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Telomere (noun, “TELL-oh-meer”) Telomeres are protective caps at the tips of DNA in chromosomes. DNA is a molecule that ...
Read MoreTelomere (noun, “TELL-oh-meer”) Telomeres are protective caps at the tips of DNA in chromosomes. DNA is a molecule that ...
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Read MoreResearchers at the University of Colorado, Boulder; KU Leuven; the Flatiron Institute and the University of Wisconsin–Ma ...
Read MoreIn 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury went into effect, designed to help curb mercury emissions and limit exposure ...
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Read MoreBeakiation (noun, “Beek-ee-AY-shun”) Beakiation is a technique that parrots use to move along thin branches. Scientists ...
Read MoreThey say that going to space changes you. The idea is that people get a new perspective from seeing our world from above ...
Read MoreIn the weird world of “fairy lanterns,” there’s a new species to admire. The mysterious parasitic herb looks like someth ...
Read MoreA never-before-seen type of eruption explosively blasted debris high into the sky from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano in 2018. ...
Read MoreHow brainy was Tyrannosaurus rex? It depends on who you ask. Last year, the iconic dinosaur received the glow up of a li ...
Read MoreThought experiment (noun, “THAWT Ex-PAIR-eh-mint”) A thought experiment is a hypothetical scenario addressing a big ques ...
Read MoreReady, set — go break a record! As elite athletes compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, they’ll likely break at ...
Read MoreSomewhere in the not-too-distant universe, a cosmic beast is waking up. The monstrous object is a supermassive black hol ...
Read MoreIn rocks from Morocco, scientists have unearthed the best preserved trilobites ever found. The lifelike fossils offer ne ...
Read MoreSpending a few months in low-cost backyard spas could help frogs fight off a deadly fungal infection. That’s the finding ...
Read MoreGoldene (noun, “Goal-DEEN”) Goldene is a single layer of gold atoms. This makes it a 2-D, or two-dimensional, material — ...
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