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Gluon
Oct 19, 2015 08:39 AM EDT

Exotic 'Glueball' Particle Holds Nuclear Particles Together with Its Force

Scientists may have discovered a long-sought-after "glueball" particle, created entirely of gluons. These "sticky" particles actually keep nuclear particles together.

Woman Smiling
Oct 19, 2015 08:04 AM EDT

Face Recognition Technology May Help Expert Passport Officers Detect Fraud

New face recognition software could be a way to prevent fraud.

3D Model
Oct 19, 2015 07:38 AM EDT

Accused Kennedy Assassin's Picture is Authentic, New Study Reveals

Scientists have found that the famous backyard photo of Lee Harvey Oswald showing him holding the same type of rifle used to assassinate President John F. Kennedy was not faked.

Antarctica
Oct 19, 2015 07:06 AM EDT

Climate Change: Global Sea Level Rise May be Locked In with 2 Degrees of Warming

It turns out that a mere 2 degrees Celsius of warming may lock in global sea level rise for thousands of years.

Blue Moon
Oct 19, 2015 06:42 AM EDT

Massive, Early Cataclysm on Earth and the Moon Questioned

Scientists may have learned a bit more about the dates for cataclysm on early moon and the Earth. It turns out that the current dating method that researchers have used may be incorrect.

woman
Oct 18, 2015 02:18 PM EDT

Jedidah Isler First African-American Woman To Receive A Yale PhD In Astrophysics

Meet Jedidah Isler. She's the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in Astrophysics from Yale.

Intake of Alcohol Before Pregnancy Tied to Intestinal Birth Defect
Oct 18, 2015 01:28 PM EDT

Pregnancy: Motor Development, Coordination Problems Higher In Children Of Stressed-Out Moms

New findings published in the journal Child Development reveal that mothers who are really stressed out during their pregnancy are more likely to have clumsy children.

Colonoscopy
Oct 17, 2015 10:07 PM EDT

Colon Cancer: Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements Do Not Lower Risk

New findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) show that these dietary supplements are not helpful in lowering cancer risk--particularly when it comes to preventing future polyps.

Sexting Among Teens Increases Sexual Behavior
Oct 17, 2015 09:31 PM EDT

'Female Viagra' Available To Treat Hypoactive Sexual Disorder

Finally. "Female viagra" has hit the shelves.

Redwood Trees
Oct 17, 2015 10:21 AM EDT

Coastal Redwoods May Experience Massive Change in Climate with Rising Temperatures

A warmer future with normal rainfall on California's coast may leave coastal redwoods with a significantly different climate.

Finland Aurora
Oct 17, 2015 09:07 AM EDT

Massive Coronal Hole in the Sun May Cause Series of Auroras on Earth

A massive coronal hole in our sun has been captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory. Now, this hole is causing some auroral displays on Earth.

Big Data
Oct 17, 2015 08:14 AM EDT

MIT Data Science Machine May Replace Human Intuition with Computers

MIT may soon be replacing human intuition with algorithms. Scientists have created a new big-data analysis system that outperforms 615 of 906 human teams.

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