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Robots are becoming classroom tutors. But will they make the grade?

Feb 12 2019 6:00 AM

Educational robots show promise for helping kids in the classroom or at home, but researchers are still figuring out how these bots should behave.

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Congo's Ebola outbreak is a testing ground for new treatments

Feb 11 2019 3:34 PM

The first multidrug clinical trial of Ebola treatments is underway amid an outbreak in Congo.

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The spread of Europe's giant stone monuments may trace back to one region

Feb 11 2019 3:00 PM

Megaliths spread across the continent due to seafarers' influence, researcher says.

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A rare, ancient case of bone cancer has been found in a turtle ancestor

Feb 11 2019 6:00 AM

A 240-million-year-old fossil reveals the oldest known case of bone cancer in an amniote, a group that includes mammals, birds and reptiles.

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Brain-zapping implants that fight depression are inching closer to reality

Feb 10 2019 6:00 AM

Researchers are using electric jolts to correct the faulty brain activity that sparks depression.

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Ultima Thule is shaped like two lumpy pancakes

Feb 08 2019 6:00 PM

Scientists are rethinking the shape of the space rock, once thought to be a snowman.

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An Antarctic expedition will search for what lived under the Larsen C ice shelf
Feb 08 2019 2:59 PM

The fourth attempt to investigate the seafloor once hidden by the Larsen C iceberg may have the best chance yet of success.

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Brain scans decode an elusive signature of consciousness
Feb 08 2019 12:23 PM

Newly described patterns of brain activity may help reveal the level of awareness in people with brain injuries.

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A new fabric becomes more breathable as you work up a sweat
Feb 08 2019 11:05 AM

A yarn-based textile can switch from breathable to insulating and back again, depending on how much you sweat.

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DNA reveals early mating between Asian herders and European farmers
Feb 08 2019 6:00 AM

A new genetic analysis could upend assumptions about the origins of Indo-European languages.

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In some cases, getting dengue may protect against Zika
Feb 07 2019 2:00 PM

A Zika outbreak in a Brazilian slum suggests that the timing of dengue infections may matter for protection against Zika.

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Pills equipped with tiny needles can inject a body from the inside
Feb 07 2019 2:00 PM

High-tech pills equipped with medicinal needles could administer painless shots inside the body.

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Evolutionarily, grandmas are good for grandkids - up to a point
Feb 07 2019 11:00 AM

Women may live past their reproductive years because they help their grandchildren survive, but there are limits to that benefit.

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In the third trimester, a pregnant woman's sense of personal space grows
Feb 07 2019 7:00 AM

Women's sense of personal space grows to accommodate a larger belly during pregnancy, a small study suggests.

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2018 was the fourth-hottest year on record, and it's getting even hotter
Feb 06 2019 6:48 PM

Record-level rains and temperatures struck different regions of the world in 2018, the fourth warmest year on record.

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Collapsing ice cliffs may not contribute to sea level rise
Feb 06 2019 3:26 PM

Scientists debate a controversial hypothesis that suggests that massive crumbling ice cliffs could speed up future sea level rise.

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