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Stopping prescription weight loss drugs often leads to significant weight regain, according to a large-scale analysis of 11 ...

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A fossilized Caribbean dirt ant, Basiceros enana, preserved in Dominican amber, reveals the species ancient range and ...

Scientists discovered that jewel wasp larvae that undergo a developmental "pause" live longer and age more slowly at the ...