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21-Year Study Links Gum Disease And Cavities to Higher Stroke Risk Health 6 hours ago

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Hundreds of Genes Act Differently in Male vs Female Brains, Scientists Discover Health 7 hours ago

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Your Gut's Methane-Making Microbes Could Secretly Turn Fiber Into Extra Calories Health 8 hours ago

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Space Junk Likely Struck China's Shenzhou-20, Delaying Crew's Return Space 9 hours ago

Oldest Known Maya Monument Could Be a Map of The Universe

Oldest Known Maya Monument Could Be a Map of The Universe Humans13 hours ago

The World's Oldest Known Cave Art Wasn't Made by Our Species

The World's Oldest Known Cave Art Wasn't Made by Our Species Humans18 hours ago

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A Simple Eye Scan Could Flag Heart Risks – And How Fast You're Aging Health20 hours ago

Most Powerful Black-Hole Flare Ever Recorded Shone Like 10 Trillion Suns

Most Powerful Black-Hole Flare Ever Recorded Shone Like 10 Trillion Suns Space21 hours ago

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How to See Tonight's Beaver Supermoon – The Biggest And Brightest Since 2019 Space1 day ago

The image features a dark background with a thin, bright horizontal line running across the centre. This is our galaxy’s disc. Above and below this line, numerous white arrows point upward and downward. These arrows vary in length and are spread evenly along the line. Scattered among the arrows are small red and blue dots. The visual resembles an astronomical data visualisation, illustrating positions and motions of stars in our galaxy.

A Colossal Wave Is Rippling Through The Milky Way, Gaia Data Reveals Space1 day ago

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Memory Problems Are Surging in Adults Under 40, Large US Study Finds Health1 day ago

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A Rare Genetic Condition Can Turn Healthy Foods Dangerous Health1 day ago

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Should Bacon Come With a Cancer Warning? Health1 day ago

An artist's concept of a supermassive black hole, a surrounding disk of material falling towards the black hole and a jet containing particles moving away at close to the speed of light. This black hole represents a recently-discovered quasar powered by a black hole. New Chandra observations indicate that the black hole is growing at a rate that exceeds the usual limit for black holes, called the Eddington Limit.

The Early Universe Let Black Holes Break The Rules, Briefly Space1 day ago

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Eerie 'Skull' Appears in a Giant Volcanic Pit in The Sahara Nature2 days ago

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There's a Surprisingly Simple Way to Stop Crying Over Your Onions Physics2 days ago

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