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Why huskies have blue eyes
DNA testing of more than 6,000 dogs has revealed that a duplication on canine chromosome 18 is strongly associated with blue eyes in Siberian...
Chemists advance ability to control chemical reactions
Scientists at the University of Toronto have found a way to select the outcome of chemical reaction by employing an elusive and long-sought factor...
Modern humans inherited viral defenses from Neanderthals
Neanderthals mysteriously disappeared about 40,000 years ago, but before vanishing they interbred with another human species that was just beginning its global spread. As...
VLA sky survey reveals first ‘orphan’ gamma ray burst
Astronomers comparing data from an ongoing major survey of the sky using the National Science Foundation's Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) to...
Artificial enzymes convert solar energy into hydrogen gas
In a new scientific article, researchers at Uppsala University describe how, using a completely new method, they have synthesised an artificial enzyme that functions...
Fungus provides powerful medicine in fighting honey bee viruses
A mushroom extract fed to honey bees greatly reduces virus levels, according to a new paper from Washington State University scientists, the USDA and...
A new brain-inspired architecture could improve how computers handle data and advance AI
IBM researchers are developing a new computer architecture, better equipped to handle increased data loads from artificial intelligence. Their designs draw on concepts from...
Flowing salt water over this super-hydrophobic surface can generate electricity
Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a super-hydrophobic surface that can be used to generate electrical voltage. When salt water...
New evidence discovered regarding first English voyage to America
Historians from the University of Bristol have uncovered compelling new evidence concerning the first English-led expedition to North America in 1499 hidden deep within...
Mountaintop observatory sees gamma rays from exotic Milky Way object
The night sky seems serene, but telescopes tell us that the universe is filled with collisions and explosions. Distant, violent events signal their presence...
Astronomers find first compelling evidence for a moon outside our solar system
A pair of Columbia University astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and Kepler Space Telescope have assembled compelling evidence for the existence of a...
