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This illustration shows what a superflare might look like if seen from a planet orbiting a nearby sunlike star. The black regions represent starspots much bigger than those that are normally seen on the sun; the white blob at lower right depicts a superflare. Full Story H. Maehara/Kyoto Univ.

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Dancing droplets reveal physics at work Magnetic fields can deflect liquid oxygen subject to the unusual “Leidenfrost effect.” Read the full story. | May 17th 2012 Found in: Matter & Energy
Coffee gives jolt to life span Unlike wine's, coffee's benefits apparently keep increasing well beyond the first two servings. Read the full story. | May 16th 2012 Found in: Body & Brain
Stellar superflares' trigger challenged Massive eruptions on sunlike stars might not require magnetic interactions from a big, hot, nearby planet. Read the full story. | May 16th 2012 Found in: Astronomy and Atom & Cosmos
Don’t listen to advice, and other advice from Nobel laureates Top scientists share stories and words of wisdom with finalists at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. Read the full story. | May 16th 2012 Found in: Science & Society
Paralyzed woman grips, sips coffee with robot arm For the first time, a brain-computer interface is powerful enough to enable useful movement in human patients. Read the full story. | May 16th 2012 Found in: Body & Brain, Science & Society and Technology
At ISEF, fusion is hot A South Carolina teen makes the finals of the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair by developing a directed neutron source. Read the full story. | May 16th 2012 Found in: Science & Society
Natural sinks still sopping up carbon Ecosystems haven’t yet maxed out their ability to absorb fossil fuel emissions, new calculations suggest. Read the full story. | May 15th 2012 Found in: Earth and Environment
Even moderate noise may harm hearing Chronic, low-level sound exposure causes deficits in rats. Read the full story. | May 15th 2012 Found in: Body & Brain

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Schizophrenia’s core genetic features proposed
5.15.12 - Researchers may be closing in on disease’s inherited component
Gene study links stronger memories, PTSD
5.14.12 - Finding may help explain roots of the condition Found in: Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
Climate change may leave many mammals homeless
5.14.12 - In some places, projected warming threatens the survival of more than one in three species Found in: Earth, Ecology, Environment and Life
Retinal implants could restore partial vision
5.13.12 - In lab tests on rat retinas, a photovoltaic chip helps display images through special goggles
Genes may influence body's bacteria
5.11.12 - Certain DNA variants associated with microbial types Found in: Genes & Cells
Gene appears linked with a person's daily rhythms
5.11.12 - Variations could play a role in determining time of death Found in: Genes & Cells
Maya wall calendar discovered
5.10.12 - Ancient astronomical records found on room’s painted walls Found in: Archaeology and Humans
Sun’s shock wave goes missing
5.10.12 - Spacecraft observations redraw astronomers’ ideas about the local stellar environment Found in: Astronomy
Culture results when chimps get cracking
5.10.12 - Neighbors take different approaches to opening nuts Found in: Life
Big Antarctic ice sheet appears doomed
5.10.12 - Warming climate predicted to trigger collapse of Filchner-Ronne shelf by 2100 Found in: Earth and Environment
Procedure offers hope in type 1 diabetes
5.9.12 - New strategy proves curative in more than half of mice tested Found in: Biomedicine and Body & Brain
FOR KIDS: Helmet helper
5.16.12 - Gel-filled liner absorbs energy of impacts, may reduce sports-related head injuries Found in: Science News For Kids

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