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Top Science News
March 16, 2020
Exoplanet Where It Rains Iron
Days Half-Hour Shorter 70 Million Years Ago
Scientists Monitor Brains Replaying Memories
Early Earth Was a ‘Water World’
Mar. 5, 2020 — In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers monitored the electrical activity of thousands of individual brain cells, called neurons, as patients took memory tests. They found that the firing … read more
Latest Top Headlines
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Feb. 26, 2020 — A comparison of normal and germ-free mice revealed that as much as 70 percent of a mouse’s gut chemistry is determined by its gut microbiome. Even in distant organs, such as the uterus or the brain, approximately 20 percent of molecules were different in the mice with … read more
Health News
March 16, 2020
How Caloric Restriction Works
Brain, Artificial Neurons Link Up Over the Web
New Way to Chart Human Genome: CRISPR
Artificial Intelligence Yields New Antibiotic
Feb. 24, 2020 — In search of new ways to sequence human genomes and read critical alterations in DNA, researchers say they have successfully used the gene cutting tool CRISPR to make cuts in DNA around lengthy tumor … read more
Latest Health Headlines
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Facebook Language Changes Before an Emergency Hospital Visit
Mar. 12, 2020 — A new study reveals that the language people use on Facebook subtly changes before they make a visit to the emergency department (ED). A team of researchers provides more evidence that social media is often an unseen signal of medical distress and could be used to better understand the contexts in which patients seek care, such as during the current COVID-19 … read more
Physical/Tech News
March 16, 2020
Biggest Explosion Since Big Bang
Large Exoplanet With Conditions Good for Life
Ancient Meteorite Site: Clues About Mars’ Past
The Force Is Strong in Neutron Stars
Feb. 26, 2020 — Scientists have devised new analytical tools to break down the enigmatic history of Mars’ atmosphere — and whether life was once possible there. It could help astrobiologists understand the … read more
Latest Physical/Tech Headlines
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Perturbation-Free Studies of Single Molecules
Mar. 12, 2020 — Researchers of the University of Basel have developed a new method with which individual isolated molecules can be studied precisely — without destroying the molecule or even influencing its quantum state. This highly sensitive technique for probing molecules is widely applicable and paves the way for a range of new applications in the fields of quantum science, spectroscopy and … read more
Environment News
March 16, 2020
Unique Non-Oxygen Breathing Animal
Thawing Permafrost May Not Be Too Problematic
Earliest Interbreeding Between Ancient Humans
Bumble Bees: Recognition Across Senses
Feb. 20, 2020 — A new study documented the earliest known interbreeding event between ancient human populations — a group known as the ‘super-archaics’ in Eurasia interbred with a Neanderthal-Denisovan ancestor … read more
Latest Environment Headlines
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Water, Carbon and Nitrogen Were Not Immediately Supplied to Earth
Mar. 12, 2020 — Scientists present important new findings regarding the origin of oceans and life on Earth. Measurements on the oldest preserved mantle rocks from Greenland show that — contrary to previous assumptions — the elements necessary for the evolution of life were not delivered to Earth until very late in the planet’s … read more
Society/Education News
March 16, 2020
Seeding Oceans With Iron May Not Impact Climate
Sea Level Rise Could Reshape the United States
Emissions of Potent Greenhouse Gas Have Grown
Cancer Mortality Continues Steady Decline
Jan. 21, 2020 — Despite reports that global emissions of the potent greenhouse gas were almost eliminated in 2017, an international team of scientists has found … read more
Latest Society/Education Headlines
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Job Insecurity Negatively Affects Your Personality
Feb. 26, 2020 — Drawing on Cybernetic Big Five Theory, this study proposes that chronic job insecurity is associated with an increase in neuroticism and decreases in agreeableness and … read more
COVID-19 Infections in U.S. May Be Much Higher, New Estimates Show
Ancient Shell Shows Days Were Half-Hour Shorter 70 Million Years Ago
To Predict an Epidemic, Evolution Can’t Be Ignored
Why Is There Any Matter in the Universe at All? New Study Sheds Light
New Minor Planets Found Beyond Neptune
Exoplanet Where It Rains Iron DiscoveredFor the latest trends in science, technology, medicine, health, the environment, and artificial intelligence, please check the blog sidebars and links.
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