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CosmologyFor proposals that challenge paradigms, peruse arXiv.org
The online physics archive offers crazy ideas to confront cosmological challenges.
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AnimalsMothballs, rubbing alcohol score poorly in tests of DIY bedbug control
Mattress encasement, dry ice in bags, hot clothes dryers do help control infestation.
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AnimalsMigration is a deadly time for raptors
For a bird or any other animal that migrates a long distance, it’s sure to face a host of dangers. The story is no different for raptors.
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EarthFire may smolder under Antarctic ice
Quakes hint at moving magma that could influence glacial flow.
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AstronomySolar explosion forms ‘Canyon of Fire’
Just when the sun was looking especially lethargic, a violent eruption left behind a vast chasm of superheated gas on the solar surface.
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TechIngenious
A True Story of Invention, Automotive Daring, and the Race to Revive America by Jason Fagone.
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LifeThank insects and microbes that we aren’t over our knees in feces
Ever wondered why you’re not drowning in poop? Scientists harnessed the power of citizen science to find the beetles and microbes we can thank for that.
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Health & MedicineChanges in malaria parasite may make Africans more susceptible
Ominous signals are emerging simultaneously in population studies and under the microscope that Plasmodium vivax, a malaria parasite well known in Asia and Latin America, may have found a way to infect Africans.
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HumansHumans’ music and genes may have evolved together
Music may be a tool scientists can use to trace human migrations.
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ChemistryWhy death smells so deadly
Pinning down animals' odor detectors gives researchers a way to study aversion or attraction to certain objects. And understanding how these behavioral responses work will help researchers clarify why humans feel disgust.
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Science & SocietyScience slowdown
The recent federal government shutdown, which furloughed more than 800,000 government workers and may have cost the nation as much as $24 billion, has sent ripples through the nation’s scientific research enterprise.
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NeuroscienceThe Inconstant Gardener
Microglia, the same immune cells that help sculpt the developing brain, may do damage later in life .
By Susan Gaidos