Science Ticker
A roundup of research and breaking news
- Health & Medicine
Cellular transport research wins Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology
Guest post by Tina Hesman Saey and Nathan Seppa.
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- Materials Science
Chip curves space-time
A manipulated material could help model general relativity in the lab.
- Oceans
Greenland Sea warming faster than world ocean
Deep water temperature of Greenland Sea rises 0.3 degrees Celsius in 30 years.
- Environment
Pregnant women carry fewer traces of flame retardants
Class of toxins linked to IQ deficits dropped drastically in three years, a new study shows.
- Environment
Cattle chemical can return in the night
Steroid to beef up cows breaks down, but can reassemble under the right conditions.
- Astronomy
Last gorge for galaxy’s central black hole gauged
Relic light suggests the supermassive black hole at the Milky Way's center was millions of times more active 2 million years ago.
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Battle of the deer and eagle
Camera trap solves mystery of deer downed without a trace.
