Category: Science
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The Oyster’s Gem: As the Pearl Turns
A pearl forms in response to tissue damage. But how?
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Policies to Mitigate Climate Change Could Increase Global Hunger
All policies bear costs and unintended consequences.
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Rare Weather Patterns Can Trigger Tsunamis
The meteotsunamis, some as high as 3 meters (10 feet), hit coastal areas all over Europe.
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Natural Killer Cells: ‘Secret Police’ of the Immune System
Cells that are unable to show their identity cards are killed on the spot. No questions asked.
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Protecting Coffee Crops: Beetles and Bugs
THE coffee-berry borer is a pesky beetle. It is thought to destroy $500m-worth of unpicked coffee beans a year, thus diminishing the incomes of some 20m farmers. The borer spends most of its life as a larva, buried inside a coffee berry, feeding on the beans within. To do so, it has to defy the…
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Could Antibodies Treat Migraines?
Recently, some migraine research has shifted away from small molecule drugs to focus instead on antibodies, the immune system proteins typically thought of as microbe fighters.
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Americans Hate Fruits and Vegetables
The reality, it seems, is that most Americans prefer to eat an unhealthy diet, even if other choices are available.
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Mortality Gap: Why Women Live Longer than Men
It wasn’t until the beginning of the 20th Century that the “mortality gap” between men and women became so striking.
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Why Some Flowers Only Smell at Night
Just like animals, plants have circadian rhythms.