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LifeWasps airlift annoying ants
In a scrap over food, being big and able to fly is an advantage.
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Health & MedicineWorms live longer with thioflavin T
A dye commonly used by Alzheimer’s disease researchers to spot misshapen proteins gives lab nematodes longer lives, scientists say.
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LifeLife
A fossil flower from one of life’s early bloomers, plus monkey business and shark cleanings in this week’s news.
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HumansHumans
Beauty is found in the whites of the eyes, plus ancient fast food and hobbit teeth in this week’s news.
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SpaceFirst shot of Mercury from orbit
MESSENGER has radioed to Earth a new look at the first rock from the sun.
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Health & MedicineNew brain cell growth restores function
Regeneration in the hippocampus helps repair learning and memory after injury, mouse experiments suggest.
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HumansClimate meddling dates back 8,000 years
Cutting down trees put lots of carbon into the atmosphere long before the industrial revolution began.
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SpaceAtom & Cosmos
Dead stars may actually be a good place to hunt for life, plus organic-free asteroids and watery comets in this week’s news.
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LifeDNA flaws can stack up as cancer grows
Acute myeloid leukemia progresses by accumulating various mutations, according to an analysis of one man’s disease over time.
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ChemistryJapan nuke accident seen from Seattle
Radioactive particles retrieved in the Pacific Northwest offer clues to events inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant.
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EarthMajor earthquakes not linked
Global seismic risks don’t rise following big events, scientists say.
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ChemistryMolecules/Matter & Energy
Sulfur found in life's possible early building blocks, plus fingerprint clues and frozen blood in this week's news
By Science News