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Top Science News
April 5, 2019
Dense Planet-Fragment Orbits White Dwarf
Jurassic Crocodile Named as New Species
Ancient, Four-Legged Whale Fossil
One in Five Deaths Associated With Poor Diet
Apr. 4, 2019 — Cetaceans, the group including whales and dolphins, originated in south Asia more than 50 million years ago from a small, four-legged, hoofed … read more
Latest Top Headlines
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Apr. 4, 2019 — Taking at least 20 minutes out of your day to stroll or sit in a place that makes you feel in contact with nature will significantly lower your stress hormone levels. That’s the finding of a study that has established for the first time the most … read more
Health News
April 5, 2019
Restoring Cognition in Old Mice
Promising Molecular Target for Cancer Treatment
The Brain’s Auto-Complete Function
Reshaping Living Tissue With Electricity
Apr. 3, 2019 — By blocking a protein’s activity with antibodies, investigators were able to improve cognitive behavior in aging … read more
Latest Health Headlines
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Multiple Mechanisms Behind Disease Associated With Unexpected Heart Attacks
Apr. 4, 2019 — An examination of three mutations associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy — a disease best known for revealing itself as an unexpected, fatal heart attack during strenuous exercise — found separate mechanisms at work at the molecular … read more
Physical/Tech News
April 5, 2019
Optical Tweezers Capture Atoms
Structure of Powerful Radio Galaxies
Nanomaterials Give Plants ‘Super’ Abilities
Dark Matter Is Not Made Up of Tiny Black Holes
Apr. 3, 2019 — Physicists have shown that they could organize groups of individual atoms into large grids with an efficiency unmatched by existing … read more
Latest Physical/Tech Headlines
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Mystery of Negative Capacitance in Perovskite Solar Cells Solved
Apr. 5, 2019 — Scientists reveal the origin of apparently high and even negative capacitance values observed in perovskite solar … read more
Environment News
April 5, 2019
Global Warming Disrupts Recovery of Coral Reefs
5,000-Year-Old Barley Grain in Finland
Rare Pristine Air Reveals Pollution’s Impact
Extreme Scale of Sea-Ice Melting in Arctic
Apr. 3, 2019 — The damage caused to the Great Barrier Reef by global warming has compromised the capacity of its corals to recover, according to new … read more
Latest Environment Headlines
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First Reported UK Case of Likely Dog-to-Dog Transmission of Leishmaniosis
Apr. 4, 2019 — Veterinary professionals have sounded the alarm in this week’s Vet Record after treating the first UK case of a dog with the potentially fatal infection, leishmaniosis, that is thought to have been passed on by another dog, rather than by travel to an area where the infection is … read more
Society/Education News
April 5, 2019
Climate: Rainfall Changes for Key Crops
Additional Evidence for Massive Solar Storms
Climate: Immediate Aggressive Action Needed
At What Age Do You Feel 65?
Mar. 11, 2019 — A new comprehensive study of climate change has painted over 5 million pictures of humanity’s potential future, and few foretell an Earth that has not severely warmed. But with immediate action and … read more
Latest Society/Education Headlines
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Improving Equity in Global Physician Training
Mar. 28, 2019 — Large numbers of U.S. physicians and medical trainees engage in hands-on clinical experiences abroad where they gain skills working across cultures with limited resources. However, providers from low- and middle-income countries traveling to learn from health care in the United States are rarely afforded the same critical hands-on … read more