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Is soda bad for your brain? (And is diet soda worse?)

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Matthew Pase is lead author on two studies that link higher consumption of both sugary and artificially sweetened drinks to adverse brain effects. Credit: Cydney...
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Astronomers perform largest-ever survey of high-mass binary star systems

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The Milky Way. Credit: © mandritoiu / Fotolia In addition to solo stars like our Sun, the universe contains binary systems comprising two massive stars that...
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New data unearths pesticide peril in beehives

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Honeybees create honey in their hive through the topped-out combs, and they keep beebread -- their food -- in the other combs. Credit: © gudrin...
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Origins of Indonesian Hobbits finally revealed

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This is a reconstructed skull of Homo floresiensis. Credit: Stuart Hay, ANU The most comprehensive study on the bones of Homo floresiensis, a species of tiny...
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How Venus flytrap triggers digestion

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The traps' insides are lined with red glands (a) that work like a plant 'stomach' after a prey is caught. The glands secrete a...
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Researchers create red-eyed mutant wasps

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The red-eyed mutant Jewel wasp, seen on the right, was created in the lab using CRISPR technology. An unmodified Jewel wasp is seen on...
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Twin research reveals which facial features are most controlled by genetics

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The shapes of the end of the nose, the area above and below the lips, cheekbones and the inner corner of the eye were...
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The tale teeth tell about the legendary man-eating lions of Tsavo

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Microphotographs of the wear patterns of lion teeth. Two on the top left are from wild-caught lions. Top right is from a captive lion....
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Bears breed across species borders

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Brown bears may be intermediate hosts of genes between the geographically separated polar and sun bears because the brown bear distribution area overlaps with...
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Newly discovered exoplanet may be best candidate in search for signs of life

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This artist's impression shows the exoplanet LHS 1140b, which orbits a red dwarf star 40 light-years from Earth and may be the new holder...
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Protein in human umbilical cord blood rejuvenates old mice’s impaired learning, memory

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Lab mouse (stock image). Credit: © BillionPhotos.com / Fotolia Human umbilical cord blood can rejuvenate learning and memory in older mice, according to a study by...