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News Slow sperm may fail at crashing 'gates' on their way to an egg Feb 13 2019 2:49 PM A new study describes how sperm navigate narrow straits in the reproductive tract's obstacle course to reach an egg. READ MORE   News After 15 years on Mars, it's the end of the road for Opportunity Feb 13 2019 2:16 PM After 15 years of exploring Mars, a dust storm led to the demise of NASA's longest-lived rover. READ MORE   News Photons reveal a weird effect called the quantum pigeonhole paradox Feb 13 2019 6:00 AM Quantum particles seem to disobey a fundamental principle of mathematics. READ MORE   News in Brief A new 2-D material uses light to quickly and safely purify water Feb 12 2019 3:30 PM A newly designed material uses only light to speedily remove 99.9999 percent of microbes from water. READ MORE   News in Brief Greenland may have another massive crater hiding under its ice Feb 12 2019 10:06 AM There may be yet another large crater buried beneath Greenland's ice sheet. But it's probably not related to the first one found last year. READ MORE   Feature 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. READ MORE   More Recent Headlines News 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. READ MORE   News 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. READ MORE   The -est 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. READ MORE   Feature 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. READ MORE   News in Brief 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. READ MORE   News 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. READ MORE   News 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. READ MORE   Teaser 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. READ MORE   News 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. READ MORE   News in Brief 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. READ MORE

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