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Humans
Adaptive no more
A potential benefit in prehistoric lean times, genetic variant may increase risk of gestational diabetes today.
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Health & Medicine
Allergic to cancer
Having an overactive immune system may protect against certain types of brain tumor, a study suggests.
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Humans
Humans
How cell phones exert subtle mind control, plus more in this week’s news.
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Space
The sun, captured from all the angles
NASA reveals the first 360-degree panorama of the sun, which should enable early detection of potentially damaging solar storms.
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Chemistry
Molecules/Matter & Energy
Billions of particles get entangled, plus more in this week’s news.
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Earth
Earth/Environment
Licorice may be a natural alternative to antibiotics on hog farms, plus more in this week’s news.
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Earth
Extinctions breed carbon chaos
Massive die-off left ecosystems vulnerable, an analysis suggests.
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Life
Genes & Cells
Smoking can damage DNA in a flash, plus more in this week's news.
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Astronomy
Supernova to superfluid
Neutron stars, some of the densest objects in the universe, may be cooled by frictionless liquid sloshing in their cores.
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Health & Medicine
Body & Brain
Obesity rates skyrocket worldwide, plus more in this week’s news.
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Life
Running a cancer roadblock
A new study shows how cells escaping from a breast tumor overcome a piece of RNA that usually stops them.