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Health & MedicineWhat and when babies first eat may affect diabetes risk
Children at risk of type 1 diabetes are better off waiting until 4 months of age to consume solid foods.
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Health & MedicineFour-question test ID’s women with depression
Simple decision tool shows potential as quick way to identify clinical depression.
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PhysicsPerfect mirror debuts
Material that reflects light without letting any escape could improve lasers.
By Andrew Grant -
AstronomyThe solar system has a tail
Clover-shaped clumps of charged particles extend billions of kilometers in our wake.
By Andrew Grant -
EarthEvery six years, Earth spins slightly faster and then slower
Changes in day length linked to workings of Earth's core.
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Planetary ScienceGas, not planets, may be source of rings around stars
Interactions between gas and dust may form elliptical patterns.
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LifeBacterial molecules may prevent inflammatory bowel disease
Common compounds produced by gut microbes quench colitis in mice.
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AstronomyClouds may keep exoplanets cool
Even when close to their stars, other worlds could harbor liquid water.
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SpaceInterstellar chemistry makes use of quantum shortcut
Reactions in the frigid cold of space are sped by a quirk of physics, researchers propose.
By Andrew Grant -
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AnthropologyAgriculture’s roots spread east to Iran
Dig supports prolonged development of domesticated crops at ancient sites across the Fertile Crescent.
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Health & MedicinePeople may have evolved to fight cholera
People in Bangladesh have genetic variations that might defend against the disease.
By Nathan Seppa