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- Space
Surprising signal
Potential contaminant found on Red Planet does not rule out its prospect for habitability.
- Life
Eat less, weigh more
Separate neurons in the nematode brain control eating and fat-building. The discovery may help explain some mysteries of obesity.
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- Life
Time to chill
Well-preserved fossils deposited in an Antarctic lake about 14 million years ago pin down when a large part of the now-icy continent most recently dipped below freezing.
- Health & Medicine
Nanomagnets tackle cancer
Under the influence of an external magnetic field, tiny magnets act as highly localized space heaters, warming to temperatures that kill adjacent cancer cells.
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- Space
Officially ice
Phoenix Mars Lander detects water, a landmark that, along with other successes, prompts NASA to extend the mission.
- Humans
Wake-up call for sleep apnea
A large, long-term study of sleep apnea links the breathing disorder to increased risk of death.
- Chemistry
Small steps toward big energy gains
New studies with different fuel cell catalysts show promising results.
- Space
How a star is born
Researchers have developed a new and accurate simulation of the birth of the first stars in the universe.
