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Brown dwarf weather forecasts improved

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By using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have found that the varying glow of brown dwarfs over time can be explained by...
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Motorized molecules drill through cells

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Motorized molecules that target diseased cells may deliver drugs to or kill the cells by drilling into the cell membranes. Scientists at...
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Gut bacteria that ‘talk’ to human cells may lead to new treatments

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Bacteria (stock image). Credit: © 7activestudio / Fotolia We have a symbiotic relationship with the trillions of bacteria that live in our bodies --...
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Bioengineering a functional vascularized lung scaffold

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The key steps in lung bioengineering using a functional vascularized lung scaffold. Credit: N. Valerio Dorrello and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, Columbia University End-stage lung disease...
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Century-old seal pelts reveal changes in Ross Sea ecosystem

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This is a Weddell seal swimming in McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea, Antarctica. Credit: Daniel P. Costa When scientists at McMurdo Station in Antarctica have...
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Protecting the guardians

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Diabetes concept (stock image). A new study found that despite harboring a powerful guardian gene, mice developed severe inflammation of the pancreas...
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Star-formation ‘fuel tanks’ found around distant galaxies

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This cartoon shows how gas falling into distant starburst galaxies ends up in vast turbulent reservoirs of cool gas extending 30 000...
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Volcanic eruptions drove ancient global warming event

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Layered volcanic rocks in Eastern Greenland that are up to 4 miles thick were formed during ancient volcanic eruptions that caused a...
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Scientists recover nova first spotted 600 years ago by Korean astrologers

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This image shows the recovered nova of March 11, 1437 and its ejected shell. It was taken with the Carnegie SWOPE 1-meter...
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Monkeys with Parkinson’s disease benefit from human stem cells

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Monkeys show reduced Parkinsonian symptoms following a donor-matched iPS cell-based therapy. Credit: Misaki Ouchida, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, Kyoto University One...
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80-year-olds as street-savvy as 18-year-olds

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Older people are as good as young adults at knowing when someone is potentially aggressive, and being streetwise appears to be a...