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Weight loss may 'rejuvenate' fat tissues, clearing away aged cells

Weight loss is known to improve health in obesity. A new study provides clues to how: by rejuvenating fat tissue and changing fat cells' metabolism.

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Metformin may prevent severe morning sickness

Taking the diabetes drug metformin before pregnancy may reduce the risk of debilitating morning sickness by 70%, early data hint. But a clinical trial is still needed to confirm this finding.

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New AI system can 'predict human behavior in any situation' with unprecedented degree of accuracy, scientists say

A new artificial intelligence (AI) model called Centaur can predict and simulate human thought and behavior better than any past models, opening the door for cutting-edge research applications.

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8-year-old with rare, fatal disease shows dramatic improvement on experimental treatment

A child with a rare genetic disease that affects mitochondria is the first person to receive a new experimental treatment for the potentially life-threatening condition.

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Why were the Texas flash floods so catastrophic?

More than 100 people have died in devastating flash floods in Kerr County, Texas. But what caused this extreme weather, and will events like this get more common?

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What color is moonlight?

What color is moonlight typically, and what other colors can moonlight look like from our perspective on Earth?

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Why do giraffes have spots?

Giraffes' distinctive spots are more than just for show. So why do these tall animals have them?

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Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base camp last week.

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AI chatbots oversimplify scientific studies and gloss over critical details — the newest models are especially guilty

More advanced AI chatbots are more likely to oversimplify complex scientific findings based on the way they interpret the data they are trained on, a new study suggests.

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Why are men taller than women, on average?

We don't know exactly why men are taller than women on average, but we have some genetic clues.

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Can adults make new brain cells? New study may finally settle one of neuroscience's greatest debates

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing controversy in neuroscience.

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RFK's proposal to let bird flu spread through poultry could set us up for a pandemic, experts warn

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins have expressed interest in letting H5N1 outbreaks spread unchecked through U.S. poultry farms. Health experts warn it could lead to a new pandemic.

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1,400-year-old temple ruins the size of a city block unearthed in Bolivia

Ruins of the Palaspata temple complex from the millennia-old Tiwanaku civilization are unraveling some mysteries about the relatively unstudied society.

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Astrophotographer snaps 'once-in-a-lifetime' shot of solar flare photobombing the ISS

An astrophotographer has captured an extremely rare and "difficult" photo of a solar flare exploding from the sun at the exact moment the International Space Station passed directly in front of our home star.

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300-year-old pirate-plundered shipwreck that once held 'eyewatering treasure' discovered off Madagascar

Researchers think a shipwreck off Madagascar was a Portuguese treasure ship captured by pirates in 1721.

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Ozempic-style drugs treat type 1 diabetes, not only type 2, study finds

A clinical trial for semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic, found that it improved blood sugar control in people with type 1 diabetes.

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125,000-year-old 'fat factory' run by Neanderthals discovered in Germany

An analysis of ancient animal bones found in Germany suggests that Neanderthals extracted grease from them to gobble up 125,000 years ago.

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BMI should be replaced, experts argue — here's what the alternative could be

A new study compares body mass index (BMI) with body fat percentage and finds the latter is far more reliable in predicting obesity-related diseases and death.

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'It's how I would imagine I would react if I saw a real-life giant dinosaur': What Jurassic World Rebirth's scientific advisor thinks of the movie

The summer blockbuster Jurassic World Rebirth is hitting theaters, so Live Science asked paleontologist Steve Brusatte what it's like being the movie's scientific advisor.

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Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'

The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base camp last week.

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Scientists discover never-before-seen part of human cells — and it looks like a snowman wearing a scarf

Scientists say they captured 3D images of a new organelle they're calling a "hemifusome," which may be a recycling center in human cells.

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New blood test detects cancers 3 years before typical diagnosis, study hints

Free-floating DNA carrying cancerous mutations was detected in blood three years before any other signs of cancer appeared. If approved as a test, doctors might detect cancers sooner and treat them before they spread.

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Which animals can count and understand simple math?

Many animals have a sense of quantity, but they don't count or do math the way humans do.

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Drug slashes migraine days by half in early trial — and it may work with completely 'new mechanism'

The obesity drug liraglutide cut migraine days in half in a small trial, though more research is needed to exclude the placebo effect, researchers said.

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Does Mars have a moon?

Mars is smaller than Earth, but does it have any moons?

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