In 1996 Spanish physicist Juan Parrondo made an incredible discovery: sometimes two games that each end in loss individually ...

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A person who develops age-related diseases earlier in life, or has other biological changes associated with aging (such as ...

Creating a beautiful, thriving yard is a joy for any homeowner. Watching your flowers bloom and your lawn grow lush and green ...

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Dylan Jay Watts was living on the New South Wales South Coast when a violent chest infection overwhelmed him. According to Australian news reports, he died only days before turning 29, with scans ...

The mummy now known as the Zimapán man was found to have a diverse microbiome that reveals more about what one ancient Mesoamerican culture ate.

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Kate Adamala started work on a cell in which the natural molecular structure is reversed. Then a possible doomsday scenario became clear.