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Turkey Vulture
Jan 04, 2016 08:53 AM EST

Flexible Soaring Style Helps Vultures Stay Aloft While Hunting for Carrion

Scientists have found how vultures use small-scale turbulence to stay aloft even when weather conditions don't favor the formation of thermals.

Merging Galaxies
Jan 04, 2016 08:42 AM EST

Merging Galaxies Captured With Hubble

The Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 on the Hubble Space Telescope has captured the image of two merging galaxies, which are in the process of becoming one galaxy.

Video Game
Jan 04, 2016 08:17 AM EST

Video Gamers Have Brains that are Wired Differently

The brains of compulsive video game players may be a bit different than those who play games normally.

Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements Led to High Levels of Blood and Urine Calcium in Some Older Women
Jan 02, 2016 07:00 PM EST

Vitamin D Supplements May Help Lower Symptoms In MS Patients

New findings published in the journal Neurology showed that patients who received high-dose supplements of vitamin D had reduced levels of inflammation related to the disease when compared to counterparts who did not take vitamin D supplements.

Baby Newborn
Jan 02, 2016 06:07 PM EST

California Twins Born Minutes Apart In A Different Year

Twenty-two-year-old Maribel Valencia gave birth to twins that were just minutes apart but also born in different years.

Baby
Jan 02, 2016 05:32 PM EST

Infant App Can Tell Why Your Baby's Crying

A new app developed by researchers at the National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin can help parents get a bit closer to knowing what their baby is fussing over.

Champagne
Jan 02, 2016 01:22 PM EST

Don't Tell Your New Year's Resolution: Wait to be Asked

Do you have a New Year's resolution? You may not want to tell others what it is; instead, wait to be asked.

Quadrantids
Jan 02, 2016 12:50 PM EST

New Year Meteor Shower Brightens the Skies This Weekend! How to Watch

This weekend, remember to look to the skies: the Quadrantid meteor shower will be in full force.

Football
Jan 02, 2016 10:45 AM EST

Helmetless Football Tackling Drills May Reduce the Amount of Head Impacts in the Sport

There's been national debate around football-related head impacts and how they can cause problems later in life. Now, in order to reduce these problems, researchers have helped develop a set of helmetless-tackling drills.

Illinois State Scientists
Jan 02, 2016 10:19 AM EST

Rushing Floodwaters from Melting Glaciers May Have Created a Cliff

Scientists may have uncovered new clues to melting glaciers.

Philippines
Jan 02, 2016 10:00 AM EST

Tropical Cyclones Disrupt Nutrient Cycling in the Philippines in a Big Way

Tropical cyclones apparently disrupt nutrient cycling in a big way.

Marijuana
Jan 02, 2016 09:05 AM EST

How Legal Marijuana Affects Alcohol Consumption

Does legal marijuana cause users to consume more alcohol?

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