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Science Daily — Astronomers at the University of Rochester have discovered five Earth-oceans’ worth of water that has recently fallen into the planet-forming region around an extremely young, developing star Dan Watson, professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester, believes he and his colleagues are the first to see a short-lived stage […]

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Science Daily — It appears that chemical warfare has been around a lot longer than poison arrows, mustard gas or nerve weapons — about 100 million years, give or take a little
A new study by researchers at Oregon State University has identified a soldier beetle, preserved almost perfectly in amber, which was in the process […]

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Cigarette habit may leave a molecular mark.Gene expression changes brought on by heavy smoking may persist long after the smoker has kicked the habit, researchers have found. The results could provide a molecular explanation for the continued increased risk of lung cancer and other pulmonary ailments among former smokers.
When smokers quit, their bodies gradually begin […]

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Current predictions for global warming underestimate the risk of floods and overestimate the impact of droughts by not taking into account the role plants play in absorbing carbon dioxide, researchers say.
They found higher levels of the greenhouse gas predicted for the end of the century will lead to an increase in the amount of water […]

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 All that crud on your system is slowing it down and, likely as not, producing mysterious problems. Here are some great tools you can use to take out the trash!
Your PC is full of crud, junk, and gunk that harms performance, clogs up your hard disk, and makes system crashes more likely. Some of the […]

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