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Gold nanoparticles are multitaskers when it comes to destroying cancer cells, researchers have found
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Tonight, night sky watchers in the Northern Hemisphere can see Jupiter pass less than a finger's width away from the waxing Moon
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But a new study finds most of them still use deodorant
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Upending 150 years of theory, scientists observed that some barnacles can capture sperm from the water for reproduction
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Most of us assume that crustaceans can't feel pain—but new research suggests otherwise
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In 2012, many plants in the eastern U.S. flowered earlier than in any other year on record
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On Friday, the agency will send an unmanned aircraft 65,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean to gather data for use in climate change modeling
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A new method based on DNA forensics can tell us about the appearances of those who lived long ago
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Last summer, a study found that long-term cannabis use reduced cognitive skills. A new study seems to say the opposite
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Nearly 7 million North American birds - including 13 threatened species - lose their lives through tower collisions each year
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Drought, heatwaves, cyclones--even a tornado in Hawaii--mark last year as one filled with record-breaking severe weather
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A new approach to detecting lung infections could be faster and less invasive
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MIT scientists have created thin polymer sheets that expand and contract when in contact with water, lifting several times their weight
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In acidic water, drilling sponges damage scallops twice as quickly, worsening the effects of ocean acidification
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New research on Pacific corals that trace climate patterns back 7,000 years shows how recent El Niños compare with those of the past
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A new study shows that when our fingers get wrinkly, they're better at gripping wet objects
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A new study suggests a link, but it's important to remember the difference between causation and correlation
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Ancient Roman pills, preserved in sealed tin containers on the seafloor, may have been used as eye medicine
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One goby species in Hawaii uses its suction-cup mouth for both feeding and scaling walls, presenting an evolutionary chicken-or-egg conundrum
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Chemical analysis shows that the meteorite, discovered in Morocco, contains ten times as much water as any Martian rock previously studied
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