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Metformin, a cheap diabetes drug derived from a medieval plant remedy, is being studied for anti-aging, cancer prevention, and heart protection—making it one of medicine's most versatile molecules.
Science
The Montreal Protocol, signed in 1987 and ratified by every UN member, phased out over 98 percent of ozone-depleting chemicals. Here is how the treaty...
Science
Gravitational lensing bends light from distant objects around massive cosmic structures, acting as nature's own telescope. This guide explains the thr...
Science
LiDAR technology fires millions of laser pulses from aircraft to digitally strip away dense vegetation, exposing ancient ruins invisible from the grou...
Science
Half of social-science findings cannot be reproduced by independent researchers, exposing deep structural problems in how studies are published, funde...
Health
Tick-borne diseases affect hundreds of thousands of people each year. Here's how these tiny arachnids transmit pathogens, which diseases they carry, w...
Health
Robotic surgery uses a master-slave console system where surgeons control pencil-thin robotic arms through tiny incisions, offering greater precision...
Culture
From nomination to induction, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame follows a multi-stage process involving a nominating committee, fan voting, and over 1,200...
Economy
A step-by-step explainer of how technology companies go public through an initial public offering, from SEC registration and roadshows to pricing, loc...
Technology
Reusable rockets land themselves after launch and fly again, cutting the cost of reaching orbit by up to 70 percent. Here is the engineering behind pr...
Science
For decades, paleontologists argued whether small tyrannosaur fossils belonged to juvenile T. rex or a separate species. Multiple studies now confirm...
Culture
Back-channel diplomacy uses secret, unofficial negotiations to break deadlocks when formal talks fail. From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Oslo Accor...
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