of balance.

HPV vaccination

HPV Vaccination Doesn't Contribute to Teens' Risky Sexual Behavior

The HPV vaccination can prevent cervical, vulvar and vaginal cancers and genital warts caused by certain HPV strains.

Henize 2-428 planetary nebula

White Dwarf Stars to Collide in Catastrophic Supernova

They're using telescopes in the Canary Islands to view this heavenly conglomeration.

Berlin Wall Optimism

Human Languages Often Use Happier Words, Study Says

Spanish had the highest average rate of happy words while Chinese had the lowest.

Obesity

Woman Becomes Obese After Fecal Transplant from Daughter

This medical procedure infuses healthy bacteria into a diseased gut but according to the doctors it might have affected her waistline.

SpaceX rocket

Glitch Postpones SpaceX Rocket Launch

SpaceX will make its second attempt to land the Falcon 9's first-stage booster on a floating platform.

Red wine

Red Wine May Help You Lose Weight, Study Says

Consuming dark-colored grapes might help people better manage obesity.

Pollution

Researchers Develop Method Using Baking Soda to Capture CO2

The main benefit of using carbonates is that they're not harmful to the environment.

Mr. Perfect?

It's Way Better to Settle for Mr. Ok than Mr. Perfect

We either choose to mate with the first potentially inferior companion and risk inferior offspring, or just wait for Mr. or Ms. Perfect to come along.

Sea lion pup

Why are Starving Sea Lion Pups Washing Ashore in California?

This January, more than 250 emaciated sea lion pups were rescued.

Arabidopsis

Plants' Receptors Tweaked to Survive Drought

When plants face drought, they produce abscisic acid (ABA), a stress hormone that reduces water consumption.

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