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Finding Earth-like planets is nearly impossible because stars drown them out in brightness. Conventional telescope designs fall short, but a proposed…

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Stellenbosch University researchers identify rare phenolic compounds in Cannabis leaves for the first time. Chemists at Stellenbosch University (SU) have uncovered…