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Health & MedicineA cup of chickpeas a day lowers cholesterol
Adding a cup of chickpeas or black beans to people’s daily diets could improve health by lowering cholesterol and inflammation, a new study suggests.
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SpaceA private Japanese spacecraft failed on its way to the moon’s surface
The spacecraft’s owner, ispace, is attempting to land these crafts to commercialize lunar resources.
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ArchaeologyPrecolonial farmers thrived in one of North America’s coldest places
Ancestral Menominee people in what’s now Michigan’s Upper Peninsula grew maize and other crops on large tracts of land despite harsh conditions.
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AnimalsPreemptively cutting rhinos’ horns cuts poaching
Comparing various tactics for protecting rhinos suggests that dehorning them drastically reduces poaching.