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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  18 hours ago

  When did Earth's first forests emerge?

  Live Science - Michael Dhar

  Trees have a birthday, just like any other type of organism. From Earth's tallest living plants, California's redwoods, to the planet's largest …

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  1 day ago

  Honeybee venom can cure breast cancer, research study finds

  thebrighterside.news - Joseph Shavit

  The cancer community is buzzing over a new study that says venom from bees can kill cancer cells.Scientists at the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical …

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  1 day ago

  String theory - a simple way to understand the universe - BBC Reel

  BBC News - BBC World

  Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku explains why he thinks string theory is the best way to understand how the universe works.

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  1 day ago

  Carnivorous plant that traps prey underground is the 1st of its kind to be discovered

  CNN - By Katie Hunt

  (CNN) — Scientists have discovered a carnivorous plant that grows prey-trapping contraptions underground, feeding off subterranean creatures such as worms, larvae and beetles. The newly found species of pitcher plant was unearthed in the Indonesian province of North Kalimantan, on the island of …

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  2 days ago

  New Study Reveals Devastating Effect on Astronaut Bones From Living in Space

  ScienceAlert - DANIEL LAWLER AND JULIETTE COLLEN

  Astronauts lose decades' worth of bone mass in space that many do not recover even after a year back on Earth, researchers said Thursday, warning …

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  Mary Duckworth Demis Mimouna

  

  2 days ago

  Looks can deceive: Evolutionary trees based on anatomy may be wrong

  bigthink.com - Jasna Hodžić

  Back to the drawing board. The evolutionary relationships of Earth’s many living creatures have big implications for a range of fields within biology …