Quantum ‘supersolid’ matter stirred using magnets
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AI can spot parasites in stool samples to help diagnose infections
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A bacterium has evolved into a new cellular structure inside algae
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Why nutrition needs to be on the educational agenda
[ad_1] March was National Nutrition Month in the US, the latest in a decades-long campaign to improve eating habits. This year’s theme was “Beyond the
We can’t get to net zero without tackling inequality
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How Peter Higgs revealed the forces that hold the universe together
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Dedicated experiments needed to understand why dogs wag their tails
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Air pollution can make insects mate with the wrong species
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Testing drugs on mini-cancers in the lab may reveal best treatment
[ad_1] Micrograph of human colon cancer cells in a three-dimensional extracellular matrix TORSTEN WITTMANN/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The next innovation in cancer treatment could be to
The Immune Mind review: How mental and physical health combine
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