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Orbital Observations of Mercury Reveal Flood Lavas, Hollows, and Unprecedented Surface Details
After only six months in orbit around Mercury, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft is sending back information that has revolutionized the way scientists think about the innermost planet. ... > full story
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- Secrets of Turbulent Black Hole Revealed
- Autistic Mice Act a Lot Like Human Patients
- Promising New Heat-Harvesting Nanomaterials
- Most Accurate Simulation of Universe to Date
- Single Human Neurons' Novel Response to Faces
- 'Superfast' Muscles Allow for Bat Echolocation
- Sharks Are in Trouble, New Analysis Confirms
- 'Magic Mushrooms' May Change Personality
- NASA Finds Fewer Asteroids Near Earth
- New Mercury Views: Flood Lavas, Hollows, More
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Large Meta-Analysis Finds New Genes for Type 1 Diabetes
The largest-ever analysis of genetic data related to type 1 diabetes has uncovered new genes associated with the common metabolic disease, which affects 200 million people worldwide. The findings add to knowledge of gene networks involved in the ... > full story
- Knockout of Protein Prevents Colon Tumor Formation in Mice
- Breakthrough in Understanding White Matter Development
- Researchers Explain Hormonal Role in Glucose and Fat Metabolism
- Big Tobacco Knew Radioactive Particles in Cigarettes Posed Cancer Risk but Kept Quiet, Study Suggests
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Top Technology News
Cancer Detection from an Implantable, Flexible LED
Researchers in South Korea have developed a new concept in cancer detection: a biocompatible, flexible gallium nitride (GaN) LED that can detect prostate ... > full story
- Redefining the Kilogram and the Ampere
- Spontaneous Combustion in Nanobubbles Inspires Compact Ultrasonic Loudspeaker
- Matter Shows Abrupt Escape from Flatness: Lead Made to Undergo a Rapid Transition from 'Pancake' to Hemisphere
- Copper Film Could Lower Touch Screen, LED and Solar Cell Costs
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Top Environment News
Self-Cleaning Cotton Breaks Down Pesticides, Bacteria
Scientists have developed a self-cleaning cotton fabric that can kill bacteria and break down toxic chemicals such as pesticide residues when exposed to ... > full story
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Intrinsic Aerobic Exercise Capacity Linked to Longevity
September 30, 2011 — Aerobic exercise capacity has proven to be a good indicator of health. A recent article uses a rat model to show that innate exercise capacity can be linked to ... > full story -
Humans and Sharks Share Immune System Feature
September 30, 2011 — A central element of the immune system has remained constant through more than 400 million years of evolution, according to new research. T-cell receptors from mice continue to function even when pieces of shark, frog and trout receptors are ... > full story - Personalized Medicine; Genes; Human Biology; Diseases and Conditions;Heart Disease; Chronic Illness;
Experts Propose New Unified Genetic Model for Human Disease
September 30, 2011 — Based on a wide variety of genetic studies and analysis -- from genome wide association studies looking for common variations in the DNA of many people with complex diseases to the sequencing of specific gene mutations thought to cause disease to ... > full story -
Researchers Realize High-Power, Narrowband Terahertz Source at Room Temperature
September 30, 2011 — Researchers have developed a simpler way to generate single-chip terahertz radiation, a discovery that could soon allow for more rapid security screening, border protection, high sensitivity biological/chemical analysis, agricultural inspection, and ... > full story -
Female Promiscuity Can Rescue Populations from Harmful Effects of Inbreeding, Beetle Study Finds
September 30, 2011 — Females in inbred populations become more promiscuous in order to screen out sperm from genetically incompatible males, according to new study by the University of East Anglia ... > full story
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Health & Medicine
Glucosamine-Like Supplement Suppresses Multiple Sclerosis Attacks, Study Suggests
A glucosamine-like dietary supplement suppresses the damaging autoimmune response seen in multiple sclerosis, according to a new ... > full story
Mind & Brain
Promising Drug Treatment for Improving Language, Social Function in People With Autism
Researchers are examining the use of propranolol (a drug used to treat high blood pressure and control heart rate as well as to reduce test anxiety) to improve the primary traits associated with autism -- difficulty with normal social skills, ... > full story
Living Well
Early to Bed and Early to Rise: Study Suggests It's Keeping Kids Leaner
Researchers recording the bedtimes and wake times of 2,200 Australian youths found that the night owls were 1.5 times more likely to become obese than the early birds, twice as likely to be physically inactive and 2.9 times more likely to sit in ... > full story
- High Social Status Makes People More Trusting, Study Finds
- Adolescents Particularly Susceptible to Drinking Habits of Romantic Partner's Friends
- First Detection of Pregnancy Protein in Older People Destined for Alzheimer's Disease
- Easily Embarrassed? Study Finds People Will Trust You More
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Biological & Earth Sciences
Plants & Animals
Small Fish Recover Faster Than Large Fish
In football, linebackers are usually the largest players and have the endurance required to get through a game plus overtime. But when it comes to fish, larger doesn't always mean stronger. A new study showed smaller fish recover from exertion ... > full story
Earth & Climate
Changes in Attention and Visual Perception Are Correlated With Aging: Older People Find It Harder to See the Wood for the Trees
When looking at a picture of many trees, young people will tend to say: "This is a forest." However, the older we get, the more likely we are to notice a single tree before seeing the forest. Researchers have found that these age-related changes are ... > full story
Fossils & Ruins
3-D Microscope Opens Eyes to Prehistoric Oceans and Present-Day Resources
A research team has turned their newly developed 3-D microscope technology on ancient sea creatures and hopes to expand its ... > full story
- Do Long-Lived Crops Differ from Annual Crops in Their Genetic Response to Human Domestication?
- Fossil of an Armored Dinosaur Hatchling: Youngest Nodosaur Ever Discovered
- Salty Water and Gas Sucked Into Earth's Interior Helps Unravel Planetary Evolution
- Climatic Fluctuations Drove Key Events in Human Evolution, Researchers Find
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Physical & Applied Sciences
Space & Time
Stardust Discovered in Far-Off Planetary Systems
Searching for extra-solar planets -- which are planets outside of our solar system -- is very popular these days. About 700 planets are known at the moment, a number that is continuously rising due to refined observational techniques. Astronomers ... > full story
Matter & Energy
Building Better Catalysts
Chemists have developed a method to design and test new catalysts, which are substances that speed chemical reactions and are crucial for producing energy, chemicals and industrial products. By using the new method, the chemists also made a ... > full story
Computers & Math
Financial Crisis: Calculating the Probability of Extreme Events
It had to happen: the property bubble burst and the global financial market experienced its biggest crisis in the last hundred years. In retrospect, many suspected it was coming, but nobody could have known for sure. The traditional investment ... > full story
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Interventional cardiologists created an alternative to open heart surgery by developing a mitral valve clip. To alleviate mitral valve. ... > full story
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Strange Science News
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