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HPV-driven throat and mouth cancers are rising in men. Why?

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has drastically reduced cervical cancer rates among women who got the vaccine. But as doctors celebrate that news, they're warning of an ongoing uptick...
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‘Beyond human intuition’: AI designs chip components 500 times smaller than what engineers could ever imagine

(Image credit: Tony Bi / MPL)Scientists have successfully shrunk three components used in photonic microchips by up...
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Neanderthals may have trekked through the Saudi Arabian desert 55,000 years ago, farther south than experts thought possible

Neanderthals may have trekked deep into the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula around 55,000 years ago, a new...
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Scientists finally know why astronauts struggle to poop in space — and reveal a hidden risk of long-haul spaceflight

Scientists have finally gotten to the bottom of why astronauts struggle to poop in space, thanks to a...
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The Evolution of American Farm Equipment from 1900 to 1930

At the dawn of the 20th century, an American farm was still powered largely by animals. Horses and...

Halley wasn’t the first to figure out the famous comet. An 11th-century monk did it first, new research suggests.

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Halley's comet bears the name of the astronomer who famously first described its movements through space, but he wasn't the first to discover its...

1,400-year-old Zapotec tomb discovered in Mexico features enormous owl sculpture symbolizing death

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Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a 1,400-year-old tomb from the Zapotec culture that features well-preserved details, including a sculpture of a wide-eyed owl with...

People, not glaciers, transported rocks to Stonehenge, study confirms

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Humans — not glaciers — transported Stonehenge's megaliths across Great Britain to their current location in southern England, a new study confirms.Scientists have believed...

This is SPARDA: A self-destruct, self-defense system in bacteria that could be a new biotech tool

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CRISPR kick-started a golden age of genetic research — but in nature, there are hundreds of similar systems with unexplored potential for gene editing....

Black hole butterflies? James Webb telescope spots dozens of black hole ‘cocoons’ in early universe.

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Scientists may have finally pinned down the nature of some of the most baffling objects in the night sky.In a new study, researchers investigated...

Monumental tomb discovered in Turkey might be of royal from King Midas’ kingdom

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An ancient tomb discovered in Turkey may have been made for a member of the family of the legendary King Midas, who lived in...
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