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Does eating meat really raise your risk of type 2 diabetes?

[ad_1] Red meat may be best enjoyed in moderation Anton Vierietin/Getty Images In the ever-evolving and confusing world of nutrition science, a new study has

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Fuzzy quantum effects have been seen on the largest scale yet

[ad_1] Quantum effects result in particles behaving like waves that interfere with each other Shutterstock/sakkmesterk​e The fuzziness of the quantum world has been demonstrated on

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The science of coffee – with or without caffeine – and its effect on body and mind

[ad_1] “I only drink coffee on days ending in y,” so the saying goes. If this mantra applies to you, welcome to the club. Coffee’s

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AI could help shrinking pool of coders keep outdated programs working

[ad_1] Computer programs from the 1960s are still used for bulk data processing by many organisations H. Armstrong Roberts/ClassicStock/Get​ty Images Mainframe computers running code dating

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PFAS: How ‘forever chemicals’ reached one of the world’s most pristine areas

[ad_1] A type of hormone-disrupting forever chemical was found in the Amazon’s air Sebastian Brill/MPI-C Some of the most pristine parts of the planet have

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Cocaine in mummified brains reveals when Europeans first used the drug

[ad_1] Coca leaves have psychoactive and therapeutic properties Fabiano Sodi/Alamy The mummified brain tissue of two people found in a 17th-century crypt in Milan, Italy,

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Our efforts to cope with extreme temperatures are making them worse

[ad_1] Higher temperatures mean more use of air conditioning megapress images/Alamy When temperatures turn extreme, we rush to adjust our heating or cooling systems in

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Atlantic Niña: The Atlantic is cooling at record speed and nobody knows why

[ad_1] A quickly cooling Atlantic Ocean could dampen hurricane threats from the Pacific Rebecca Blackwell / Associated Press / Alamy Over the past three months,

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Video games are good, actually, find scientists

[ad_1] If you enjoy video games, playing them may be nothing to worry about AsiaVision/Getty Images Playing video games really does seem to boost your

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Spiders use fireflies as flashing lures to catch more prey

[ad_1] An orb-weaver spider wraps up its flashing prey Xinhua Fu Once orb-weaver spiders ensnare male fireflies in their webs, they turn the doomed insects