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Monkey Brain
Jul 06, 2015 01:32 PM EDT

Old World Monkey Skull Reveals Primates Had Tiny But Complex Brains (VIDEO)

It turns out that brain complexity can evolve before brain size in primates. Scientists have discovered that the brain hidden inside the oldest known Old World Monkey was tiny but remarkably wrinkled.

Belt of Pebbles
Jul 06, 2015 12:55 PM EDT

Exoplanets: Ring of Tiny Pebbles Reveals How Baby Planets Form

Astronomers may have spotted a string of baby planets. They've found a ring of rocks circling a very young star, which could be the very beginnings of planet formation.

Microplastic Debris
Jul 06, 2015 12:55 PM EDT

Recycled Ocean Waste: Adidas, Parley Design Shoe From Garbage

Adidas, a German sportswear brand, is now working in collaboration with Parley for the Oceans, to create the world's first shoe from recycled ocean waste and deep-sea gillnets.

fingerprick
Jul 06, 2015 11:44 AM EDT

Theranos Blood Test: Finger Stick For HSV-1 Detects The Virus

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just approved a finger-prick test for the Herpes Simplex Virus 1 (HSV-1) developed by the startup consumer health technology company Theranos, Inc.

Comet
Jul 06, 2015 10:29 AM EDT

Philae's Comet May Support Alien Life, Rosetta Mission Reveals

Scientists have taken a closer look at the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko and have found that it might be possible that micro-organisms could explain the unusual features seen on this particular comet.

UFO
Jul 06, 2015 09:57 AM EDT

NASA Cuts ISS Feed as 3 UFOs Fly from Earth (VIDEO)

Is it just a bad video feed, or are there actually UFOs? NASA purportedly cut off ISS live stream as three possible UFOs flew from Earth.

HIV Capsid Protein
Jul 06, 2015 09:32 AM EDT

HIV Protein Structure Unraveled by Scientists: New Treatments Possible

Scientists may have managed to unravel the elusive structure of the HIV protein. This could lead to new findings in terms of threatening this immunodeficiency virus, which could help patients across the world.

Surgery
Jul 06, 2015 08:14 AM EDT

Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy Improves Lung Function in New Study

A new gene therapy for cystic fibrosis could be huge in terms of improving lung function.

Pluto and Charon
Jul 06, 2015 07:40 AM EDT

NASA New Horizons Spacecraft Glitches as it Prepares for Pluto Flyby

The Pluto probe, New Horizons, has returned to normal operations after a strange glitch on July 4. During the fourth, researchers on Earth lost contact with the spacecraft, though they've regained contact since then.

A former mammogram technician in Georgia put the lives of women in jeopardy.
Jul 05, 2015 08:56 PM EDT

Breast Cancer: Withholding Deadly Proteins Slow Blood Vessel Tumor Growth

Could removing a protein help slow blood vessel growth in tumors?

cute kitten
Jul 05, 2015 08:29 PM EDT

Mice Exposed to Cat Urine are Less Likely to Escape Being Eaten

It turns out that mice that are exposed to cat urine may actually be less likely to escape from cats.

Gun Violence
Jul 05, 2015 08:29 PM EDT

School Shootings And Mass Killings: In The U.S., They May Be 'Contagious'

Could mass killings and school shootings in the United States actually be contagious?

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