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Chewing mastic gum does have oral health benefits, such as reducing plaque buildup, helping prevent cavities and gum disease, and potentially fighting oral cancer.
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Unlike in lab-based studies, during everyday conversations, older adults showed no significant difference in their ability to recount details compared with their younger counterparts.
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At least one of the microbe species found in the stratosphere has been identified as a plant pathogen, a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how such pathogens spread around Earth.
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Some fossilized filaments are giving Earth’s first flying vertebrates a shiny new makeover.
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Some of the most pressing health conditions — including heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes — are best managed as a whole, according to a new clinical guideline.
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Scissor-tailed nightjars have long been known to make explosive cracking noises at night.
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This high-tech technique could bust new fentanyl drugs before they hit the streets.
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Falling measles vaccination rates have some researchers considering whether antivirals could add another layer of protection.
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Nuclear clocks’ arrival has been hotly anticipated.
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In the United States, the sunscreen ingredient list hasn’t changed in 20 years — until now.
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Parasites may be the pharmacies of the future, living in your gut and mainlining medication to your bloodstream.
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Try your hand at our latest crossword puzzle here! ⬇️
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What would happen if you tried to break a photon? In typical fashion, quantum physics offers the weirdest answer possible.
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At first, ancient squirrel poo doesn’t stink. That’s mostly because it’s frozen.
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Adult finches make "heat calls" as the temperature rises. Exposure to the song prepares their unhatched young's brains for the heat.
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A clock made from an atomic nucleus let physicists search for dark matter in a new way.
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Learning more about the microbes that live in the stratosphere could transform how we look for life on other worlds — on Mars, in the clouds of Venus and even on exoplanets light-years away.
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One of the major cognitive changes that happens as we age is difficulty recounting details of past experiences. But older adults’ memories might be richer than we think.
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Chemistry and computers join forces to stay a step ahead of illicit fentanyl drugs.
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For the first time, scientists have genetically engineered hookworms. It’s the first step toward making the parasites into pharmacies that could live in the gut and dispense drugs right into the bloodstream.
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