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Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...

Anthropologist Susan Greenhalgh describes how soda companies have influenced the science around sugary drinks.

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A compelling biography about a groundbreaking scientist and his controversial work, using rodent cities to examine the ...

Israeli researchers and their colleagues from the United States developed an antibody-based treatment that empowers the ...