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Researchers have found that male smokers are up to four times more likely to have blood cells with no Y chromosome than nonsmokers. That's worrisome, they say, because a recent study found an association between Y chromosome loss and a shorter life span, as well as a higher risk of multiple cancers.
Although the Catholic Church has always opposed nuclear weapons, the Vatican reluctantly acknowledged during the…
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Prepare yourself for a possible guacamole shortage. California accounts for about 95% of the avocados grown in the U.S., but the historic drought — the worst in 1,200 years — has taken its toll on the crop, which requires 74 gallons of water to produce one pound.
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On many science and environmental issues, a new study says Republicans and Tea Party supporters stand farther apart…
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Stephen Hawking is once again warning about the perils of AI. "The development of full artificial intelligence could spell the end of the human race," he recently told the BBC, adding that "It would take off on its own, and re-design itself at an ever increasing rate...Humans, who are limited by slow biological…
It wasn't easy to find a specific book on library shelves in the Middle Ages. The spine title had not yet been…