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All-Solid-State Lithium Ion Battery
Dec 15, 2015 04:00 PM EST

Solid-State Lithium Ion Battery Has High Thermal Durability

A team of researchers at Tohoku University have developed a new all-solid-state lithium ion battery that has high thermal durability.

Ten hot Jupiter exoplanets
Dec 15, 2015 02:21 PM EST

Exoplanets' Missing Water Mystery Solved

With the use of NASA/ESA's Hubble and Spitzer Space Telescopes, astronomers have solved the missing water mystery of ten Jupiter-like exoplanets.

Streptococcus pyogenes Group A
Dec 15, 2015 02:08 PM EST

Strep A: Recurrent Infections Affect The Brain

A newly discovered path immune cells take to the brain has revealed that there may be an underlying autoimmune neuropsyhiatric disorder in children.

Study Links Weight Talks With Teens to Eating Disorders
Dec 15, 2015 01:45 PM EST

Evolution Of Small Talk: Chictchat Is Important For Social Bonding

Most of us think of small talk as a short and sometimes awkward way to pass the time. However, new research suggests that it's important for social-bonding and may have been passed down from our primate ancestors.

New catalyst
Dec 15, 2015 01:17 PM EST

Catalyst Creates Bio-Based Plastics, Chemicals

A team of researchers have developed a new catalyst easily converts bio-based ethanol into an industrial chemical. This new development paves the way for a wide range of eco-friendly bio-based plastics and materials to be created.

pet
Dec 15, 2015 01:07 PM EST

Pets In The Bedroom May Help You Sleep Better

Could sleeping with a pet help you get better rest?

Blazar
Dec 15, 2015 12:05 PM EST

Powerful Gamma Rays from a Galaxy Far, Far Away Detected by VERITAS

In April 2015, a flood of powerful gamma rays slammed into the Earth's atmosphere. Now, scientists have taken a closer look at the data captured by the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS).

Spiral Galaxy And Clumpy Galaxy
Dec 15, 2015 11:51 AM EST

Spiral v. Clumpy Galaxies: Study Offers New Spin On Star-Forming Galaxies

A new study is shedding light on some galaxies "clumpiness" compared to those spiral shaped galaxies.

Earth
Dec 15, 2015 11:44 AM EST

Earth's Tilt Influences Climate Change, Study Reveals New Findings

A new study is shedding light on how the Earth's tilt influences some of the world's heaviest rainbelt.

International Space Station View of Earth
Dec 15, 2015 11:40 AM EST

New 'Stars Wars' Movie to be Screened in Space as Astronauts Blast Off to the ISS

What's cooler than watching Star Wars on Earth? That would be watching it in space, of course. The astronauts that are journeying to the International Space Station today will have the opportunity to watch the latest movie while in orbit.

Coral Spawning
Dec 15, 2015 11:14 AM EST

Coral Spawning on the Great Barrier Reef May be Threatened by Light Pollution

Light pollution may be a serious threat to coral spawning. Scientists have found that artificial light may cause corals to spawn at the wrong time-or not at all.

Fish
Dec 15, 2015 10:56 AM EST

How Saltwater Fish Evolved to Live in Fresh Water in Only 50 Years (VIDEO)

Most people think evolution occurs over long periods of time. Now, though, scientists have found that tiny fish transformed over just 50 years after an Alaskan earthquake in 1964.

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