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Excerpt from the March 18, 1972 issue of Science News In spite of the age-old yearning for the Fountain of Youth, there is a marked lack of research toward retaining vitality in later years. Nonetheless … [researchers] have found they can reverse transient memory loss — or senility — in older patients by giving them…
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A contested multiple star system is a missing link in stellar evolution The nearest black hole to Earth isn’t a black hole at all. Instead, what scientists thought was a stellar triplet — two stars and a black hole — is actually a pair of stars caught in a unique stage of evolution. In May…
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People’s heavy reliance on fossil fuels and the cutting down of carbon-storing forests have transformed global climate. Even in a world increasingly battered by weather extremes, the summer 2021 heat wave in the Pacific Northwest stood out. For several days in late June, cities such as Vancouver, Portland and Seattle baked in record temperatures that…
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Entomologists chose the common name as a nod to the invasive species’ eggs A menacing pest just became a bit less problematic, at least socially, after getting an update to its common name. Lymantria dispar is an invasive insect previously known as the gypsy moth — a label that contains an ethnic slur. On March…
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MOAB, Utah and AUSTIN, Texas - The Jeep Grand Cherokee rollout has taken the better part of a year to fully realize, but with the launch of the new 20...
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NEW YORK - In case you missed it, the New York Auto Show took place this year after being canceled in both 2020 and 2021 due to Covid. A lot of manufa...
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The Mercedes-Benz EQ family continues to grow - both in size and number - with a utility version of the EQS sedan. Called, unimaginatively, the EQS SU...
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