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Doom's Video Game Soundtrack Gets Into The Library Of Congress
If you are Gen X and want to feel old, here is some good news. The soundtrack for the original "Doom" video game has been enshrined by the Library of Congress.In 1993, I played "The Terminator: Rampag...
Earth Sciences
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HFO-1234yf Environmental Alternative Declared A Toxic Chemical
HFO-1234yf, a climate-friendly alternative refrigerant for car air conditioning systems touted by environmental activists, may instead be a greater problem than the products they insisted was causing ...
Life Sciences
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You Laugh Like An Ape
All living great apes laugh, and of course humans do as well. They share its rhythm in common and have for 15 million years, according to a recent study which analyzed laughter from four humans, four ...
Medicine
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Mice Given Supplement Before Surgery Experience Greater Liver Regeneration
Hepatectomy is surgery in which part of the liver is removed, generally to treat liver cancer or harvest a portion of the liver for a transplant.An EXPLORATORY study in mice found that a supplement of...
Physical Sciences
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PFAS Can Be Replaced In Medicine - For A Cost
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commmonly called PFAS, are about 12,000 chemicals, nearly all found in nature, and since the 1940s, a handful have been synthesized for use in various products. Be...
Social Sciences
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Even With Unlimited Student Loans, College Is Unaffordable
As more Americans consider whether a college degree is worth it, the rising cost of attending a college or university is often at the forefront of their minds.The average college tuition more than tri...
