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The popular diabetes drug metformin has been used for decades — and scientists just figured out its main mechanism
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Scientists Analyzed Earth's Hidden Seed Vaults And Made a Disturbing Realization
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FDA approves breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug – an oncologist explains how daraxonrasib nearly doubles survival
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How to Watch Every Stage of the Aug. 27-28 Partial Lunar Eclipse
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AI is hitting entry-level jobs hardest, Stanford study finds
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It has a rather grotesque face, electric organs, venomous spines and can swallow prey whole thanks to its huge mouth, which can suck them right in
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7 Basil Harvesting Mistakes That Are Secretly Killing Your Plant
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Can recycling solve the world's trash problem?
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