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Particle Physics
Aug 17, 2015 08:20 AM EDT

Particle Physics: First Ever Cosmic Muons Spotted with School Bus-Sized Detector

Scientists have observed the first ever cosmic muons with the help of a school bus-sized detector.

Coral Reef
Aug 17, 2015 07:41 AM EDT

Climate Change: World's Coral Reefs and Oceans May be Doomed Even with Optimistic Estimates

Scientists have found that even optimistic estimates for what might be achieved at December's Climate Chance Conference will not be enough to save the world's coral reefs.

Dinosaur Footprint
Aug 17, 2015 07:10 AM EDT

Amazing Footprints Show Dinosaurs Walking Together on a Beach in Germany

Scientists have uncovered evidence that 142 million years ago, two carnivorous dinosaurs strolled side-by-side down a beach.

Flying Spaghetti Monster
Aug 17, 2015 06:38 AM EDT

Watch the Flying Spaghetti Monster Float Through the Deep Ocean (VIDEO)

The Flying Spaghetti Monster may actually exist. Petroleum workers have found a creature living deep beneath the waves of the ocean, with a myriad of thin appendages that look like cooked pasta.

Gulf Coast Sunrise
Aug 15, 2015 08:42 AM EDT

Climate Change May Impact the Health of Those Living on the Gulf Coast

Climate change may be impacting your health in major ways. Scientists have taken a closer look at how the changing climate will impact public health in the U.S. Gulf Coast.

China
Aug 15, 2015 08:03 AM EDT

China's Air Pollution Kills More Than 4000 People Each Day

There's a reason that China is looking into clean energy, and that's because its air pollution is killing its population. A staggering 1.6 million Chinese a year are killed due to the polluted air each year.

Black-Footed Ferret
Aug 15, 2015 07:26 AM EDT

Critically Endangered Black-Footed Ferret Kits Born Using Frozen Sperm

Scientists have resurrected a black-footed ferret, a critically endangered species, using frozen semen from a ferret that had been dead for about 20 years.

Playing Video Games
Aug 14, 2015 06:43 PM EDT

APA Report Links Higher Risk Of Physical Aggression To Video Game Players

A new report from the American Psychological Association links violent video games to an increased risk of physical aggression.

skull
Aug 14, 2015 05:48 PM EDT

Carnivorous Pre-Mammal Species Dubbed 'Scarface' Identified

Researchers at The Field Museum have discovered a new species of pre-mammal that is now Zambia. A unique groove on the animal's upper jaw revealed the distinction, dubbing it Ichibengops (which combines the local Bemba work for scar (ichibenga), and the common Greek suffix for face (ops)-or put simp...

Vaccine
Aug 14, 2015 05:30 PM EDT

Epstein-Barr Virus Vaccine Induces Antibodies In Mice, Monkeys

A new study by the National Institute of Health (NIH) examines an experimental, nanopartical-based vaccine for the Epstein-Barr virus, or EBV. Study results showed that the immune systems of mice and monkeys who received the vaccine released antibodies against it.

lizard
Aug 14, 2015 05:04 PM EDT

Forest-Dwelling Lizards Extend Translucent Glow To Attract Mates (WATCH)

There's nothing quite like that natural glow to attract the eye of someone special, and that's certainly true of the anole lizard. When this lizard wants to attract a mate, he perches on a tree limb, starts bobbing his head up and down and then extend a colorful throat fan, otherwise known as a dewl...

Intake of Alcohol Before Pregnancy Tied to Intestinal Birth Defect
Aug 14, 2015 04:52 PM EDT

Stillbirth Drop Linked To Smoking Ban

Researchers have noted that anti-smoking laws in England have resulted in a drop in stillbirths and newborn deaths.

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