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The Encyclopedia of Science's Frontier

Category: Big Questions

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New wearable device to catch early breast cancer

Posted on January 8, 2024June 26, 2025 by Ankita Murmu

Scientists developed a small wearable device that can identify early breast cancer using ultrasound.

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    Researchers created hybrid monkeys from stem cells

    Posted on January 1, 2024June 26, 2025 by Bhargabi Banerjee

    Scientists in China made live monkey hybrids using cells from embryos, to help them study how animals heal and reproduce.

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      Microgravity weakens our immune system

      Posted on December 18, 2023June 26, 2025 by Ruby Costigan

      Researchers found the immune cells of volunteers kept in simulated microgravity were slower to activate and fight infection.

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        How do mountains affect Earth’s climate?

        Posted on December 11, 2023December 1, 2023 by Sciworthy

        Scientists showed sulfuric acid formed during weathering of rocks causes mountains to consume less greenhouse gasses than they previously…

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          New way to detect early-stage cancer

          Posted on December 4, 2023June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

          Researchers developed a new non-invasive method to detect cancer at the early stage from DNA in blood samples.

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            Chronic sleep deprivation linked to alcohol use

            Posted on November 27, 2023November 28, 2023 by Sciworthy

            Scientists found a protein linking sleep deprivation and alcohol consumption through the brain reward circuit in rats.

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              What causes decompression sickness in astronauts?

              Posted on November 20, 2023December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

              Scientists found tracers for inflammation and traumatic brain damage in people who climbed to high altitudes mimicking the low pressure…

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                A new tool can spot moving elements in genome data

                Posted on November 13, 2023June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

                Researchers developed a computational tool to identify bits of the genome that move around. Their tool will help other scientists find…

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                  New immunotherapy combo shrinks lung cancer

                  Posted on November 6, 2023November 2, 2023 by Sciworthy

                  Scientists recently combined two immunotherapy treatments to successfully reduce tumor size in patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

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                    Dolphins have special whistles for their young

                    Posted on October 30, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

                    Researchers found bottlenose dolphins modify the pitch and range of whistles when communicating with their calves, similar to how humans…

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