| Arctic ice may be melting faster than expected, study reports |
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Tobi Gerdes - Oct 31, 2019 |
| A new study shows that past research may have underestimated the pace at which the arctic ice is melting. |
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| Archaeologists unearth long-lost Aztec tower of skulls |
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David Sims - Oct 31, 2019 |
| The tower was described in contemporary accounts of the Spanish conquistadores when they captured the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, which later became Mexico City. |
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| Astronomers discover extremely luminous nova |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Oct 31, 2019 |
| First nova ever found in Small Magellanic Cloud is studied in multiple wavelengths. |
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| Auroras at Jupiter's poles act independently |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Oct 31, 2019 |
| Researchers take advantage of rare opportunity to observe polar regions through Juno mission and space telescopes. |
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| Astronomers find another potentially habitable planet 11 light-years away |
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Mark Schwartz - Oct 31, 2019 |
| Astronomers discovered a potentially Earth-like planet just 11 light-years from Earth. They said that it is at the right distance from its star to have liquid water and a climate mild enough to sustain life. |
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| Galaxy Note 9 to launch ahead of schedule |
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Leah Williams - Oct 31, 2019 |
| Samsung reports an early release of their next generation Galaxy smartphones in wake of low sales. |
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| Archaeologists find slave quarters of Sally Hemings at Monticello |
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Harry Marcolis - Oct 31, 2019 |
| Gayle Jessup White is Sally Hemings' great-great-great-great niece and also works at Monticello's Community Engagement Officer. |
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| Australian cats kill millions of birds each year, study reports |
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Ed Mason - Oct 31, 2019 |
| A new study shows the negative impact cats have on Australia's wildlife. |
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| Astronomers find remnant of 600-year-old nova |
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Laurel Kornfeld - Oct 31, 2019 |
| Based on the Korean astronomers' description of the phenomenon, scientists today believe the outburst occurred in a binary system that contained a dead, highly dense white dwarf star and a companion. |
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| Air pollution may cause brain damage |
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James Carlin - Oct 30, 2019 |
| The scientists explained that the brain has naturally occurring magnetite particles. |
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| 100-year-old fruitcake found in Antarctica in 'excellent condition' |
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Harry Marcolis - Oct 30, 2019 |
| Conservators with the Antarctic Heritage Trust, based in New Zealand, recently found the fruitcake in a hut at Cape Adare, the oldest building in Antarctica. |
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| 15,000 scientists issue dire warning to humanity |
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Ed Mason - Oct 30, 2019 |
| Time is running out to save planet, say more than 15,000 scientists from 184 countries. |
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| Alien civilizations may be trying to contact us |
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James Smith - Oct 30, 2019 |
| Some scientists are reporting "fast radio bursts" that might be alien civilizations trying to communicate.
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| Artificial cooling could do more harm than good, study reports |
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Stacey Carter - Oct 30, 2019 |
| A group of researchers have found that proposed plans to cool the Earth and fight global warming could actually spark more severe weather patterns in certain parts of the world. |
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| 'Snowball Earth' may have helped give rise to Earth's first animals |
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Adam Widmer - Oct 30, 2019 |
| Those new conditions perfectly allowed algae to spread across the globe. That then created the burst of energy needed for more complex organisms to thrive. |
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| Artificial muscle makes soft robots stronger |
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Jason Spencer - Oct 30, 2019 |
| A new type of artificial muscle allows soft robots to lift nearly 1,000 times their own weight. |
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| Alcohol consumption raises cancer risk, doctors warn |
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Mark Schwartz - Oct 30, 2019 |
| Reducing alcohol use greatly reduces cancer risks, a leading organization of U.S. cancer doctors said in a statement Tuesday. The statement cited research that finds that one or more alcoholic beverages a day increases risks of breast cancer. |
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| Artificial muscles could one day help robots lift massive objects |
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Carmelo Sheppard - Oct 30, 2019 |
| 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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