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AnimalsThe reefs are alive with the sound of oysters
How does an oyster figure out where to settle down in life? It listens for where the party’s at. A new study shows that oyster larvae can detect sound in the water.
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AnimalsDolphin without a name
While splitting the dolphin family tree, researchers found a new species.
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Materials ScienceIce aided construction of Forbidden City
Workers slid heavy stone using liquid and frozen water to move it forward.
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AstronomyBillions and billions of Earth-sized planets call Milky Way home
Using Kepler data, astronomers estimate that a sizeable fraction of the galaxy’s sunlike stars have Earth-sized planets that could support liquid water.
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PsychologyMale version of eating disorder replaces purging with muscle enhancers
Physique concerns can drive young men to take banned substances.
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EarthGreenhouse gas injections may unleash earthquakes
Plans to pump carbon dioxide into the ground to mitigate climate change could create other problems.
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NeuroscienceBrain enables sight without light
Sensory cross talk may underlie ability to see one’s own hand moving when it’s pitch black.
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AstronomyGiant loner could shift idea of star formation
Observations of WR 102ka suggest it could have been born without any gaseous companions.
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PhysicsNew Atomic Accelerator
This excerpt from the December 14, 1963, issue of Science News Letter talks about how the atom smashers at Argonne National Lab have evolved.
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Materials ScienceQingsongite
This newly christened mineral has an atomic structure that’s similar to diamond and nearly as hard.
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