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3-D-Printed, Soft, Four Legged Robot Can Walk on Sand and Stone

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The breakthrough was possible thanks to a high-end printer that allowed researchers to print soft and rigid materials together within the same components. This...

Space weather events linked to human activity

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Human activities have been changing near-Earth space and weather. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Genna Duberstein Our Cold War history is now offering scientists a chance...

Live cell imaging using a smartphone

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Setting up. The standard inverted microscope is upgraded to a high quality live imaging station. Credit: Linda Koffmar SA recent study from Uppsala University shows how...

Sea level as a metronome of Earth’s history

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This is a view of the Mediano anticline, strata dipping to the left into the lake waters. This large-scale fold structure is a witness...

Mammals Shape Their Microbiome to Prevent Disease

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ow the host shapes the microbiota is unclear. This visual abstract depicts the findings in Liu et al, who identify host miRNAs within feces...

Self-renewing hematopoietic stem cells created for transplantation

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This image shows reprogrammed hematopoietic stem cells (green) that are arising from mouse cells. These stem cells are developing close to a group of...

History of Titan’s landscape resembles that of Mars, not Earth

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Left to right: River networks on Mars, Earth, and Titan. Researchers report that Titan, like Mars but unlike Earth, has not undergone any active...

Climate stabilization: Planting trees cannot replace cutting carbon dioxide emissions

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Poplar plantation. (Stock image) Credit: © Brent / Fotolia Growing plants and then storing the CO2 they have taken up from the atmosphere is no viable...

Tooth truth: Human teeth tell the story of humanity through our...

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These are teeth from Megan Brickley's lab at McMaster University. Credit: McMaster University The story of humanity's vital -- and fragile -- relationship with the sun...

Traffic-related air pollution linked to DNA damage in children

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This study adds to previous evidence that air pollution causes oxidative stress, which can damage lipids, proteins, and DNA. Credit: © Pink Badger / Fotolia Children...

Life in the Precambrian may have been much livelier than previously...

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Top and side views produced by computer simulations show how water flows around the body of Parvancorina when the current is coming from the...