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  An Entirely New Kind of Highly Reactive Chemicals Has Been Found in The Atmosphere

  ScienceAlert - Mike McRae

  Every lungful of air we suck down is mostly made up of nitrogen, with a generous helping of oxygen, and a dash of carbon dioxide. But dusting this …

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  7 hours ago

  Scientists Sequence First Human Genome From The Ruins of Ancient Pompeii

  ScienceAlert - Michelle Starr

  We now know the genetic heritage one of the victims who tragically perished when the Italian city of Pompeii was devastated by a volcanic eruption …

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  8 hours ago

  The Mystery of Why So Many Lifelong Smokers Never Get Lung Cancer May Be Solved

  ScienceAlert - Carly Cassella

  Smoking cigarettes is the number one risk factor for lung cancer, with tobacco products causing up to 90 percent of lung cancer deaths in the United …

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  18 hours ago

  Fake Meds Sold Online Put Millions at Risk. This Is How Big The Problem Is

  ScienceAlert - C. MICHAEL WHITE

  The Food and Drug Administration took 130 enforcement actions against counterfeit medication rings from 2016 through 2021, according to my new study …

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  18 hours ago

  Acid Oceans Could Drastically Cut Down One of The World's Biggest Oxygen Producers

  ScienceAlert - Tessa Koumoundouros

  The tiny floating organisms that supply our world with as much as a fifth of its oxygen will be in dire straights as our oceans acidify, new research …

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  19 hours ago

  This 'Crab' Is The Smallest Remote-Controlled Walking Robot Ever Built

  ScienceAlert - David Nield

  Is your tiny robot really all that small if it's bigger than the width of a coin? A team of scientists has built what is now the smallest-ever …