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  1. Materials Science

    Pumping Carbon: Researchers watch nanofibers grow

    The first atomic-scale movies of carbon nanofiber growth show particles of a metal catalyst pulsating wildly while carbon and metal atoms scuttle across the particle’s surface.

    By Peter Weiss

  2. 19297

    I’m confused. This article says that “atherosclerosis isn’t linked to oxidation of bad cholesterol.” If not, why does the article “Telltale Charts” (Telltale Charts) name cholesterol as one of the traditional risk factors? What is really going on with cholesterol? Sandor FrecskaLancaster, Pa. Good question. While epidemiological studies offer compelling evidence that blood-cholesterol concentrations influence […]

    By Science News
  3. Health & Medicine

    Wine Surprise: Heart-protective effect is independent of antioxidants

    Two studies in mice suggest that, if wine protects against heart disease, it's probably not because of the antioxidants that the drink contains.