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Foods for healthy aging

Posted on June 30, 2025June 26, 2025 by Nathan Gock

Researchers showed that health-care professionals who ate more vegetables, fruits, whole grains, fish, and poultry were more likely to live…

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    Dying stars create new elements

    Posted on June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 by Ben Pauley

    Astrophysicists showed that collapsing white dwarfs can eject enough material to form heavy elements.

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      Volcanism warmed past Earth

      Posted on June 23, 2025June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

      Geologists dated a global warming event about 180 million years ago. They found it lasted between 169,000 and 417,000 years and was linked…

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        New way to find geothermal energy

        Posted on June 19, 2025June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

        Scientists used an exploration approach developed by the oil industry to track down geothermal energy sources.

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          Methane-munching microbes modify the seafloor

          Posted on June 16, 2025June 25, 2025 by Sciworthy

          Researchers showed that methane-eating bacteria acidify their surroundings and dissolve carbonate rocks on the seafloor.

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            Scientists use modified DNA to classify breast cancer

            Posted on June 12, 2025June 24, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

            Researchers used DNA tags to divide an aggressive form of breast cancer into 2 major subtypes. They found these subtypes respond differently…

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              Most river water comes from the ground

              Posted on June 9, 2025June 26, 2025 by Sciworthy

              Hydrologists incorporated ground and surface water flow data into Earth System models. They used these models to estimate that nearly 60% of…

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                Natural materials to support green energy

                Posted on June 5, 2025June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Scientists recycled discarded eggshells to capture rare earth elements used in green energy technology.

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                  Mistakes in DNA shape gene activity

                  Posted on June 2, 2025June 25, 2025 by Halimat Chisom Atanda

                  Researchers used a new sequencing technology to explore the human genome. They found that DNA methylation is linked to gene expression…

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                    Scientists discover a planet-eating star

                    Posted on May 29, 2025June 25, 2025 by Ben Pauley

                    Astronomers studied light emissions from a star system 2 years after its peak brightness and saw that it had consumed and partially spat out…

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