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Is motion sickness preventable?

 I often feel carsick while traveling. What are the best ways to prevent or treat motion sickness? A. Historically associated with sailors reacting to the pitch, roll and yaw of ships, motion sickness now affects...

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Quantum dots: the tiny 'rainbow' crystals behind chemistry Nobel

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Nobel Chemistry prize awarded for discovery of quantum dots that bring colour to LED lights

Hans Ellegren (centre), Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announces the winners of the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry during a press conference at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, October 4, 2023.

Pink diamonds emerged out of one of Earth’s most ancient breakups

In an undated image from Murray Rayner, pink diamonds found in the Argyle mine in Australia. (Murray Rayner via The New York Times)

Whatever happened to Europe’s Whales?

While its nearly impossible to tell whether a bone fragment came from a whale that was hunted rather than one that washed up on a beach, a disproportionate number of right and gray whale bones at archaeological sites suggests ancient Europeans sought out these species. (van den Hurk et al., Royal Society Open Science 2023 via The New York Times)

NASA asteroid sample parachutes safely onto Utah desert

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India’s moon lander misses wake-up call

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In the snake kingdom, a small species has a really big mouth

An undated photo provided by Andrew Higley of an egg-eating snake, of the genus Dasypeltis, which can consume larger prey than any other snakes on Earth relative to their size. (Andrew Higley via The New York Times)

How Covid affects the heart

Cardiologists leading theory for how COVID-19 damages the heart and causes cardiovascular events is that it stimulates widespread inflammation. (Christopher Smith/The New York Times)

Alleged bodies of 'non-human beings' shown in Mexican Congress

Remains of an allegedly 'non-human' being is seen on display during a briefing on unidentified flying objects, known as UFOs, at the San Lazaro legislative palace

Europe to decide within weeks on when to restart space launches

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UAE astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi lands safely on Earth

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India launches a rocket to study the sun

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Calls for ban on energy drink sales to children

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Indian rover confirms sulphur on Moon's south pole

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The oldest plant-eating Dinosaur found in India

An area of the Thar Desert in India’s Rajasthan state where 167-million-year-old dicraeosaurid fossils were found. (Krishna Kumar via The New York Times)
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