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Space Junk
Dec 28, 2015 09:17 AM EST

Space Junk is Clogging Our Earth's Orbit: New Visualization Reveals Time Lapse Extent (VIDEO)

There's something that's having a major impact in space around our planet: space trash.

Alcohol
Dec 28, 2015 08:57 AM EST

Liver Hormone May Influence How Many Sweets You Eat and Alcohol You Drink

Your liver may actually sway how many sweets you eat and how much alcohol you drink.

Electronic-Photonic Processor Microchip
Dec 28, 2015 08:40 AM EST

First Ever Processor That Uses Light for Ultrafast Communications May Change Future Tech

Engineers have demonstrated the first ever processor that uses light for ultrafast communications.

Immune Protection Against Malaria
Dec 28, 2015 08:24 AM EST

Immune Protection Against Malaria: Scientists Find New Protection

Australian researchers find how malaria parasites that cause an inflammatory reaction that sabotages the body's ability to protect itself

Arctic precipitation alarms scientists
Dec 28, 2015 08:24 AM EST

Melting Sea Ice Increases Arctic Precipitation, Major Threat To Climate Change

Melting sea ice significantly increases Arctic precipitation, which is a major threat to climate change

American crow
Dec 28, 2015 08:23 AM EST

Crows Caught On Camera Building Special Hook Tools

Researchers have captured the first video recording that documents how crows utilize and apply complex tools in the wild.

Pluto
Dec 28, 2015 08:06 AM EST

Pluto Through a Stained Glass Window: New Movie of the Tiny Planet (VIDEO)

As NASA's New Horizons spacecraft flew by Pluto, it recorded spectacular images of the icy world's surface using its LORRI and MVIC cameras.

Abdominal Obesity Rate Reducing Among Children in U.S: Study
Dec 27, 2015 06:46 PM EST

'Precision Weight Loss': Is This The Future Of Dieting?

A diet regimen that works for one person may not work for another.

Antarctica
Dec 27, 2015 06:07 PM EST

Ice Cores May Reveal Historical Climate Changes in Antarctica

The timing and duration of historical climate changes have been debated by scientists for years. Ice core records, though, can offer a way for scientists to study glacial-interglacial cycles

Plant
Dec 27, 2015 05:53 PM EST

How Plants 'See': Scientists Discover How a Plant Detects the Type of Shade

Plants turn toward the sun in order to receive the most light. But how do plants "see?"

Earth and Super Earth
Dec 27, 2015 03:31 PM EST

Exotic Substances Discovered Within Super-Earths

Scientists have used mathematical models in order to "look" into the interior of super-Earths and have found that they may contain compounds that are forbidden by the classical rules of chemistry.

Boa Constrictor
Dec 27, 2015 10:31 AM EST

The Mystery of How Snake Bellies Grip Trees and Branches

Researchers are taking a closer look at the bellies of snakes to figure out how diverse snakes species crawl and climb almost everywhere, including tree branches with variable bark texture.

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