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Running
Oct 02, 2015 07:31 AM EDT

Exercise in a Bottle: Drugs May Mimic Benefits of Exercising

Could "exercise in a bottle" actually become a reality? Scientists have found about 1,000 molecular reactions to exercise, which opens the door for drug treatments to mirror the health benefits of exercise.

Dog
Oct 02, 2015 06:57 AM EDT

Blind Dogs with Genetic Mutation May Lead to a Cure for Blindness in Humans

Scientists have found the genetic underpinnings of achromatopsia in dogs, which is a rare, inherited vision disorder that affects the eye's cone cells, which could help humans in the future.

Machine Learning
Oct 02, 2015 06:41 AM EDT

Machine-Learning and Artificial Intelligence May Learn More Flexibly with New Method

Imagine machines that can learn more flexibly over time. Scientists have created a new way of doing machine learning that enables semantically related concepts to reinforce each other.

Asteroid
Oct 01, 2015 05:37 PM EDT

Dinosaurs Got a One-Two Punch from an Asteroid and Volcanoes that Caused the Mass Extinction

It turns out that the asteroid wasn't the only thing that did in the dinosaurs.

Galcier
Oct 01, 2015 04:29 PM EDT

Global Warming May Alter the Shape of Planet Earth with Melting Glaciers

It turns out that global warming may be able to alter the shape of our very planet. Scientists have found that warming temperatures has the capacity to shift what our planet looks like.

Scientists reveal 300 million year old shellfish deposits may have the answers to climate on Pangea.
Oct 01, 2015 03:57 PM EDT

Shellfish Deposits Reveal Pangea's Ancient Weather

Scientists examined 300-million-year-old shellfish deposits to determine the kinds of weather super continent Pangea once experienced.

Scientists Find Broad leaf Trees Reduced Sensitivity To Global Warming
Oct 01, 2015 03:51 PM EDT

Earlier Spring Leaf Unfolding Due To Warming Climate, Say Researchers

The study has assembled the first large-scale empirical evidence for a declining sensitivity of spring phenology to warming in mature trees for Central Europe.

Charon
Oct 01, 2015 03:47 PM EDT

Charon, Pluto's Largest Moon, Shows Colorful, Violent History (PHOTOS)

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has returned the best color - and the highest resolution - images to date of Pluto’s largest moon, Charon, and they show a complex history filled with violence.

SLS Launch Art
Oct 01, 2015 12:24 PM EDT

NASA's SLS Rocket Key To Mars And Deep Space Missions

NASA's Space Launch System is set to be completed in Nov. 2018, and could hold the key to future Mars and deep space missions.

Worms Eating Plastic Equals Major Breakthrough For Scientists
Oct 01, 2015 12:21 PM EDT

Meal Worms May Be A Possible Solution To Plastics And Styrofoam Pollution

Meal worms could be the answer in solving the issue of plastic waste. Scientists are conducting ongoing experiments with meal worms whose digestive systems are optimal for breaking down the environmental hazard.

Fish Owl
Oct 01, 2015 11:20 AM EDT

Loggers May Help Endangered Owls in Russia in a Conservation Twist

In a weird conservation twist, loggers may actually benefit owls. A recent study shows that loggers that take steps can actually preserve endangered Blakiston's fish owls in Russia.

NASA
Oct 01, 2015 10:42 AM EDT

NASA Planetary Missions: Investigations For Five Future Plans Selected

Five potential missions have been selected by NASA for refinement in 2016, with two getting flight opportunities by 2020.

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