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News in Brief A common food additive may make the flu vaccine less effective Apr 08 2019 3:54 PM A food preservative may impair the ability to fight the flu, a study in mice suggests. READ MORE   News in Brief When an older person's brain waves are in sync, memory is boosted Apr 08 2019 11:40 AM A brain stimulation treatment that nudges older people's brain waves into sync could lead to noninvasive therapies for dementia and other disorders. READ MORE   News How deadly, fast-moving flows of volcanic rock and gas cheat friction Apr 08 2019 11:00 AM Mixtures of hot volcanic rock and gas called pyroclastic flows travel so far by gliding on air, a new study suggests. READ MORE   News Mathematicians may have found the fastest way to multiply huge numbers Apr 08 2019 7:00 AM A new theoretical method for multiplying enormous figures appears to achieve a speed first predicted decades ago. READ MORE   Feature Here are 5 RNAs that are stepping out of DNA's shadow Apr 07 2019 6:00 AM RNAs do a lot more than act as middlemen for protein building. Here are a few of the ways they affect your health and disease. READ MORE   News in Brief Peruvian fossils yield a four-legged otterlike whale with hooves Apr 05 2019 3:22 PM A newly discovered species of ancient whale unearthed in Peru split time between land and sea. READ MORE   More Recent Headlines News in Brief Hayabusa2 has blasted the surface of asteroid Ryugu to make a crater Apr 05 2019 1:44 PM Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft shot a projectile at Ryugu. Next: collecting asteroid dust from the probable impact crater left behind. READ MORE   News in Brief Testing mosquito pee could help track the spread of diseases Apr 05 2019 8:00 AM A new way to monitor the viruses that wild mosquitoes are spreading passes its first outdoor test. READ MORE   50 Years Ago 50 years ago, scientists were unlocking the secrets of bacteria-infecting viruses Apr 05 2019 6:00 AM In 1969, a bacteria-infecting virus held promise for unlocking the secrets of viral replication. Fifty years later, the virus is a versatile tool for scientists. READ MORE   News How emus and ostriches lost the ability to fly Apr 04 2019 2:05 PM Changes in regulatory DNA, rather than mutations to genes themselves, grounded some birds, a study finds. READ MORE   News This planetary remnant somehow survived the death of its sun Apr 04 2019 2:00 PM A small, sturdy piece of planet survived the collapse of its sun and now orbits the dead star. READ MORE   News in Brief Cats recognize their own names Apr 04 2019 9:00 AM A new study suggests that cats can tell their names apart from other spoken words. READ MORE   News A major crop pest can make tomato plants lie to their neighbors Apr 04 2019 6:00 AM Insects called silverleaf whiteflies exploit tomatoes' ability to detect damage caused to nearby plants. READ MORE   News Metal asteroids may have once had iron-spewing volcanoes Apr 03 2019 1:23 PM Two groups of scientists introduce the idea of "ferrovolcanism," or iron volcanoes, that could have occurred on metal asteroids like Psyche. READ MORE   Context This Greek philosopher had the right idea, just too few elements Apr 03 2019 12:00 PM The ancient Greek philosopher Empedocles wrongly believed matter to consist of just four elements, but he grasped the basic idea of forces governing unchanging matter. READ MORE   News What we know and don't know about how mass trauma affects mental health Apr 03 2019 11:26 AM Three people connected to mass shootings have recently killed themselves. Here's what we know, and don't, about the lingering effects of mass trauma. READ MORE

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