Where Do Autoimmune Diseases Come From?
Our genes evolved to fight ancient threats, but in the modern world, some of those changes may be turning against us.
Orionid meteor shower to peak in UK skies this week
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The British island where red squirrels are thriving
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Northern Ireland needs 'courage and leadership' to tackle climate change
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Russian Satellite Makes a Menacing Approach to Another Craft in Orbit
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The X-Files Lego set is a wonderful bit of 90s sci-fi nostalgia
Brick by brick ... the truth is out there. You can now own a little piece of that with this 1,478-piece Lego set
Japan launches historic MMX sample-return mission to Mars' moon Phobos
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On this day in space! Oct. 19, 2016: Europe's ExoMars orbiter and Schiaparelli lander arrive at Mars
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11th-century 'pizza peel' discovered in Russia doubled as a medieval game board
Archaeologists in Russia unearthed a flat wooden "pizza paddle" that had a board game carved into it.
A gene variant triples the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease — fat buildup in brain cells may be to blame, study finds
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The moon is shrinking. 10,000 cracks on the lunar surface reveal by how much
One new study shows how much the moon has diminished over time.