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- Life
City lights create sexual early birds
Male blackbirds exposed to nocturnal illumination are ready to mate sooner in spring.
- Life
Corals beat heat by being prepared
Warming waters have little effect on reef-building organisms that activate adaptive genes before the temperature starts to rise.
- Health & Medicine
Long space missions may be hazardous to your sleep
Crew on simulated Mars trip moved less and slept more during 520-day project.
- Humans
Language learning may begin before birth
Newborns show signs of having tracked moms’ speech while still in the womb.
- Chemistry
Hottest temperature ever measured is a negative one
Ultracold gas sets record on the kelvin scale.
- Space
New Martian meteorite is one of a kind
Rock is water-rich and resembles observed regions of Red Planet’s crust.
- Health & Medicine
Inactivated virus shows promise against HIV
Some patients getting an experimental vaccine therapy developed immunity.
- Space
Planets and their sun grow together
Radio telescopes reveal how nascent bodies funnel gas to their parent star.
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- Humans
International Conference on Complex Sciences
Researchers at the meeting, held December 5-7 in Santa Fe, N.M., offer insight into spam blocking and sick leave.
- Earth
Antarctic subglacial drilling effort suspended
A British-led team has called off this season’s campaign to penetrate Lake Ellsworth.
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