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A newly discovered protein from Earth's toughest animal is inspiring breakthrough therapies for cancer and cardiovascular disease.

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Ice excavated from deep under the surface of Antarctica has just yielded humanity's oldest directly dated samples of glacial ice and air ever found.

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