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A 20-year-old cancer vaccine may hold the key to long-term survival

More than two decades ago, a small group of women with advanced breast cancer took part in a clinical trial that tested an experimental vaccine.

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Low-Earth orbit is just 2.8 days from disaster

The phrase “House of Cards” is often linked today with a popular Netflix political series, but its original meaning describes something far more literal: a

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A sudden signal flare reveals the hidden partner behind fast radio bursts

Astronomers from an international research team, including scientists from the Department of Physics at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), have found the clearest evidence

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These common food preservatives may be linked to cancer

A large study from France published by The BMJ reports that people who consume higher amounts of food preservatives may face a slightly increased risk

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Alzheimer’s may trick the brain into erasing its own memories

Alzheimer’s disease is known for one devastating effect above all others. It steadily destroys brain cells and the connections between them, breaking down the neural

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Scientists call for urgent action as dangerous amoebas spread globally

Environmental and public health researchers are drawing attention to a little-known group of pathogens that may pose a rising global danger: free living amoebae. In

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Astronomers found a black hole growing way too fast

An international team of astronomers led by researchers from Waseda University and Tohoku University has identified an unusual quasar in the early Universe that contains

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Scientists just overturned a 100-year-old rule of chemistry, and the results are “impossible”

Organic chemistry relies on long established rules that describe how atoms connect, how chemical bonds form, and how molecules take shape. These principles guide how

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Physicists challenge a 200-year-old law of thermodynamics at the atomic scale

Two physicists at the University of Stuttgart have demonstrated that the Carnot principle, a foundational rule of thermodynamics, does not fully apply at the atomic

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Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis

A study led by Stanford Medicine researchers has found that an injection blocking a protein linked to aging can reverse the natural loss of knee