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This 17th-Century Aristocrat Had a Clever Secret For Keeping Her Teeth
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This 17th-Century Aristocrat Had a Clever Secret For Keeping Her Teeth

It came at a cost.

Stunning Tattoos Discovered on Siberian Mummy From 2,000 Years Ago
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Stunning Tattoos Discovered on Siberian Mummy From 2,000 Years Ago

You wish yours were this cool.

Our favorite indoor cycling shoes have just dropped to their lowest-ever price
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Our favorite indoor cycling shoes have just dropped to their lowest-ever price

Take your spin class performance to the next level with these excellent Peloton Altos Cycling Shoes, now up to 52% off at Amazon.

Supersized stick insect discovered in Wet Tropics
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Supersized stick insect discovered in Wet Tropics

James Cook University researcher Professor Angus Emmott helped identify the new Acrophylla alta species and explained that the most surprising feature of this giant stick insect was its weight, which, at around 44 g, is slightly less than a golf ball.

Yeast mutant strain boosts omega-7 fatty acid production
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Yeast mutant strain boosts omega-7 fatty acid production

Scientists from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a lipid-rich mutant strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae using a high-throughput, label-free screening technique, opening new possibilities for microbial production of palmitoleic acid—an omega-7 fatty acid with proven anti-inflammatory and metabolic benefits.