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A new paper in Science Advances describes for the first time how minerals come together at the molecular level to form bones and other hard tissues, like teeth and enamel.

Heatwaves becoming more deadly as nights warm faster than days

The US this summer has experienced stifling hot temperatures that have set all-time records and put millions of people under excessive heat warnings.

Faster cognitive decline in black people linked to high blood pressure

Black people experience significantly faster declines in cognitive function than white people, perhaps because of higher blood pressure, a new analysis suggested.

Study: As climate change takes hold, the tropics will get warmer faster

Global warming is often thought of as, well, a global phenomenon. But the world is actually warming at different rates ― and new research from a University of Hawaii (UH)professor is helping shed light on why.

Sea levels could rise even faster, higher than feared: Study

Global warming could drive a much more dramatic increase in sea levels than current projections suggest, scientists say, citing a rise of 10 meters (33 feet) during Earth's last warming interlude more than 100,000 years ago.

Japan's Q1 GDP grows at faster pace, but trade war blunts outlook

Japan’s economy grew slightly faster than initially estimated in the first quarter, thanks to stronger capital spending, but analysts say global trade tensions remain a drag on growth and raise risks to the outlook for the export-reliant nation.

Greenland melting even faster than experts thought, study finds

Climate change is eliminating giant chunks of ice from Greenland, a massive island and autonomous Danish territory between the North Atlantic and Arctic oceans, at such a speed that the melt has already made a significant contribution to sea level rise, according to a new study.

Greenland's ice melting four times faster than in 2003

Greenland‘s ice is melting far faster than initially thought and may have reached a ‘tipping point’, with the rate of ice loss now four times quicker than it was in 2003, a new study suggests.

North American glaciers melting much faster than 10 years ago: Study

Glaciers in western North America, excluding Alaska, are melting four times faster than in the previous decade, with changes in the jet stream exacerbating the longer-term effects of climate change, according to a new study.

Laser bursts generate electricity faster than any other method

Take a glass thread a thousand times thinner than a human hair. Use it as a wire between two metals. Hit it with a laser pulse that lasts a millionth of a billionth of a second.

Waterwheel: Ten times faster than a Venus flytrap

Scientists have characterized the movement of the Venus flytrap's aquatic cousin in detail for the first time.

This bizarre stretch will help you to fall asleep easier and faster

Sleep has vital health benefits, including helping the body to function properly.

High-cholesterol diet causes tumors to form 100 times faster

High-cholesterol diets send cancer cells into overdrive and cause tumors to grow 100 times faster, according to new research.

Women run faster after taking newly developed supplement: Study

A new study found that women who took a specially prepared blend of minerals and nutrients for a month saw their three-mile run times drop by almost a minute.

Eurozone economy to grow at faster rate

The European Central Bank (ECB) has lifted its economic growth forecasts as growth across the eurozone picks up.