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Mutant lifestyles: Researchers uncover a potent genetic element in Earth’s smallest...

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Credit:Birgit Luef, Norwegian University of Science and Technology It's the stuff of science fiction, though there's nothing fiction about it: Researchers have discovered a multitude...

Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking water

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Credit:Image courtesy of University of Manchester Graphene-oxide membranes have attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for new filtration technologies. Now the much sought-after development of...

Monkey business produces rare preserved blood in amber fossils

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Credit: Fischer Laboratory/Caltech Two monkeys grooming each other about 20-30 million years ago may have helped produce a remarkable new find -- the first fossilized...

How do plants make oxygen? Ask cyanobacteria

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Credit: Fischer Laboratory/Caltech The ability to generate oxygen through photosynthesis -- that helpful service performed by plants and algae, making life possible for humans and...

Tyrannosaurs show their sensitive side

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Credit: Thomas Carr A team of researchers, including UNM Honors College Professor Jason R. Moore, has found a new species of tyrannosaur dinosaur -- the...

Search for stellar survivor of a supernova explosion

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Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA Astronomers have used the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to observe the remnant of a supernova explosion in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Beyond just...

‘Whale breath’ reveals bacteria threatening endangered killer whales

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Credit:Jeff Foster Droplets and exhaled breath caught from the blowholes of killer whales along the Pacific coast are providing scientists with insights into whale health...

Blood test unlocks new frontier in treating depression

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Credit: Image courtesy of UT Southwestern Medical Center Doctors for the first time can determine which medication is more likely to help a patient overcome...

A badger can bury a cow by itself

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Credit:Photo by George Poinar, Jr., courtesy of Oregon State University While studying scavenger behavior in Utah's Great Basin Desert, University of Utah biologists observed an...

Heated pavement technology tested at Des moines International Airport

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Iowa State engineers don't need a plow to clear snow from the heated test slabs they installed at the Des Moines International Airport. Credit: Halil...

Bad cold? If you’re lonely, it may feel worse

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A Rice University-led study showed people who feel lonely are likely to report more severe symptoms from the common cold. Credit: Illustration by Valentina Gonzalez/Rice...