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NeuroscienceNFL players’ brains take a hit
Brain scans reveal hidden abnormalities in retired football pros.
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PhysicsIt’s too soon to declare supersymmetry a tragedy
Supersymmetry is the odds-on favorite to solve many of the mysteries about the physical world that have stumped theorists for decades. Supposedly the LHC should produce actual evidence for SUSY, but it hasn’t. And so some physicists have begun to declare SUSY dead, or at least on life-support.
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AnimalsYoung chimps catch human yawns
Juvenile chimps yawn contagiously when they see humans do it, a response that could signal the animals are developing empathy.
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Health & MedicineHopes raised for Ebola treatment
Most monkeys given dual therapy survive infection with lethal virus.
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Particle PhysicsNobel’s sharp cuts
Gerald Guralnik was home when he learned online that physicists François Englert and Peter Higgs had won the Nobel Prize in physics for formulating the same theory he had proposed nearly 50 years ago.
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AstronomyGalaxy’s gas molecules reveal its structure
Astronomers have tracked carbon monoxide flowing both toward and away from NGC 1433’s central supermassive black hole.
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AnimalsLurking males lead to hard-to-fertilize mouse eggs
Mixed-sex society raises resistance to sperm in what may be a long-running arms race between the sexes over fertilization.
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PhysicsNew limit placed on physics constant
An analysis of how much the fine structure constant varies with the density of matter may help scientists determine whether the parameter changes with time.
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LifeScorpion genome decoded
An analysis of an arachnid’s DNA reveals how the animal survives its own venom.
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Health & MedicineAudio therapy may avert chemo-induced hearing loss
Mice exposed to loud sound before getting chemotherapy preserve valuable cells in the inner ear, a new study shows.
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LifeFlashy drug spotlights infection
Doctors may be able to watch for invading microbes with a fluorescent antibiotic.
By Beth Mole