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The Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is one of the world's most common viruses, thought to be lurking in 95 percent of adults.

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Despite outward appearances, the internal workings of ice giants like Uranus and Neptune are extremely chaotic.

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Obesity relapse is common, and research indicates it's more than a matter of willpower. Fat cells retain a 'memory' of ...

Pancreatic cancer is on course to be the second-leading cause of cancer-related death in the US by 2030, in part because 85 ...

It's the classic nature-versus-nurture debate, and twin studies are among the best ways to untangle the complex knot of ...

Geologists have discovered that the African continent will split apart sooner than we thought. An active rift has reached a ...