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There is an emerging convergence between atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and cancer, driven by shared risk factors and overlapping pathophysiologic mechanisms. Traditional factors, such as ...

BARBARIC torture punishments are being handed out by Russian commanders to their own troops accused of desertion and failing to follow orders. Chilling footage shows one mutinous fighter taped to a ...

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The goal of bearproofing your camp is to minimize odors that might attract bears, and to set up safe storage areas for food and garbage that are out of reach of bears and are away from your sleeping ...

Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife. He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology. The red deer of Eurasia live in ...

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