Study links humans to large-mammal extinctions |
Tyler MacDonald - Apr 19, 2018 |
A new study suggests that humans are responsible for the recent wave of size-based extinctions. |
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E.coli found in chopped romaine lettuce sickens 53 people |
Dawn Geske - Apr 19, 2018 |
The contaminated romaine lettuce is suspected to have been grown in Yuma, Ariz., and is affecting 16 states. |
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Scientists make improvements to a plastic-eating enzyme |
Lliane Hunter - Apr 19, 2018 |
Scientists improve a plastic-eating enzyme allowing it to consume the pollutant faster. |
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Archeologists find stone-age cow skull with small hole cut into it |
Lliane Hunter - Apr 19, 2018 |
Stone-age cow skull may provide evidence of Neolithic veterinary surgery. |
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NASA's lander InSight will probe the interior of the Red Planet |
Lliane Hunter - Apr 19, 2018 |
By measuring seismic activity, scientists hope InSight will explain why Mars lost its magnetic field. |
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The Falcon 9 rocket launch that left a hole in the ionosphere |
Lliane Hunter - Apr 19, 2018 |
SpaceX launched the FORMOSAT-5 satellite in 2017, causing the largest rocket-induced shockwave. |
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New sea turtle ancestor uncovered in Alabama |
Joseph Scalise - Apr 19, 2018 |
Fossils of a new species of ancient sea turtle have been found in Alabama. |
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Star formation in merging galaxies shut down by central black holes |
Laurel Kornfeld - Apr 19, 2018 |
Winds emitted by stars and by central black holes cause merging galaxies to have a butterfly-like shape. |
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New implant "spots" early stages of cancer |
Rick Docksai - Apr 19, 2018 |
Dementia and many hormonal disorders also start with subtle, hard-to-detect chemical changes long before the first outward symptoms show. |
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'DNA' survey could help track down sun's siblings |
Joseph Scalise - Apr 19, 2018 |
A space survey known as GALAH could help scientists find the sun's star siblings out in the distance cosmos. |
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Large impact likely created Mars' moons |
Joseph Scalise - Apr 19, 2018 |
A new study gives a new theory behind the formation of Mars' two moons. |
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Shrimp may help spur ocean mixing, study reports |
Joseph Scalise - Apr 19, 2018 |
Researchers have found that some of the ocean's smallest organisms may help currents mix. |
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Corals on Great Barrier Reef irreparably damaged by global warming |
Delila James - Apr 19, 2018 |
Corals on the Great Barrier Reef experienced a massive die-off due to heat waves in 2016 and 2017. |
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Study of 350,000 stars seeks Sun's lost "siblings" |
Laurel Kornfeld - Apr 19, 2018 |
Computer code analyzes stellar spectra to determine stars' chemical compositions. |
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Study says global warming is killing Great Barrier Reef |
Tyler MacDonald - Apr 18, 2018 |
The Great Barrier reef is being destroyed by global warming and the consequences could be global. |
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Diamonds found within meteorite provide proof of a 'lost planet' |
Lliane Hunter - Apr 18, 2018 |
Researchers find evidence of a relic planet existing in the early days of the solar system. |
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New York mice carry unique viruses, drug-resistant bacteria |
Joseph Scalise - Apr 18, 2018 |
The study shows that mice living in New York City carry potentially harmful viruses. |
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Tiny meteorite diamonds come from long-lost planet |
Joseph Scalise - Apr 18, 2018 |
As a result, it is likely that they came from deep beneath a planet's surface. |
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