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Meet the most nimble-fingered robot ever built

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DexNet 2.0. Credit: Adriel Olmos, CITRIS Media Grabbing the awkwardly shaped items that people pick up in their day-to-day lives is a slippery task for robots....
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Gene therapy could ‘turn off’ severe allergies

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Might it be possible to 'turn off' a food allergy? Credit: © bit24 / Fotolia A single treatment giving life-long protection from severe allergies such as...
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Human activity has polluted European air for 2,000 years

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Photo of the Colle Gnifetti glacier on the Swiss-Italian border where the ice core used in the study was taken. In the bottom right...
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Mysterious new phase of matter: Breaking glass in infinite dimensions

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Earlier calculations failed to find a 'fixed point' in three dimensions, or a spot where all the lines overlap (left). By taking these calculations...
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Game changing strategy for pain relief developed

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More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain and this figure is expected to grow, driven by the increased life expectancy, increasing incidence...
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Secret of sperm’s ‘bendy’ tail revealed

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The sperm tail is made up of a complex system of filaments, connected by elastic springs Credit: © videodoctor / Fotolia Scientists at the University of...
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Exposure to specific toxins and nutrients during late pregnancy and early life correlate with...

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This is a cross-section of tooth showing laser removal of the dentine layer, in tan, for analysis of metal content. Credit: J. Gregory, Copyright Mount...
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Saving Lives and Money: The Potential of Solar to Replace Coal

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By transitioning to solar photovoltaics (PV) in the US, up to 51,999 American lives would be saved at $1.1 million invested per life. Credit: Sarah...
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Stony corals more resistant to climate change than thought

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Stylophora pistillata is a colorful and well-studied stony coral common in the Indo-Pacific. Credit: Kevin Wyman/Rutgers University Stony corals may be more resilient to ocean acidification...
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Neuroscientists rewire brain of one species to have connectivity of another

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This image shows Giant Nudibranch, Dendronotus iris. Credit: Courtesy of Ralph and Dale Marie Gonzales Scientists at Georgia State University have rewired the neural circuit of...
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2017 hurricane season follows year of extremes

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This graphic demonstrates the intensity of the 2016 Atlantic storms. Credit: Daniel Gessman and Chris Mehta, graduate students in the School of Geosciences, University of...