Reptiles release solid crystals instead of liquid waste. This clever survival trick may lead to new treatments for gout and kidney stones.

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When too much of it builds up, it can crystallize painfully in our joints, causing gout, or solidify into kidney stones. In ...

Do reptiles pee liquid urine? It’s not a question I thought I’d be asking myself when I woke up this morning, but life comes at you fast. A new study has proven that it’s a question worth asking, ...

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TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - American Idol finalist and former Toledo School of the Arts student Crystal Bowersox is set to perform at TSA next week, the school announced. Bowersox’s concert is scheduled for ...

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