A thousand-year-old log shows how burying wood can fight climate change
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An mRNA vaccine protected mice against the deadly gut bacteria C. difficile
Clostridioides difficile is an extremely nasty intestinal bug, with few effective treatments and no approved vaccines. But the same technology
New electric stitches use muscle movement to speed healing
Stitching is getting a shocking upgrade. In an experiment with mice, a new tough, flexible thread accelerated wound healing by
How rapid intensification produced two monster hurricanes in one week
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MicroRNA discovery wins 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology
An unexpected discovery about what made a tiny worm refuse to grow has now led to the 2024 Nobel Prize
X-rays from nuclear explosions can protect Earth from asteroids
An asteroid heading toward Earth can be deflected without ever touching a spacecraft. The trick is to use X-rays to
Why was Hurricane Helene so devastating?
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Blood pressure can be falsely high if the arm is not positioned correctly
When the arm is in the lap or at the side, a blood pressure reading can be falsely high. But
Barnard’s star has at least one planet orbiting it
A red dwarf star known as Barnard’s Star, located just six light-years from our solar system, has at least one
Storms ignite a ‘boiling pot’ of gamma rays
Above the cloud tops, storms blow with a complex and frenetic light show of high-energy radiation. A view from a