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Ice shelf collapse reveals early warning signs of melt

Posted on September 15, 2025August 28, 2025 by Sciworthy

Scientists found that growing fractures caused an East Antarctic ice shelf to collapse.

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    Toward personalized cancer treatments

    Posted on September 11, 2025September 11, 2025 by Sciworthy

    Medical researchers developed a computational analysis technique, called VIPER, that can predict how cancer cells respond to drug…

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      Fermi Sees the Gamma Ray Sky
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      Where do deep-space gamma-rays come from?

      Posted on September 8, 2025August 18, 2025 by Ben Pauley

      Researchers found that distant star-forming galaxies can only account for about half of the high-energy radiation from outside the Milky Way…

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        Carbon feedbacks 56 million years ago similar to today

        Posted on September 4, 2025September 12, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Geologists simulated the chemistry of Earth's past oceans and atmosphere using mineral data from the ancient seafloor. They found a…

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          Cancer cells
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          Cancer cells exploit an immune protein to evade treatment

          Posted on September 1, 2025September 1, 2025 by Amruta Tendolkar

          Scientists tested several immunotherapy-resistant tumors and found that an evolutionary change in an immune protein makes humans more…

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            A circular economy for sustainable resources

            Posted on August 28, 2025August 27, 2025 by Sciworthy

            Scientists proposed a new economic strategy to distribute global rare earth element reserves more sustainably.

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              Galaxy Cluster Abell 370
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              Galactic clusters impact star formation

              Posted on August 25, 2025August 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

              Researchers used light emissions to reconstruct the evolution of galaxies that fall into clusters in deep space.

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                A blind spot in male cancer screening

                Posted on August 21, 2025August 18, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Researchers found a type of cancer that is common in females, called BRCA-induced cancers, in male cancer patients.

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                  NASA Mars rover
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                  Hot spring rocks could help find life on Mars

                  Posted on August 18, 2025August 15, 2025 by Sciworthy

                  NASA researchers found that the shape of rocks near hot springs influences the preservation of chemical fossils that could be detectable on…

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                    Body fat can predict mortality risk in young adults

                    Posted on August 14, 2025July 28, 2025 by Nathan Gock

                    Researchers showed that body fat percentage can predict long-term mortality in young adults better than body mass index or waist size.

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