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Top Science News
April 29, 2019
Apr. 29, 2019 — A deep learning approach to detecting storms on Saturn shows the vast regions affected by storms and that dark storm clouds contain material swept up … read more
Latest Top Headlines
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Apr. 25, 2019 — A simple injection that can help regrow damaged tissue has long been the dream of physicians and patients alike. A new study moves that dream closer to reality with a device that makes encapsulating cells much faster, cheaper and … read more
Health News
April 29, 2019
Apr. 22, 2019 — Research uses functional MRI to identify two differences in the brains of blind individuals — differences that might be responsible for their abilities to make better use of auditory … read more
Latest Health Headlines
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New 3D Printed Microscope Promising for Medical Diagnostics in Developing Countries
Apr. 29, 2019 — Researchers have used 3D printing to make an inexpensive and portable high-resolution microscope that is small and robust enough to use in the field or at the bedside. The high-resolution 3D images provided by the instrument could potentially be used to detect diabetes, sickle cell disease, malaria and other … read more
Physical/Tech News
April 29, 2019
Apr. 25, 2019 — The celestial phenomenon known as STEVE is likely caused by a combination of heating of charged particles in the atmosphere and energetic electrons like those that power the aurora, according to new … read more
Latest Physical/Tech Headlines
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Apr. 29, 2019 — Engineers have flipped the picture of the standard polymer insulator, by fabricating thin polymer films that conduct heat — an ability normally associated with metals. In experiments, they found the films, which are thinner than plastic wrap, conduct heat better than many metals, including steel … read more
Environment News
April 29, 2019
Apr. 24, 2019 — The crab family just got a bunch of new cousins — including a 95-million-year-old chimera species that will force scientists to rethink the definition of a … read more
Latest Environment Headlines
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Researchers Trace 3,000 Years of Monsoons Through Shell Fossils
Apr. 25, 2019 — The tiny shells at the bottom of Lake Nakaumi in southwest Japan may contain the secrets of the East Asia summer monsoon. This rainy season is fairly predictable, ushering in air and precipitation conducive to growing crops, but — sometimes without any hint — the pattern fails. Some areas of East Asia are left without rainfall, and their crops die. Other areas are inundated with rain, and their … read more
Society/Education News
April 29, 2019
Apr. 23, 2019 — Carbon released into the atmosphere by the increasing loss of Arctic permafrost, combined with higher solar absorption by the Earth’s surface due to the melting of sea ice and land snow, will … read more
Latest Society/Education Headlines
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People With Happy Spouses May Live Longer
Apr. 23, 2019 — Research suggests that having a happy spouse leads to a longer marriage, and now study results show that it’s associated with a longer life, … read more