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New species of stiletto snake capable of sideways strikes discovered in West Africa
During surveys in the Upper Guinea forest zone of Liberia and Guinea, scientists discovered snakes later…
Academic performance of urban children with asthma worse than peers without asthma
A new study shows urban children with poorly controlled asthma, particularly those who are ethnic minorities,…
Smoking during pregnancy doubles the risk of sudden unexpected infant death, study warns
Scientists are providing expecting mothers new information about how smoking before and during pregnancy contributes to…
New wallaby-sized dinosaur from the ancient Australian-Antarctic rift valley
A new, wallaby-sized herbivorous dinosaur has been identified from five fossilized upper jaws in 125-million-year-old rocks…
For infants, distinguishing between friends and strangers is a laughing matter
Infants as young as five months can differentiate laughter between friends and that between strangers, finds…
Moderate muscle strength may lower risk for type 2 diabetes
Of the 30 million Americans with diabetes, 90 to 95 percent have type 2, according to…
Precision drugs could unmask cancers to immune system and boost effects of immunotherapy
Precision cancer drugs called PARP inhibitors have a previously unknown ability to boost the immune system,…
Horseshoe crabs are really relatives of spiders, scorpions
By analyzing troves of genetic data and considering a vast number of possible ways to examine…
THOR wrangles complex microbiomes into a model for improving them
Researchers have developed a community they named THOR, three species of bacteria isolated from soybean roots…