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 Blue Haze Layers On Pluto’s Atmosphere
Jan 14, 2016 03:18 PM EST

Pluto Surrounds Itself In Bands Of Blue Haze

Pluto's atmosphere is engulfed with bands of blue haze, which is a reaction of sunlight on methane and other molecules that on Pluto's atmosphere.

Stone-age Tools From Sulawesi
Jan 14, 2016 02:47 PM EST

Earliest Hominins: Stone-Age Tools Found, Who Used Them?

Scientists discovered 118,000-years-old stone-aged tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.

Reconstruction Of Baby Chasmosaurus
Jan 14, 2016 02:11 PM EST

Dinosaur Evolution: Baby Dinosaur 'Chasmosaurus' From Late Cretaceous Provides New Data

A 'Chasmosaurus' baby dinosaur fossil from 75 million years ago is enabling scientists to uncover new data on the evolution of dinosaurs.

Removing Vending Machines from Schools May not Help Lowering Soda Consumption
Jan 14, 2016 12:40 PM EST

Soda: Could Health Warning Labels Deter Purchases?

New research suggests that labeling the ill effects associated with drinking too many sugary beverages could deter some parents from purchasing products for their children.

Juno spacecraft
Jan 14, 2016 12:37 PM EST

NASA's Juno Spacecraft Breaks Solar Power Distance Record

Juno has broken a solar power distance record and has become one of humanity's furthest distant solar powered emissaries.

Encyclia inopinata- New Orchid Species
Jan 14, 2016 11:59 AM EST

Strange Orchid Species Discovered In Deciduous Mexican Forests

Researchers have found new orchid species in a deciduous forest in Mexico. The new species has been identified as 'Encyclia inopinata' which translates as "unexpected."

Nano-shells Deliver Molecules That Tell A Bone To Repair Itself
Jan 14, 2016 11:54 AM EST

Nano-Shells Deliver Molecules That Instruct Bone To Repair Itself Developed

Scientists created a polymer sphere that delivers a molecule to bone wounds and the molecule instructs the injury's existing cells to repair itself.

Adult Protoceratops Andrewsi
Jan 14, 2016 11:48 AM EST

Dinosaurs' First Demonstration Of Sexual Selection Identified

For the first time researchers identify evidence on sexual selection among dinosaur species.

Spiral Galaxy Has High Winds
Jan 14, 2016 11:43 AM EST

Milky Way: 'Twin' Galaxy Has Ultra-Fast X-Ray Wind

Researchers found a wind of high-speed gas gushing out from the center of a bright spiral galaxy, a twin of the Milky Way.

dstrong
Jan 14, 2016 11:36 AM EST

Boy Battling Rare Cancer Wishes To Be Famous In China

At the age of 4, Dorian Murray from Connecticut was diagnosed with rhabdomyosarcoma.

Mouse
Jan 14, 2016 10:53 AM EST

Urine Odor May Detect Early Stages Of Alzheimer's Disease

Could Alzheimer's have a smell?

Antarctica
Jan 14, 2016 08:20 AM EST

World's Largest Canyon Discovered Hidden Beneath Antarctic Ice

The world's largest canyon could be hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet.

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