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The Last Big Bump Before a Supernova Explodes
An automated supernova hunt is shedding new light on the death sequence of massive stars — specifically, the kind...
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Large Hadron Collider Is Set to Halt for Upgrades
With the discovery of the Higgs boson or something very like it under its belt, the world’s most powerful...
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Half-Million-Year-Old Human Jawbone Found
Scientists have unearthed a jawbone from an ancient human ancestor in a cave in Serbia. The jawbone, which may...
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Study Looks at Particles Used in Food
Nanomaterials, substances broken down by technology into molecule-size particles, are starting to enter the food chain through well-known food...
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Study Shows That Moles Can Smell In Stereo
We see in stereo — our eyes, both on the same plane, see at the same time. This helps...
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Life Found Deep Under Antarctic Ice For First Time?
Last week, a team found and collected microbes in a lake hidden under more than a half-mile of ice....
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Feeding the Final Frontier: 3-D Printers Could Make Astronaut Meals
Several decades from now, an astronaut in a Mars colony might feel a bit hungry. Rather than reach for...
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A Dose of Narcissism Can Be Useful
Narcissism has long gotten a bad rap. Its unseemly reputation dates back at least to ancient Greek mythology, in...
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With Identical Neurons, Two Worm Species Live Very Different Lives
Two species of worms have the same set of 20 neurons that control their foregut (a digestive organ located,...
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What If Earth Became Tidally Locked?
There’s a reason we only ever see one side of the Moon. It’s tidally locked to the Earth, presenting...