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Overactive immune cells could prime the immune system to attack normally harmless molecules found in food
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It was a close call for this brilliant orange zinnia
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Jason-3 made it to orbit—but the company's Falcon 9 rocket didn't make it back to Earth in one piece
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38 years after NASA hired its first female astronauts, four women are training to go to Mars
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This explosion blazes about 570 billion times brighter than our Sun, according to researchers
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Armed with over 18,000 solar cells, the Jupiter orbiter is taking solar-fueled space exploration to new lengths
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Alex is the first January Atlantic hurricane to form in almost 80 years
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It’s not just because the air is clearer
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For the first time in over four decades, red tape and poor conditions prevented any climbers from conquering the mountain
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The 1977 blast from space is often cited as our best evidence of alien contact, but a news study suggests it may have just been comets
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Nanotechnology could turn the inefficient bulbs’ weakness into a strength
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The answer could help people with certain genetic conditions and diseases
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As Comet 67P hurtles further and further away, it's taking the 'little lander that could' along with it
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For years people have cited the ten-to-one ratio, with microbes dominating human cells, but that number is probably wrong, according to recent research
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This 3.7 pound rock could help scientists learn about Earth's origins
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The age and density of globular star clusters could give alien life both the time and resources necessary to brew complex society
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Ensuring every animal is present and accounted for
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And they did it by feeding them smaller and less-poisonous toads
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Millet's short growing season and low water needs might also benefit a modern world stressed by climate change
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The science doesn’t back up the claims that playing memory and attention games can prevent mental decline
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