| Ancient DNA gives insight into the history of sub-Saharan Africa |
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David Sims - Sep 25, 2017 |
| A study on ancient DNA gives a new glimpse into the genetic history of the sub-Saharan Africa. |
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| Powerful cosmic rays originate far beyond our solar system, study reports |
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Clint Huston - Sep 25, 2017 |
| New research from a team of international researchers could help shed light on the origin of ultra-high-energy cosmic rays. |
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| Jellyfish may be capable of sleep after all, study reports |
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Carmelo Sheppard - Sep 25, 2017 |
| A team of researchers have found compelling evidence that a species of brainless jellyfish can sleep in the same way other animals do. |
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| Ancient elements show how Earth's crust developed over time |
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Chad Young - Sep 25, 2017 |
| A new study on the history of the Earth's crust gives new insight into how our planet supports life. |
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| Sea level pressure may have slowed Arctic ice melt, but region is still in trouble |
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Billy Kirk - Sep 25, 2017 |
| This year's Arctic sea ice extent, while higher than previous years, is still much lower than it has been in the past. |
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| Artificial muscles could one day help robots lift massive objects |
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Carmelo Sheppard - Sep 25, 2017 |
| A team of researchers has created a new artificial muscle that could help robots lift far beyond their own body weight. |
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| Plant-eating dinosaurs may have dined on crustaceans, study reports |
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Harry Marcolis - Sep 25, 2017 |
| A new analysis on fossilized dinosaur dung shows that some large herbivores ate crustaceans as part of their diet. |
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| Strange binary system consists of asteroid-comet hybrids |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Sep 25, 2017 |
| Classed as asteroids and comets, both experience water sublimation when exposed to heat from the Sun. |
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| Octopuses socialize in underwater 'cities,' say biologists |
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David Sims - Sep 25, 2017 |
| Octopolis and Octlantis are recently discovered octopus 'cities' where normally solitary octopuses congregate and interact. |
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| NASA and NOAA satellites follow Hurricane Maria from space |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Sep 25, 2017 |
| Satellites provide crucial data on storm's structure, temperature, and precipitation levels. |
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| Scientists make major discovery about sex |
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Dan Taylor - Sep 24, 2017 |
| A major new finding indicates that the shape of one's shape could be predictive in terms of a person's sexual relationships and likelihood of cheating. |
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| Giant snails could help save Australia's reefs |
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Dan Taylor - Sep 21, 2017 |
| A team of researchers are attempting to breed giant triton snails in order to drive the crown-of-thorns starfish from Australia's Great Barrier Reef. |
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| Small 'nanofleet' could help researchers explore distant asteroids |
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Vicky Webb - Sep 21, 2017 |
| A newly proposed plan aims to use a fleet of small nanosatellites to explore more than 300 asteroids. |
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| Duck penises grow when in the presence of other males, study reports |
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Clint Huston - Sep 21, 2017 |
| A recent study sheds new light on the duck penis morphology and gives insight into how the birds sexual selection developed over time. |
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| Ancient frog likely ate small dinosaurs, study reports |
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Jackie Flores - Sep 21, 2017 |
| An ancient frog called Beelzebufo likely preyed on small or juvenile dinosaurs that lived in its habitat. |
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| Blue dinosaur eggs suggest bird-like trait |
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Steve Colyer - Sep 21, 2017 |
| At least one dinosaur species laid clutches of blue-green eggs, researchers say. |
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| Mercury's poles may contain significant water ice |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Sep 21, 2017 |
| Discovery of large ice deposits lead scientists to suspect many similar, smaller deposits are also present at the poles. |
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| K2 mission finds three super-Earths orbiting a K-type star |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Sep 21, 2017 |
| Planets' relative closeness and brightness make them excellent candidates for study with new James Webb Space Telescope. |
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| Body size affects extinction risk, study reports |
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Clint Huston - Sep 21, 2017 |
| A new study shows that the largest and smallest animals on Earth are the ones most likely to go extinct. |
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| Underwater octopus "city" discovered off Australian coast |
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Carmelo Sheppard - Sep 21, 2017 |
| For the second time in the last 10 years, researchers have found a octopus gathering ground off the coast of eastern Australia. |
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| Butterfly gene alteration reveals the secrets behind wing diversity |
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Dirk Trudeau - Sep 21, 2017 |
| Scientists have used gene editing to get a better idea of butterfly diversity and wing pattern evolution. |
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| Water-moon map created for the first time |
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James Smith - Sep 21, 2017 |
| For the first time in history, researchers have managed to map the spread of water across the moon's surface. |
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| Satellites that monitor Earth's water are nearly out of fuel |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Sep 19, 2017 |
| Delayed launch of successor means likely gap in data crucial to climate change studies. |
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| Several of Uranus' moons may someday collide |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Sep 19, 2017 |
| Tiny moon Cressida is also causing distortion in one of the planet's rings. |
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| Electric eels have more power outside of water, study reports |
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Wilson Soto - Sep 19, 2017 |
| New research could help explain why the electric eel jumps out of the air to shock would-be predators. |
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| Size matters: Extinction risk greatest for smallest and largest animals |
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Dan Taylor - Sep 19, 2017 |
| Researchers who evaluated more than 27,000 vertebrate species find that the largest and smallest animals face the greatest risk of extinction. |
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| Supervolcano in Italy could erupt soon, scientists say |
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Delila James - Sep 18, 2017 |
| A supervolcano located near Naples, Italy, is becoming more dangerous, scientists say. |
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| Scientists to emerge from eight-month Mars simulation |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Sep 18, 2017 |
| Study aimed at understanding psychological, mental, and physical effects of long-term space travel. |
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