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Scientists describe the mechanism of heart regeneration in the zebrafish

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Some animals, including the zebrafish, have a high capacity to regenerate tissues, allowing them to recovery fully after cardiac injury. During this process, the...

Your gadget’s next power supply? Your body

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Searching for a power outlet may soon become a thing of the past. Instead, devices will receive electricity from a small metallic tab that, when...

‘Oumuamua had a violent past and has been tumbling around for...

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The first discovered interstellar visitor to our solar system has had a violent past, which is causing it to tumble around chaotically, a Queen's...

Salmon face double whammy from toxic stormwater

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Washington State University researchers have found that salmon face a double whammy when they swim in the stormwater runoff of urban roadways. First, as scientists...

No glaciers, no water?

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The world's largest rivers begin in glaciated mountain regions. However, climate change may cause many glaciers to disappear. Will water become scarce? There are around...

Scientists take big step toward stopping cancer metastasis

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New research from The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may give scientists a chance to target tumors before they metastasize. The study, published recently in...

New Horizons captures record-breaking images in the Kuiper Belt

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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft recently turned its telescopic camera toward a field of stars, snapped an image – and made history. The routine calibration frame...

Microscopic chariots deliver molecules within our cells

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On the cellular highway, motor proteins called dyneins rule the road. Dyneins "walk" along structures called microtubules to deliver cellular cargo, such as signaling...

Researchers discover efficient and sustainable way to filter salt and metal...

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It all comes down to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), an amazing next generation material that have the largest internal surface area of any known substance....

Homo sapiens’ drawing ability may relate to hunting techniques

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Neanderthals had large brains and made complex tools but never demonstrated the ability to draw recognizable images, unlike early modern humans who created vivid...

Special UV light safely kills airborne flu virus

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Continuous low doses of far ultraviolet C (far-UVC) light can kill airborne flu viruses without harming human tissues, according to a new study at...