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Researchers have found that a small detector orbiting Earth can directly detect ‘cosmic dust’ from space as it strikes the ...

Earth Day began as a protest in 1970, but its meaning has evolved. Here’s how it changed - and what it represents today.

A stress-related protein may help some brains resist Alzheimer’s decline, keeping memory and function intact despite damage.

New study shows that black bear gut microbes change with diet, age, and environment. Bears eat corn but not much peanut bait.

Plants can reshape a key protein to survive heat and cold, helping photosynthesis continue as temperatures swing.

A team of Italian scientists recently found a link between super-agers, or people with exceptional longevity, to inherited ...

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