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Health & MedicineEgg in tiny doses curbs allergy
Giving allergic kids minuscule bits of problem food and gradually increasing it over many months wipes out reactions in some, a study finds.
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EarthField test stashes climate-warming carbon in deep ocean
Strategically dumping the metal stimulates a bloom of microscopic creatures that carry the greenhouse gas to Davy Jones’s locker.
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HumansMideast violence goes way back
One-quarter of skulls excavated in troubled region display injuries from clubs or other weapons.
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LifeStudy shows where identical twins part ways
By birth, genetic doubles are already using their DNA differently.
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HumansAfghanistan on 240 incidents a week
A computer simulation forecasts insurgent activity by analyzing U.S. military logs released on WikiLeaks.
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PhysicsHow to walk on water
Physicists use X-rays to probe how a fluid can support a person's weight.
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Health & MedicineWhite dental fillings may impair kids’ behavior
Effects seen only for fillings that used bis-GMA, a resin derived from bisphenol A.
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LifeInsulin may be Big Antler hormone
Extra sensitivity to the hormone in certain developing tissues might give animals their oversized weapons and ornaments.
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LifeSkinny searchers keep fat ants full
By controlling movement out of an ant nest, researchers discover that ants weigh tubbiness in deciding who hunts for food.
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HumansEarly Americans took two tool tracks
Creators of separate spearhead styles colonized North America more than 13,000 years ago.
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Health & MedicineProliferation protein goes rogue in lung cancer
Rac1b might promote malignancy, could be a target for treatment.
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Health & MedicineMemories clutter brain in amnesia
Complex patterns slow down object recognition in patients with disorder.