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New video and images from the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn captures spectral forms of the planet’s northern lights for the first time. Details. JPL/NASA
- Bone regulators moonlight in the brain as fever inducers Study in mice suggests proteins could be source of post-menopausal hot flashes. Read the full story. | Nov 25th 2009 Found in: Body & Brain and Genes & Cells
- GPS bolsters view that big Cascadia quakes could hit inland Satellite tracking of plate movements shows that a magnitude-9 tremor in Pacific Northwest could strike close to urban areas. Read the full story. | Nov 24th 2009 Found in: Earth and Earth Science
- First programmable quantum computer created System uses ultracold beryllium ions to tackle 160 randomly chosen programs. Read the full story. | Nov 23rd 2009 Found in: Computers and Matter & Energy
- Case of the toxic gingerbread man Featured blog: A search for the source of some indoor-air anomalies turns up a surprising culprit. Read the full story. | Nov 21st 2009 Found in: Chemistry, Environment, Molecules and Science & Society
- Malaria shows signs of resisting best drug used to fight it The frontline malaria medicine artemisinin shows gaps in effectiveness in Southeast Asia. Read the full story. | Nov 19th 2009 Found in: Body & Brain
- Classic view of leaf-cutter ants overlooked nitrogen-fixing partner A fresh look at a fungus-insect partnership that biologists have studied for more than a century uncovers a role for bacteria. Read the full story. | Nov 19th 2009 Found in: Ecology, Life and Zoology
- Corn genome a maze of unusual diversity Multiple teams announce complete draft of the maize genome, with a full plate of surprises that include hints about hybrid vigor. Read the full story. | Nov 19th 2009 Found in: Genes & Cells and Life
- Climate not really what doomed large North American mammals Prevalence of a dung fungus over time suggests megafauna extinctions at end of last ice age started before vegetation changed. Read the full story. | Nov 19th 2009
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A timely touch transforms speech perception
11.25.09 - Air puffs on the hand or neck influence people’s ability to hear certain spoken sounds. Found in: Humans and Psychology
- Fecal architecture is beetle armor
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How to mix oil and water
11.24.09 - Bouncing an oil-coated water droplet creates tiny emulsion Found in: Physics
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Nation by nation, evidence thin that boosting crop yields conserves land
11.23.09 - Goals to intensify agriculture may not necessarily return farmland to nature, new survey of UN data finds Found in: Agriculture, Ecology, Environment, Life and Science & Society
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Metal gives pigment the blues
11.23.09 - Researchers studying manganese oxides unexpectedly discover a new way to achieve blue hue Found in: Chemistry
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Low-tech approach stifles high-risk Nipah virus
11.21.09 - Shielding palm-tree sap from fruit bats may limit spread of deadly disease
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Visual illusion stumps adults but not kids
11.20.09 - Finding suggests that sensitivity to visual context develops slowly Found in: Humans and Psychology
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Where humans go, pepper virus follows
11.20.09 - Plant pathogen could help track waters polluted with human waste Found in: Environment, Life and Science & Society
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Deep hole spotted on moon
11.20.09 - Feature may be ‘skylight’ in an underground lava tube Found in: Earth and Planetary Science
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Obese people can misjudge body size
11.19.09 - Survey finds that many overweight individuals consider their body size normal and healthy Found in: Body & Brain and Humans
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Marathoners' hearts stressed, but not necessarily by heart attacks
11.19.09 - Detailed imaging of runners’ hearts before and after races doesn’t find signatures of heart attacks Found in: Body & Brain
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FOR KIDS: New twists for phantom limbs
11.19.09 - An experiment explores the connections between brain and body Found in: Science News For Kids
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FOR KIDS: The paleontologist and the three dinosaurs
11.19.09 - Skulls thought to be from three different dinosaurs may actually be from the same dino type at three different ages Found in: Science News For Kids
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