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The secret behind crystals that shrink when heated

The secret behind crystals that shrink when heated

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Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have new experimental evidence and a predictive theory that solves a long-standing materials science...
Jupiter sized exoplanet discovered through microlensing

Jupiter-sized exoplanet discovered through microlensing

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The path of a light beam is bent by the presence of mass, and a massive body can therefore act like a lens (a...
Researchers can now quickly accurately scan for nutrient content in the produce aisle

Researchers can now quickly, accurately scan for nutrient content in the produce aisle

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The first quick, accurate, nondestructive and portable way to scan produce for nutrients has been demonstrated by a team of Texas A&M AgriLife Research...
Echolocation found to be cheap for deep diving whales

Echolocation found to be cheap for deep-diving whales

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A new international study led by Aarhus University in Denmark, in collaboration with the Universities of St Andrews and La Laguna, Tenerife, reveals how...
Cytoplasm of ruptured frog eggs organizes into cell like structures that retain the ability to divide

Cytoplasm of ruptured frog eggs organizes into cell-like structures that retain the ability to...

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Can scrambled eggs unscramble themselves? Well, sort of. The cytoplasm of ruptured Xenopus frog eggs spontaneously reorganizes into cell-like compartments, according to a study by...
Worldwide observations confirm nearby lensing exoplanet

Worldwide observations confirm nearby ‘lensing’ exoplanet

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Researchers using telescopes around the world confirmed and characterized an exoplanet orbiting a nearby star through a rare phenomenon known as gravitational microlensing. The...
Cage molecules act as molecular sieves for hydrogen isotope separation

Cage molecules act as molecular sieves for hydrogen isotope separation

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A new hybrid material developed by scientists at the University of Liverpool may bring the dream of carbon-free nuclear fusion power a step closer. The...
Researchers find new signaling systems in human cells

Researchers find new signaling systems in human cells

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One-third of all approved drugs target the same family of receptors: the G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). Now, researchers from the University of Copenhagen, along with...
Ancient gas cloud shows that the first stars must have formed very quickly

Ancient gas cloud shows that the first stars must have formed very quickly

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Astronomers led by Eduardo Bañados of the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have discovered a gas cloud that contains information about an early phase...
Rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate soil scenarios

Rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios

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Rice is the largest global staple crop, consumed by more than half the world's population—but new experiments from Stanford University suggest that with climate...
Oil and gas wastewater used for irrigation may suppress plant immune systems

Oil and gas wastewater used for irrigation may suppress plant immune systems

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The horizontal drilling method called hydraulic fracturing helps the United States produce close to 4 billion barrels of oil and natural gas per year,...