Life
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What is microRNA? Nobel-winning discovery explained
The world paid little attention when the new Nobel laureates Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun revealed their discovery decades ago, thinking it was just "something weird about worms"
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Major League Eating: the sport of stuffing your face
MLE was created in 1997 and has transformed American eating competitions from something of a joke into high-level events
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China's 'red collectors' cherish bygone Maoist era
"Red collectors" are hoarders of ephemera mass-produced in the country's turbulent first decades as a communist state, up until the death of founding leader Mao Zedong in 1976
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Japan's 'master of horror' Kiyoshi Kurosawa highlights 'B-movie' appeal
Kurosawa received the BIFF Filmmaker of the Year award on Wednesday, joining previous winners such as renowned Hong Kong actors Tony Leung and Chow Yun Fat
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Chappell Roan drama sees US singer's fandom get political and pushy
Recent drama around Roan has underscored a growing pressure on some artists to weigh in on the US presidential vote
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Supercharged storms: how climate change amplifies cyclones
Here's what the latest research reveals about how climate change is supercharging tropical cyclones—the generic term for both weather phenomenon
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Phasing out teen smoking could save 1.2 million lives: study
Smoking is responsible for roughly 85 percent of all cases of lung cancer, the deadliest cancer worldwide, according to the World Health Organization
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California passes law allowing Dutch-style cannabis cafes
Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law Monday authorising businesses that are already licensed to sell cannabis to serve hot food and non-alcoholic beverages
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Cards to consoles: Nintendo opens first museum
Many exhibits at the museum in Kyoto's Uji city are interactive-including an area where two people can play Mario and Donkey Kong games together on a giant console
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Japan's speedy, spotless Shinkansen bullet trains turn 60
High-speed Shinkansen trains began running between Tokyo and Osaka on October 1, 1964, heralding a new era for rail travel as Japan grew into an economic superpower after its World War II defeat
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Rate of ocean warming has nearly doubled since 2005: EU monitor
The findings by the Copernicus Marine Service underscore the consequences of a warming planet on oceans, which cover 70 percent of the earth's surface and act as a major regulator of the climate