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Iron and Titanium in the Atmosphere of an Exoplanet

Aug. 15, 2018 — Exoplanets can orbit close to their host star. When the host star is much hotter than our sun, then the exoplanet becomes as hot as a star. The hottest 'ultra-hot' planet was ... read more

Congenital Blindness Reversed in Mice

Aug. 15, 2018 — Researchers have reversed congenital blindness in mice by changing supportive cells in the retina called Müller glia into rod photoreceptors. The findings advance efforts ... read more

Stern of World War II US Destroyer Discovered Off Remote Alaskan Island

Aug. 15, 2018 — In the midst of World War II on August 18, 1943, the USS Abner Read struck what was presumed to be a Japanese mine in the Bering Sea. The catastrophic blast took the lives of ... read more

World's Oldest Cheese Found in Egyptian Tomb

Aug. 15, 2018 — Aging usually improves the flavor of cheese, but that's not why some very old cheese discovered in an Egyptian tomb is drawing attention. Instead, it's thought to be the most ... read more

Next 5 Years Predicted to Be Abnormally Hot

Aug. 15, 2018 — This summer's worldwide heatwave makes 2018 a particularly hot year. As will be the next few years, according to a new study. Using a new method, the study shows that at the ... read more

Parental Life Span Predicts Daughters Living to 90 Without Chronic Disease or Disability

Aug. 15, 2018 — Researchers report that women whose mothers lived to at least age 90 were more likely to also live to 90, free of serious ... read more

How Ugly Marital Spats Might Open the Door to Disease

Aug. 15, 2018 — Married people who fight nastily are more likely to suffer from leaky guts -- a problem that unleashes bacteria into the blood and can drive up disease-causing inflammation, ... read more

Faster Way to Make Mineral to Remove Carbon Dioxide from Atmosphere

Aug. 14, 2018 — Scientists have developed an accelerated way to produce magnesite, a mineral which can capture the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, at room temperature. ... read more

Chemicals Found in Vegetables Prevent Colon Cancer in Mice

Aug. 14, 2018 — Chemicals produced by vegetables such as kale, cabbage and broccoli could help to maintain a healthy gut and prevent colon cancer, a new ... read more

Zombie Gene Protects Against Cancer -- In Elephants

Aug. 14, 2018 — LIF6, a dead gene that came back to life, prevents cancer by killing cells with ... read more

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Old Species Learn New Tricks...very Slowly

Aug. 15, 2018 — No species lasts forever, and, just as the saying goes, it seems like old species may get stuck in their ways and can't adapt to environmental change as fast as younger species ... read more

Particles Pull Last Drops of Oil from Well Water

Aug. 15, 2018 — Engineers develop magnetic nanoparticles that separate the last droplets of oil from produced water at ... read more

How Many American Cities Protect the Rights of Employed Breastfeeding Mothers?

Aug. 15, 2018 — Research found that among the 151 largest cities in the United States, only Philadelphia and New York City have local legislation that protects a nursing mother who returns to work outside the home ... read more

New HIV Therapy Reduces Virus, Boosts Immunity in Drug-Resistant Patients

Aug. 15, 2018 — A new HIV drug reduced viral replication and increased immune cells in individuals with advanced, drug-resistant HIV infection. Used in combination with existing HIV medications, the drug is a ... read more

The Secret Behind Cell Revival Revealed

Aug. 15, 2018 — Scientists identify essential genes for quiescent cells to switch back to dividing mode using fission yeast that may lead to new cancer ... read more

Scientists Discover Chemical Which Can Kill Glioblastoma Cells

Aug. 15, 2018 — Aggressive brain tumor cells taken from patients self-destructed after being exposed to a chemical in laboratory tests, researchers have ... read more

Frequent Fires Make Droughts Harder for Young Trees, Even in Wet Eastern Forests

Aug. 15, 2018 — Forests in the eastern United States may have had it easy compared to their western counterparts, with the intense, prolonged droughts and wildfires that have become typical out west in recent years. ... read more

Water Use for Fracking Has Risen by Up to 770 Percent Since 2011

Aug. 15, 2018 — The amount of water used per well for fracking surged by up to 770 percent between 2011 and 2016 in all major US shale gas- and oil-producing regions, a new study finds. The volume of flowback and ... read more

Robots Will Never Replace Teachers but Can Boost Children's Education

Aug. 15, 2018 — Robots can play an important role in the education of young people but will never fully replace teachers, a new study ... read more

When Viruses Infect Phytoplankton, It Can Change the Clouds

Aug. 15, 2018 — Microscopic plant-like organisms called phytoplankton support the diversity of life in the ocean. Scientists now report that one species, Emiliania huxleyi, and a virus closely associated with it, ... read more

Light-Emitting Nanoparticles Could Provide a Safer Way to Image Living Cells

Aug. 15, 2018 — A research team has demonstrated how light-emitting nanoparticles can be used to see deep in living tissue. Researchers hope they can be made to attach to specific components of cells to serve in an ... read more

Students' Social Skills Flourish Best in Groups With Similar Skill Levels

Aug. 15, 2018 — Researchers have found that children who need assistance improving their social skills might benefit more when grouped with peers who have similar social skill levels, rather than with peers who have ... read more

A Molecular Switch May Serve as New Target Point for Cancer and Diabetes Therapies

Aug. 15, 2018 — If certain signaling cascades are misregulated, diseases like cancer, obesity and diabetes may occur. A mechanism recently discovered has a crucial influence on such signaling cascades and may be an ... read more

Our Perceived Birth Status Can Affect Our Adult Relationships

Aug. 15, 2018 — Birth status and knowledge about it play a role not only in parents' but also children's lives -- affecting their attachment and mental representation into ... read more

It's Possible to Reverse Damage Caused by Aging Cells

Aug. 15, 2018 — What's the secret to aging well? Researchers have answered it -- on a cellular ... read more

Magnetic Antiparticles Offer New Horizons for Information Technologies

Aug. 15, 2018 — Computer simulations reveal new behavior of antiskyrmions in gradually increased electric ... read more

Male Tobacco Smokers Have Brain-Wide Reduction of CB1 Receptors

Aug. 15, 2018 — Chronic, frequent tobacco smokers have a decreased number of cannabinoid CB1 receptors, the 'pot receptor', when compared with non-smokers, reports a new ... read more

Study of Greater Yellowstone Pronghorn Finds Highway Crossing Structures a Conservation Success

Aug. 15, 2018 — A recently published study has confirmed that efforts to protect migrating pronghorn by installing wildlife crossing structures over highways have succeeded, in terms of the increased success rate of ... read more

Protein Droplets Keep Neurons at the Ready and Immune System in Balance

Aug. 15, 2018 — Discoveries show how proteins that organize into liquid droplets inside cells make certain biological functions ... read more

Predicting Landslide Boundaries Two Weeks Before They Happen

Aug. 15, 2018 — Researchers have developed a software tool that uses applied mathematics and big data analytics to predict the boundary of where a landslide will occur, two weeks in ... read more

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