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Student Team Finds One of the Oldest Stars in the Universe that Migrated to the Milky Way
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Student Team Finds One of the Oldest Stars in the Universe that Migrated to the Milky Way

A class of undergraduate students at University of Chicago has used data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to discover one of the oldest stars in the universe, a star that formed in a companion galaxy and migrated to the Milky Way.

Scientists Solve 40-Year-Old Mystery of Sleeping Sickness Parasite
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Scientists Solve 40-Year-Old Mystery of Sleeping Sickness Parasite

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The Ideal Temperature for Storing Mangoes Isn’t What You Think
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The Ideal Temperature for Storing Mangoes Isn’t What You Think

A closer look at how mangoes respond to temperature reveals a delicate balance between preservation and damage. Researchers have uncovered why a simple temperature adjustment can dramatically change how long a mango stays fresh. By studying everything from cell structure to gene activity, they found that storing ‘Tainong No.1’ mangoes at moderately cool temperatures helps [...]

Why Does Jupiter Have More Large Moons than Saturn?
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Why Does Jupiter Have More Large Moons than Saturn?

The two largest planets in our Solar System, Jupiter and Saturn, have the largest systems of moons. However, Jupiter has more large moons than Saturn, which has only one. Since both planets are gas giants, the reasons for the differences in these satellite systems have long puzzled astronomers. This motivated a collaborative team of researchers from Japan and China to develop a physically consistent model that can explain this.

These Promising Cancer Drugs Kept Failing In Trials, And Now Scientists Think They’ve Figured Out Why
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These Promising Cancer Drugs Kept Failing In Trials, And Now Scientists Think They’ve Figured Out Why

BET inhibitors work well on paper, and in the lab, but not so much in humans. There are hopes that could soon change.