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Windbot
Jul 23, 2015 05:32 PM EDT

Drifting 'Windbots' May be Launched on Jupiter Mission by NASA

NASA may be sending a "windbot" to Jupiter.

bird
Jul 23, 2015 04:01 PM EDT

Bird's Survival On Small Islands Dependent On Dark Plumage

New findings published in The Auk: Ornithological Advances reveal that certain animal populations on islands tend to develop weird traits over time. However, one pattern is relatively understudied-otherwise known as a tendency in which certain animal populations develop "melanism," or dark or black ...

Soybeans
Jul 23, 2015 02:06 PM EDT

Soybean Oil: It May Increase Obesity Risk More Than Fructose

A new study presented by researchers at the University of California at Riverside shows that soybean oil may further increase obesity risk over a high fructose diet.

One of California's Bay Area cities is implementing restrictions on medical marijuana policy.
Jul 23, 2015 12:45 PM EDT

Cannabis Psychosis: Males Twice As Likely To Deal With Psychotic State From Drug

Researchers at the University of New York (NYU) have found that men are more likely to suffer from cannabis psychoses. The findings are published in the Journal of Advances in Dual Diagnoses.

Mangrove Forest
Jul 23, 2015 12:01 PM EDT

Mangrove Forests May Save Coasts from Sea Level Rise

There may be an environmentally friendly way to protect coastal areas from sea-level rise: save the mangroves. Scientists have found that mangrove forests actually help protect coastlines from rising seas.

Supermassive Black Hole
Jul 23, 2015 11:43 AM EDT

Supermassive Black Hole Tears Apart Star for Its Diet

Scientists may have uncovered new information about the diet of black holes.

Burger
Jul 23, 2015 11:16 AM EDT

'Bad Genes' May Cause Teens to Binge-Eat: DNA Determines Behaviors

"Bad genes" may actually lead to binge-eating. Scientists have found that binge-eating in teenagers may be linked to a gene variation.

Western Australia
Jul 23, 2015 10:40 AM EDT

Global Wildlife Decline May be Halted by Satellite Conservation

Scientists have called for urgent cooperation between conservation scientists and space agencies to help preserve ecosystems.

Boa Constrictor
Jul 23, 2015 09:37 AM EDT

Boa Contrictors Kill Their Prey by Stopping Their Blood, Not by Suffocation

It turns out that boa constrictors don't kill their prey by suffocation. Scientists have found that, in fact, these snakes kill their prey through another method: cardiac arrest.

Chimp
Jul 23, 2015 08:55 AM EDT

Chimps Have Culture Like Humans: Tool Use in Chimpanzee Groups

Chimps may, in fact, have culture. Scientists have discovered tool-length "subcultures" in chimpanzees that provide striking parallel with cultural differences observed between adjacent groups in human societies.

Pluto Mountain Range
Jul 23, 2015 08:25 AM EDT

Second Mountain Range Erupts from the Heart of Pluto, New Image Reveals

NASA's New Horizons has revealedthere's a hidden mountain range on Pluto within the heart-shaped region on its surface.

Wheat field
Jul 23, 2015 07:45 AM EDT

Farming and Agriculture in the Mideast Began Far Earlier Than Expected 23,000 Years Ago

Scientists may have uncovered the first evidence of farming in the Mideast.

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