KABUL, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) — At least 17 civilians, including three cricket players, were killed in a Pakistani airstrike in eastern Afghanistan’s Paktika province on Friday night, the local TOLOnews reported on Saturday, citing security…
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Meal memory neurons: Scientists discover brain neurons that record your meals and hunger cues | Health News
Scientists have discovered a set of “meal memory” neurons in the brain that control when and how much we eat. The discovery could reshape our understanding of appetite and overeating and explain why skipping one meal later makes you want…Continue Reading
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Io, Europa, and their shadows cross Jupiter
Jupiter’s two innermost Galilean moons cross in front of the planet, playing tag with their shadows this morning.
By 6 A.M. CDT, both Io and…
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How gut microbes are helping wildlife survive a changing savanna
In Namibia’s Etosha National Park, scientists have shown how location, sex, and anatomy all shape the gut microbes of elephants, giraffes, zebras, and other plant-eating wildlife.
The work, led by researchers at North Carolina State University…
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Barriers to Melanoma Diagnosis in Latino Patients
MELANOMA DIAGNOSIS delays can have devastating consequences, particularly in populations where awareness and access to care are limited. A recent qualitative study conducted in Los Angeles County explored the barriers and facilitators…
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Chemical linked to low sperm count, obesity and cancer found in dummies, tests find | Children’s health
A chemical linked to impaired sexual development, obesity and cancer has been found in baby dummies manufactured by three big European brands.
Dummies made by the Dutch multinational Philips, the Swiss oral health specialists Curaprox and the…
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Champagne, celebs and artefacts: British Museum hosts first lavish ‘pink ball’ fundraiser | British Museum
There will be champagne, of course, and dancing, fine Indian food served alongside the Parthenon marbles and cocktails mixed in front of the Renaissance treasures of the Waddesdon bequest. And everywhere – from the lights illuminating the Greek…
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Smart-trainer tech has peaked, but experts say all racing below Continental level will be virtual in 10 years
Indoor cycling has never been better. Turbo trainers have reached a stage where accurate, direct-drive models are available at an accessible price point, while there is a wealth of indoor training apps to suit every interest, level of experience…
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‘A glimpse of genius’: what do unpublished stories found in Harper Lee’s apartment tell us about the To Kill a Mockingbird author? | Books
When To Kill a Mockingbird was published in the summer of 1960, it seemed to have sprung from nowhere, like an Alabamian Athena: a perfectly formed novel from an unknown southern writer without any evident precedent or antecedent. The book…
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‘It’s like a nuclear bomb has hit’: shocked Palestinians return home to desolation | Gaza
When the Gaza ceasefire took effect a week ago, tens of thousands of Palestinians began to move from the sprawling camps in the south back to their homes in Gaza City and the surrounding area.
For most, it was a shocking and bitter homecoming.
A…
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