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News in Brief Ryugu is probably a chip off one of these two other asteroids Mar 20 2019 3:20 PM Japan's Hayabusa2 team has narrowed down the asteroid Ryugu's origins based on its color. READ MORE   News X-ray 'chimneys' connect the Milky Way to mysterious gamma-ray bubbles Mar 20 2019 2:00 PM Two columns of X-rays that are hundreds of light-years long could explain the existence of giant bubbles of energetic light that sandwich the galaxy. READ MORE   News in Brief In a first, a fossilized egg is found preserved inside an ancient bird Mar 20 2019 6:00 AM Scientists have found the first known fossil of a bird that died with an unlaid egg inside its body. The egg has been crushed by pressure over time. READ MORE   News Surprising astronomers, Bennu spits plumes of dust into space Mar 19 2019 2:55 PM Bennu spews dust from its rocky surface, which may be a new kind of asteroid activity. READ MORE   News The learning gap between rich and poor students hasn't changed in decades Mar 19 2019 10:11 AM The educational achievement gap between the poorest and richest U.S. students remains as wide as it was almost 50 years ago. READ MORE   Reviews & Previews How a tiger transforms into a man-eater Mar 19 2019 7:00 AM 'No Beast So Fierce' examines the historical and environmental factors that turned a tiger in Nepal and India into a human-killer. READ MORE   More Recent Headlines News Ultima Thule may be a frankenworld Mar 18 2019 5:35 PM The first geologic map of Ultima Thule shows it might be made of many smaller rocks that clumped together under the force of their own gravity. READ MORE   News People can sense Earth's magnetic field, brain waves suggest Mar 18 2019 1:05 PM An analysis of brain waves offers new evidence that people subconsciously process information about the planet's magnetism. READ MORE   Introducing Meet India's starry dwarf frog - a species with no close relatives Mar 18 2019 10:00 AM The newly identified starry dwarf frog represents a new species, genus and potentially even a new family. READ MORE   News Resurrecting woolly mammoth cells is hard to do Mar 18 2019 7:00 AM Japanese scientists say some proteins in frozen mammoth cells may still work after 28,000 years. But that activity may be more mouse than mammoth. READ MORE   Television 'Epic Yellowstone' captures the thriving ecosystem of the world-famous park Mar 17 2019 7:00 AM A new documentary series about Yellowstone displays the dynamic, dramatic and exciting ecosystem that thrives within the park's gates. READ MORE   How Bizarre Some shrimp make plasma with their claws. Now a 3-D printed claw can too Mar 15 2019 2:00 PM Scientists used a replica of a shrimp claw to re-create the extreme pressures and temperatures that the animals produce underwater. READ MORE   News in Brief U.S. heart attack mortality reached a two-decade low in 2014 Mar 15 2019 11:30 AM Deaths within 30 days of a heart attack have declined from 20 percent in 1995 to 12.4 percent in 2014, according to an analysis of Medicare patient data. READ MORE   Exhibit A new exhibit takes a deep dive into the iconic dinosaur Mar 15 2019 7:00 AM "T. rex: The Ultimate Predator," a new exhibit in New York City, draws on the latest science to provide a fresh look at Tyrannosaurus rex and its relatives. READ MORE   News The rise of farming altered our bite and changed how people talk Mar 14 2019 2:00 PM Eating soft, processed foods refashioned adults' jaws, which added "f" and "v" sounds to speech and changed languages worldwide, a study finds. READ MORE   News Flickers and buzzes sweep mouse brains of Alzheimer's plaques Mar 14 2019 11:00 AM Precisely timed clicking noises can counter signs of Alzheimer's in the brains of mice and improve memory. READ MORE

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