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Andromeda Galaxy
Sep 04, 2015 07:47 AM EDT

NASA Hubble Telescope Unlocks Secrets to Star Birth in Andromeda Galaxy

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a bit more about star birth in a neighboring galaxy.

Lion
Sep 04, 2015 07:17 AM EDT

Predators Can Only Grow as Fast as Their Prey: Why There Aren't More Lions

Why aren't there more lions? Scientists have long wondered this when looking at the proportion of predators to prey across Africa.

Plant
Sep 04, 2015 06:49 AM EDT

Modified Plants May Fight Pollution from Explosives with TNT Tolerance

There may be a new way to clean millions of acres of land contaminated by explosives: plants. Biologists believe that they may be able to create a plant that can help "soak up" TNT with enhanced TNT tolerance.

Eye
Sep 03, 2015 10:13 PM EDT

Feeling Blue? Sadness Literally Turns Your World Gray

Are you feeling down in the dumps? Or, as they say, a little "blue?"

Great Barrier Reef
Sep 03, 2015 04:12 PM EDT

Starfish-Killing Robot May Lethally Inject Starfish on the Great Barrier Reef

A starfish-killing robot may be let loose on the Great Barrier Reef. Scientists have designed a robot to help tackle crown-of-thorns starfish that are posing a significant threat to coral.

Ceres Mountain
Sep 03, 2015 03:20 PM EDT

Dawn Beams Back Closest-Yet Views of Ceres and Its Strange, Conical Mountain

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has beamed back the closest-yet views of Ceres. The new pictures reveal unprecedented details of Ceres' tall, conical mountain.

Gerard Cote
Sep 03, 2015 12:08 PM EDT

Mobile Phone Microscope: Malaria Diagnosis

Cell phones can now be turned into a powerful, mobile microscope that can improve both malaria diagnoses and treatment in countries that sometimes lack the resources to address the disease.

Sep 03, 2015 11:53 AM EDT

The Genetic Beginnings of a Human Embryo Mapped for the Very First Time

For the first time ever, scientists have mapped all of the genes that are activated in the first few days of a fertilized human egg.

Wormhole
Sep 03, 2015 10:56 AM EDT

Scientists Create Magnetic 'Wormhole' that Connects Two Distant Regions of Space

Scientists may have created a "wormhole" that connects two distant regions of space. They've managed to construct the first experimental "wormhole" that can connect two regions of space magnetically.

Alcohol
Sep 03, 2015 10:20 AM EDT

Alcoholism Cure? Scientists Locate Neuron Responsible for Addiction

Scientists located neurons in the brain that influence whether we have one drink or two, and it could lead to a cure for alcoholism and other types of addictions.

Dogs
Sep 03, 2015 09:49 AM EDT

Dog's Origins are in Ancient Hybridization: How Man's Best Friend Evolved

Scientists have taken a closer look at the evolutionary history of the domestic dog and have found that ancient hybridization was key to the origins of the dog.

Seahorse
Sep 03, 2015 09:03 AM EDT

Seahorse Dads Have a Lot in Common with Human Moms, New Study Reveals

It turns out that seahorse dads may have a lot in common with human moms. Scientists have found that when it comes to breeding, seahorses share more in common with humans than previously thought.

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