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The LECP has been operating almost without interruption since the Voyager 1 and 2 probes launched in 1977. Meanwhile, the ...

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Cats who mysteriously stop eating may not be full, but simply bored, a new study suggests. This underlying physiological ...

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Drinking coffee may lift your mood and boost your cognitive performance, even without the added buzz of caffeine.

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Einstein's general theory of relativity tells us that mass warps the fabric of space itself. Light, following that curved ...

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Metformin has a strong claim to being one of the most influential medicines of the past century. For decades, it has ...