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What Causes Schizophrenia?

For the first time, scientists have pinned down a molecular process in the brain that helps trigger schizophrenia. This new genetic pathway probably reveals what goes wrong neurologically in a young person diagnosed with the disorder.

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Scientists demonstrate a lab-sized version of a volcanic eruption - the kind that in real life, could spell doomsday for Earth.WWW

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Super Volcanoes

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