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How exercise may help prevent Alzheimer's
Nova - Alissa Greenberg
Exercise could be a powerful defense against Alzheimer’s disease. Three dementia researchers explain how it works. Your brain loves it when you …
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6 stinking cool facts about dog noses
Nova - Alissa Greenberg
Dogs can sniff out disease and analyze new odors even as they exhale. But how? Did you know that dogs can use their cold, wet (and cute!) noses to …
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Human tracks may be earliest evidence of people in North America
Nova - Sukee Bennett
Footprints in New Mexico’s White Sands National Park challenge scientists’ timeline of when humans first came to North America. In southern New Mexico …
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Scientists capture first-ever image of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole
Nova - Hanna Ali
The Event Horizon Telescope team has captured the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. On Thursday morning, …
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Daily life on the International Space Station: A Q&A with a space archaeologist
Nova - Alissa Greenberg
Archaeologists are working to understand how astronauts really use their space on the ISS—and help improve space habitats of the future. Soon after …
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Adapting national parks for wheelchair hiking
Nova - Alissa Greenberg
The trails through our public lands weren’t designed for wheelchairs, but new wheelchairs are designed for those trails. National Park Service …