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- Quantum Physics
Electron makes ultracold atoms move as one
Harnessing the strong particle-gas interaction is early step toward quantum optics applications.
- Animals
Reindeer eyes change color in winter darkness
One part of an Arctic reindeer’s eyes changes color in winter and increases the sensitivity of the animal’s vision.
- Cosmology
Candidates for dark matter particles bite the dust
Most sensitive experiment yet determines that earlier findings were just artifacts.
- Health & Medicine
Evidence mounts for bat origins of SARS
New viruses in the mammals closely match the human form of the infection.
- Health & Medicine
Mice lose the blues quickly with experimental drug
Studies in mice point to new, fast-acting antidepressants.
- Genetics
People’s genes welcome their microbes
In mice and humans, genetic variants seem to control the bacterial mix on and in bodies.
- Astronomy
An Earth-sized hell circles faraway star
Kepler-78b, an Earth-sized, extremely hot exoplanet made of rock and iron, is the smallest with known diameter and mass.
- Health & Medicine
Antibodies show progress against HIV
Proteins suppress disease in monkeys, but don’t cure it.
- Neuroscience
Mining mouse movements to make more meds
Animal models are a great way to look at psychoactive drugs and how they work. A new paper purports to simplify it all down to one test.
- Health & Medicine
Don’t buy breast milk on the Internet, and other helpful tips
A new study finds bacterial contamination in breast milk bought online, but there’s more to the story than that.
- Physics
Laser tripod may lift mirror
The levitated reflector could be stable enough to track subtle gravitational forces.
- Paleontology
Fossils suggest ancient sharks survived extinction event
Diving down deep in the ocean may have helped the fish live through the Great Dying 350 million years ago.
