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Laundry lint can cause significant tissue damage within marine mussels
Microscopic fibers created during the laundry cycle can cause damage to the gills, liver and DNA of marine species, according to new research.
Scientists at...
‘Echo mapping’ in faraway galaxies could measure vast cosmic distances
When you look up at the night sky, how do you know whether the specks of light that you see are bright and far...
Ice discharge in the North Pacific set off series of climate events during last...
Repeated catastrophic ice discharges from western North America into the North Pacific contributed to, and perhaps triggered, hemispheric-scale changes in the Earth's climate during...
Venom glands similar to those of snakes are found for first time in amphibians
A group led by researchers at Butantan Institute in Brazil and supported by FAPESP has described for the first time the presence of venom...
Ice Age manatees may have called Texas home
Manatees don't live year-round in Texas, but these gentle, slow-moving sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a "summer vacation" from...
Einstein’s description of gravity just got much harder to beat
Einstein's theory of general relativity—the idea that gravity is matter warping spacetime—has withstood over 100 years of scrutiny and testing, including the newest test...
Sexual, gender minorities much likelier to be crime victims
The first study of its kind found that people who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer or gender non-confirming are nearly four times as...
Researchers help develop sustainable polymers
Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have made new discoveries on the effects of temperature on sustainable polymers. Their findings may help the...
Materials scientists learn how to make liquid crystal shape-shift
A new 3-D-printing method will make it easier to manufacture and control the shape of soft robots, artificial muscles and wearable devices. Researchers at...
New measurements show moon has hazardous radiation levels
Future moon explorers will be bombarded with two to three times more radiation than astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a health hazard that...
Nights warming faster than days across much of the planet
Global warming is affecting daytime and night-time temperatures differently—and greater night-time warming is more common than greater daytime warming worldwide—new research shows.
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