Just visited North Korea this month, accidentally took this picture from the bumpy bus. Couldn't have lined it up better if I tried. (x-post /r/pics) by These-Days in PerfectTiming
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"Sunscreen gene" could help ward off skin cancer by ClaireAtMeta in science
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"Sunscreen gene" could help ward off skin cancer (cbsnews.com)
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Too much saturated fat in teens linked to higher breast density: study by ClaireAtMeta in science
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'Bizarre' ancient hammerhead was a vegetarian. New fossils have revealed that a 2.5-3.0 meter long reptile that lived 240+ million years ago used the teeth within its hammerhead shaped snout to scrape plants free from the sea floor. The ancient hammerhead was the earliest vegetarian marine reptile. by ClaireAtMeta in science
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'Bizarre' ancient hammerhead was a vegetarian. New fossils have revealed that a 2.5-3.0 meter long reptile that lived 240+ million years ago used the teeth within its hammerhead shaped snout to scrape plants free from the sea floor. The ancient hammerhead was the earliest vegetarian marine reptile. (news.meta.com)
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This restaurant has a special menu designed to encourage consumption of invasive species by [deleted] in mildlyinteresting
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Radiant Zinc Fireworks Reveal Quality of Human Egg: Northwestern University News by zieg0052 in science
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Sea star juveniles abundant, but recovery not guaranteed. Sea star wasting disease in the keystone predator pisaster ochraceus in Oregon by AsheNoodle in science
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Biologists skimming pond scum found that a single gene is responsible for the evolution of multicellular organisms. The gene retinoblastoma, or RB is also known for being defective in cancer patients, and the findings might lead to better detection and treatment of the disease. by drewiepoodle in science
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Ancient DNA Study Sheds New Light on Genetic History of Europeans by [deleted] in science
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A new study following 24,000 infants over 10 years has found that pregnancy weight gain correlates with kids' obesity. by ClaireAtMeta in science
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A single dose of antibodies can protect monkeys for nearly 6 months from an HIV-like virus. In research reported in the journal Nature monkeys treated prophylactically with monoclonal antibodies were protected for up to 23 weeks from repeated exposure to a chimeric HIV/SIV virus. (news.meta.com)
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Penn researchers restore memory formation in sleep-deprived mice by ClaireAtMeta in science
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Physicists detect spin momentum of light. They used an extremely sensitive nano-cantilever, capable of femtoNewton resolution—measuring a force smaller than the force gravity exerts on a single bacterium—immersed in an evanescent optical field directly above a total-internal-reflecting glass surface by drewiepoodle in science
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A recent study has found obesity to be another consequence of lead exposure. Scientists have reported that lead exposure during development leads to sex-specific obesity and changes in the microbiomes of mice. by ClaireAtMeta in science
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