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The -est A 2,000-year-old tattoo tool is the oldest in western North America Mar 04 2019 4:00 PM The artifact is made of two pigment-stained cactus spines, and has been sitting in storage since its discovery in 1972. READ MORE   News Hidden ancient neutrinos may shape the patterns of galaxies Mar 04 2019 11:00 AM The gravitational pull of subatomic particles born in the universe's first second seem to influence how galaxies cluster into rings. READ MORE   News Welfare reforms may have hurt some single moms' teenage kids Mar 04 2019 9:00 AM Welfare reform was meant to help the next generation, but making moms work and capping aid has led to more harm than gain, says a new study. READ MORE   News Bears that eat 'junk food' may hibernate less and age faster Mar 04 2019 6:00 AM Wild black bears snacking on leftovers of sugary, highly processed foods in Colorado show possible signs of faster cellular wear. READ MORE   News Eating a lot of fiber could improve some cancer treatments Mar 01 2019 12:32 PM A high-fiber diet, which boosts the diversity of gut microbes, may make an immune therapy against skin cancer more effective. READ MORE   Science Visualized Here's how long the periodic table's unstable elements last Mar 01 2019 11:02 AM Most elements on the periodic table have at least one stable form. But some don't. Here's how long those unstable members endure. READ MORE   More Recent Headlines News Sleeping in on the weekend can't make up for lost sleep Mar 01 2019 7:54 AM Using the weekend to catch up on sleep is ineffective at making-up for lost sleep and offsetting the consequences to a person's health. READ MORE   Science Stats Oceans that are warming due to climate change yield fewer fish Feb 28 2019 2:00 PM Warming water due to climate change is diminishing sustainable fishery yields in the world's oceans. READ MORE   News How singing mice belt out duets Feb 28 2019 2:00 PM A precise timing system in the brain helps musical rodents from the cloud forests of Costa Rica sing to one another. READ MORE   News Wireless patches can comfortably monitor sick babies' health Feb 28 2019 2:00 PM New skin sensors that wirelessly transmit health data could offer a less invasive way to keep tabs on newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit. READ MORE   News What spiders eating weird stuff tell us about complex Amazon food webs Feb 28 2019 11:09 AM By documenting rare events of invertebrates eating small vertebrates, scientists are shedding new light on the Amazon rainforest's intricate ecosystem. READ MORE   News in Brief Watching hours of TV is tied to verbal memory decline in older people Feb 28 2019 9:00 AM The more television people age 50 and up watched, the worse they recalled a list of words in tests years later, a study finds. READ MORE   50 Years Ago 50 years ago, people thought MSG caused 'Chinese restaurant syndrome' Feb 28 2019 7:00 AM In the 1960s, people blamed monosodium glutamate in Chinese food for making them sick, but the claim hasn't stood up to time or science. READ MORE   News This parasitic cuckoo bird shows cheaters don't always get ahead Feb 27 2019 3:22 PM Birds called greater anis that can slip extra eggs into other nests create a natural test of the benefits of honest parenting. READ MORE   News Genes might explain why dogs can't sniff out some people under stress Feb 27 2019 2:45 PM Genes and stress may change a person's body odor, confusing police dogs. READ MORE   News Treating mosquitoes may be a new way to fight malaria Feb 27 2019 1:35 PM A lab test suggests it may be possible to treat mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite to stop disease transmission. READ MORE

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