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Genetic risk of autism spectrum disorder linked to evolutionary brain benefit

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A new study showed that inherited variants linked to ASD were found under positive selection in larger numbers than would have been expected by...

Dogs, toddlers show similarities in social intelligence

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A new research suggests that dogs may be even more like us than previously thought. Image credit: Flickr/Donnie Ray Jones Most dog owners will tell...

First evidence of rocky planet formation in Tatooine system

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The white dwarf is the burn-out core of a star that was probably similar to the Sun, the brown dwarf is only ~60 times...

Earth probably began with a solid shell

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The outer layer of modern Earth is a collection of interlocking rigid plates, as seen in this illustration. These plates grind together, sliding past...

Do You Look Like Your Name? People Can Match Names to...

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A new research has found that people appear to be better than chance at correctly matching people's names to their faces, and it may...

Sound-shaping super-material invented

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These quantal metamaterial bricks form together to create a new super-material that can manipulate sound. Credit: Interact Lab, University of Sussex A super-material that bends,...

How to reduce the environmental impact of a loaf of bread?

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Consumers are usually unaware of the environmental impacts embodied in the products they purchase - particularly in the case of food, where the main...

Diamonds that deliver

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Water is seen as small red and white molecules on large nanodiamond spheres. The colored tRNA can be seen on the nanodiamond surface.Credit: Michael...

Mars More Earth-like than moon-like

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This is a solidified lava flow over the side of a crater rim of Elysium.Credit: NASA HiRISE image, David Susko, LSU Mars' mantle may be...

Brain imaging headband measures how our minds align when we communicate

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Cartoon image of brain 'coupling' during communication. Credit: Drexel University Great ideas so often get lost in translation—from the math teacher who can't get through...

Materials that emit rainbows

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An illustrative summary of the developed organic luminescent material. Credit: Youhei Takeda Mechanochromic luminescent (MCL) materials change their color in response to a change in...