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A horrifying-looking, 8-inch-long venomous centipede could help to save the lives of people with kidney disease. The Chinese red-headed centipede ( Scolopendra subspinipes mutilans) contains special ...

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The ballcourt at the Ancient Mayan city of Yaxnohcah revealed four medicinal plants that were used in a ritual.

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