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Narwhals Spend at Least Half their Time Diving for Food, but Can Fast for Several Days after Meal (IMAGE)
Mar 16, 2019 09:39 AM EDT

Narwhals spend at least half time diving for food, can fast for several days after meal

Tracking data from male Narwhal shows whales regularly dive to depths of over 700m

Large versus Small (IMAGE)
Mar 16, 2019 09:18 AM EDT

From Stone Age chips to microchips: How tiny tools may have made us human

The technology of miniaturization set hominins apart from other primates

Small-scale Fishers (IMAGE)
Mar 15, 2019 10:01 AM EDT

Trust more important than ecology to gain local support for conservation

Social impacts and good governance processes have more resonance with local resource-users than ecological effectiveness

InSight Landing Site (IMAGE)
Mar 15, 2019 09:42 AM EDT

Bernese Mars camera CaSSIS returns spectacular images

ExoMars is a space mission of the European Space Agency (ESA) in cooperation with the Russian space agency Roskosmos. ExoMars stands for exobiology on Mars: for the first time since the 1970s, active research is being conducted into life on Mars.

Proton Spin Puzzle (IMAGE)
Mar 15, 2019 09:25 AM EDT

Sea quark surprise reveals deeper complexity in proton spin puzzle

New results from STAR experiment show antiquarks' contribution to proton spin depends on 'flavor' -- and in a way that's opposite to those flavors' relative abundance

 Atrial Fibrillation
Mar 15, 2019 08:32 AM EDT

Discovery of atrial fibrillation subtypes paves way for precision medicine

The discovery of subtypes of atrial fibrillation paves the way for individualized treatment. That's the main message from the joint EHRA/AFNET conference, where new data from the CATCH ME project will be presented, and a consensus reached on personalized medicine approaches to improve patient care.1

Pink Ribbon
Mar 14, 2019 10:08 AM EDT

Drug could alleviate side effects of chemo for breast cancer patients

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have demonstrated a method of forecasting which breast cancer patients will suffer heart problems from a commonly used chemotherapy drug.

20 Mg Label Blister Pack
Mar 14, 2019 09:28 AM EDT

Most pills contain compounds with potential to cause allergic reactions or discomfort in some patients

Most pills and capsules, whether over-the-counter or prescription, include components other than the actual drug. These compounds, known as "inactive ingredients," help to stabilize the drug or aid in its absorption, and they can make up more than half of a pill's mass.

Marcos Dantus, Michigan State University (IMAGE)
Mar 14, 2019 09:09 AM EDT

Understanding and controlling the molecule that made the universe

EAST LANSING, Mich. - Trihydrogen, or H3+, is acknowledged by scientists as the molecule that made the universe. In recent issues of Nature Communications and the Journal of Chemical Physics, Michigan State University researchers employed high-speed lasers to shine a spotlight on the mechanisms that...

Stonehenge Under Nimbostratus Clouds
Mar 14, 2019 08:56 AM EDT

Prehistoric Britons rack up food miles for feasts near Stonehenge

Landmark study reveals the monumental distances traveled for national mass gatherings

melting snow
Mar 14, 2019 08:42 AM EDT

How marine snow cools the planet

And how ocean acidification could reverse that effect

Bennu PolyCam Mosaic (IMAGE)
Mar 13, 2019 09:38 AM EDT

Asteroid Bennu, target of NASA's sample return mission, is rotating faster over time

In late 2018, the Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft arrived at Bennu, the asteroid it will be studying and sampling over the next several years.

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