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Surprising Chemicals Were Used to Embalm Egyptian Mummies

Labelled pots found in a 2,500-year-old embalming workshop have revealed the plant and animal extracts used to prepare ancient Egyptian…

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Let Teenagers Sleep – Scientific American

Teenagers are some of the most sleep-deprived people in the U.S. On average, teens do not get enough sleep, and…

2 years ago

Could the Zombie Fungus in TV’s The Last of Us Really Infect People?

In the fictional world of The Last of Us, a fungus has destroyed the world. The new hit TV show…

2 years ago

‘Impossible’ New Ring System Discovered at the Edge of the Solar System

Astronomers have discovered an entirely new ring system within the solar system, and it's located at such a great distance from…

2 years ago

Turkey’s Twitter Cutoff Harmed Earthquake Rescue Operations

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. Twitter was blocked…

2 years ago

Why the Climate Fight Will Fail without India

India is in the midst of the biggest climate experiment the world has ever known. It’s a test that aims…

2 years ago

How ChatGPT Can Improve Education, Not Threaten it

To read the news, the sanctity of everything from college application essays to graduate school tests to medical licensing exams…

2 years ago

Start-up Hopes ‘Super’ Poplar Trees Will Suck Up More CO2

Steven Strauss was skeptical when he first heard about a poplar tree bioengineered to suck more carbon dioxide out of…

2 years ago

A Common Antibiotic Could Prevent Deaths from Childbirth Complications

Childbirth is a vulnerable experience, both emotionally and physically. Giving birth, whether vaginally or through a cesarean section, creates opportunities…

2 years ago

Scientists Decipher 57 Letters That Mary, Queen of Scots Wrote before Her Beheading

A mysterious sheaf of coded letters tucked away in the National Library of France (BnF) has turned out to be…

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