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Icy volcanoes on Pluto may have spewed organic-rich water

May 29 2019 2:00 PM

Planetary scientists found ammonia-rich ice near cracks on Pluto, suggesting the dwarf planet had recent icy volcanoes.

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Himalayan glacier melting threatens water security for millions of people

May 29 2019 1:05 PM

Asia's glaciers are melting faster than they are accumulating new stores of snow and ice.

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In a first, scientists took the temperature of a sonic black hole

May 29 2019 1:00 PM

A lab-made black hole that traps sound, not light, emits radiation at a certain temperature, as Stephen Hawking first predicted.

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100 years ago, an eclipse proved Einstein right. Today, black holes do too - for now

May 29 2019 6:00 AM

In 1919, an eclipse affirmed Einstein's famous general theory of relativity. Now scientists hope to use black holes to poke holes in that idea.

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A 50-million-year-old fossil captures a swimming school of fish

May 28 2019 7:05 PM

Analysis of a fossilized fish shoal suggests that animals may have evolved coordinated group movement around 50 million year ago.

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One number can help explain why measles is so contagious

May 28 2019 1:00 PM

The basic reproduction number, or "R naught," of measles shows how contagious the disease is compared with other pathogens.

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A new optical atomic clock's heart is as small as a coffee bean
May 28 2019 8:00 AM

Optical atomic clocks are extremely good at keeping time, and they're on their way to becoming pocket watches.

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How bacteria nearly killed by antibiotics can recover - and gain resistance
May 28 2019 6:00 AM

A pump protein can keep bacteria alive long enough for the microbes to develop antibiotic resistance.

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This iconic Humboldt map may need crucial updates
May 27 2019 3:00 PM

A seminal, 212-year-old diagram of Andean plants by German explorer Alexander von Humboldt is still groundbreaking - but outdated, researchers say.

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Murray Gell-Mann gave structure to the subatomic world
May 24 2019 5:09 PM

Best known for his quarks, the preeminent theoretical physicist was also a complexity pioneer

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Shy fish no bigger than a pinkie provide much of the food in coral reefs
May 24 2019 1:46 PM

More than half of the fish flesh that predators in coral reefs eat comes from tiny, hard-to-spot species.

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Mathematicians report possible progress on proving the Riemann hypothesis
May 24 2019 12:03 PM

A new study advances one strategy in the quest to solve the notoriously difficult problem, which is still stumping researchers after 160 years.

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Being bilingual is great. But it may not boost some brain functions
May 24 2019 7:00 AM

A large study of U.S. bilingual children didn't turn up obvious benefits in abilities to ignore distractions or switch quickly between tasks.

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Big black holes can settle in the outskirts of small galaxies
May 23 2019 10:57 AM

Astronomers have found dozens of surprisingly massive black holes far from the centers of their host dwarf galaxies.

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Spherical flames in space could solve the mystery of soot-free fires
May 23 2019 9:00 AM

In microgravity, flames are sphere-shaped. Tests of fire on the International Space Station are helping show how gases flow within flames.

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Sweaty, vinegary and sweet odors mingle to make dark chocolate's smell
May 23 2019 7:00 AM

Scientists have worked out the chemistry of dark chocolate's smell and reconstructed the aroma.

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