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New Test Could Predict Heart Attacks

(ISNS) — A new medical test that looks for rare cells circulating in the blood could help identify patients at high risk of heart attacks, according to a new study. The technique, which is detailed in the current issue of … Continue reading

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Crashed and Burned: How King Tut Died

Though the famed Egyptian pharaoh King Tutankhamun died more than 3,300 years ago, the mystery surrounding his death and mummification continues to haunt scientists. Now, British researchers believe they’ve found evidence explaining how the boy king died and, in the … Continue reading

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Antarctic Hills Haven’t Seen Water in 14 Million Years

Water has not flowed across Antarctica’s Friis Hills for 14 million years, researchers reported Tuesday (Oct. 29) at the Geological Society of America’s annual meeting in Denver. The Friis Hills rise 2,000 feet (600 meters) above Antarctica’s Taylor Valley, one of the … Continue reading

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1st Fully Bionic Man Walks, Talks and Breathes

He walks, he talks and he has a beating heart, but he’s not human — he’s the world’s first fully bionic man. Like Frankenstein’s monster, cobbled together from a hodgepodge of body parts, the bionic man is an amalgam of … Continue reading

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6 Unexpected Effects of Climate Change

Along with its anxiety-inducing effects, climate change also offers an interesting opportunity to consider fascinating, interconnected processes on Earth. The smallest to the largest components of the planet – from bacteria to volcanoes – all somehow feel the effects of … Continue reading

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