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Your cells are dying. All the time.

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Enlarge / 3D rendering of an NK Cell destroying a cancer cell.https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/photo/cell-destroying-a-cancer-cell-royalty-free-image/1250270667 Billions of cells die in your body every day. Some...

Are you a workaholic? Here’s how to spot the signs

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EnlargeBill Varie/Getty Images An accountant who fills out spreadsheets at the beach, a dog groomer who always has time for one more...

It’s not just us: Other animals change their social habits in old age

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Enlarge / As female macaques age, the size of their social network shrinks.Jon G. Fuller/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Walnut...

Animals use physics? Let us count the ways

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EnlargeFernando Trabanco Fotografía via Getty Images Isaac Newton would never have discovered the laws of motion had he studied only cats. Suppose...

The greening of planes, trains, and automobiles

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EnlargePetmal / Getty Images As the world races to decarbonize everything from the electricity grid to industry, it faces particular problems with...

A scientific mission to save the sharks

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EnlargeRamonCarretero/Getty A hammerhead shark less than one meter long swims frantically in a plastic container aboard a boat in the Sanquianga National...

The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US

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Enlarge / 2023 marked the first sighting of a yellow-legged hornet in the United States, sparking fears that it may spread and devastate honeybees...

Swimming and spinning aquatic spiders use slick survival strategies

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Enlarge / Of all the aquatic spiders, the diving bell spider is the only one known to survive almost entirely underwater, using bubbles of...

Why do some people always get lost?

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Enlarge / Scientists are homing in on how navigation skills develop.Knowable Magazine (CC BY-ND) Like many of the researchers who study...

How new tech is making geothermal energy a more versatile power source

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Enlarge / The Nesjavellir Geothermal Power Station. Geothermal power has long been popular in volcanic countries like Iceland, where hot water bubbles from...
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