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Apr 16, 2013 11:34 AM EDT

Nano-Suits Shield Tiny Bugs from the Harsh Conditions of a Space-like Vacuum (Video)

Researchers have outfitted larvae with tiny nano-suits that allow them to withstand the harsh conditions of a space-like vacuum.

Apr 16, 2013 10:42 AM EDT

Plant Protein Shape Decoded with 3-D Model: Genetically Modified Organisms on the Rise

Researchers have created the first 3-D model of an enzyme located within plant cell walls. The knowledge of this plant protein shape could allow scientists to better target areas for genetic modification.

Apr 16, 2013 09:38 AM EDT

Earthquake Today Claims Dozens of Lives Across the Middle East: Reports of 40 Dead So Far

A massive, 7.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the Middle East on Tuesday, killing dozens.

Apr 16, 2013 08:54 AM EDT

IKEA Robot Learns to Assemble Your Furniture: How to Build a Chair Under Six Hours (Video)

What if you didn't have to rely on your own furniture-assembling expertise (or lack thereof) when putting together an IKEA table? Researchers have created a robot that can "learn" how to help assemble furniture.

Apr 16, 2013 08:09 AM EDT

Hints of Dark Matter Possibly Seen in Experiment: Three Clues to Mysterious Material

Scientists may have discovered hints of dark matter at an underground laboratory in the United States. True to its name, the mysterious substance has never been seen.

Apr 15, 2013 01:48 PM EDT

Skin Cells Morph into Brain Cells: New Technique to Treat Genetic Disorders

There could be a way to engineer brains cells. Researchers have discovered a technique that can directly convert skin cells to the type of brain cells that are destroyed in some genetic disorders.

Apr 15, 2013 01:05 PM EDT

Campaigners Drop North Pole Flag Beneath Ice to Halt Arctic 'Cold Rush'

Campaigners have dropped a flag beneath the ice of the North Pole in an effort to halt the "cold rush" currently occurring in the Arctic.

Apr 15, 2013 12:14 PM EDT

Nanosponges Absorb Toxins in the Blood: New Potential to Treat Snake Bites (Video)

There may be a new way to treat poisonous bites and toxins that are produced by E. coli. Researchers have developed a "nanosponge" that's capable of safely removing a broad class of dangerous toxins from the bloodstream.

Apr 15, 2013 11:35 AM EDT

Puerto Rico Protects Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle Nesting Site: Victory for Environmentalists

Leatherback sea turtles may be getting some help from lawmakers. Puerto Rico has introduced a new law that protects a swathe of the island's coast that has become a major nesting site for the endangered turtle.

Apr 15, 2013 10:55 AM EDT

IAU Warns Against Planet-Naming Contest: Scam or Misunderstanding?

If you paid to name a planet after you favorite pet, you may have been scammed. The International Astronomical Union has announced that a company that charges people to suggest names for exoplanets has no bearing on the names that the more than 800 discovered exoplanets actually receive.

Apr 15, 2013 09:57 AM EDT

Florida Battles Tide of Rat-Sized Giant African Land Snails

Think snails infesting your garden is bad? Try giant snails that grow as big as a rat and produce about 1,200 eggs a year. South Florida is currently fighting a plague of giant African land snails that are spreading across the state and are chewing through native plant species at a furious pace.

Apr 15, 2013 08:56 AM EDT

Antarctic Ice Core Reveals Sheet Melt Intensified Ten-Fold: Climate Change Strikes Again

A new 1,000-year Antarctic Peninsula climate reconstruction reveals that summer ice melting has intensified ten-fold and that most of that melting has occurred in the mid-20th century.

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Nano-Suits Shield Tiny Bugs from the Harsh Conditions of a Space-like Vacuum (Video)

Plant Protein Shape Decoded with 3-D Model: Genetically Modified Organisms on the Rise

Earthquake Today Claims Dozens of Lives Across the Middle East: Reports of 40 Dead So Far

IKEA Robot Learns to Assemble Your Furniture: How to Build a Chair Under Six Hours (Video)

Hints of Dark Matter Possibly Seen in Experiment: Three Clues to Mysterious Material

Skin Cells Morph into Brain Cells: New Technique to Treat Genetic Disorders

Campaigners Drop North Pole Flag Beneath Ice to Halt Arctic 'Cold Rush'

Nanosponges Absorb Toxins in the Blood: New Potential to Treat Snake Bites (Video)

Puerto Rico Protects Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle Nesting Site: Victory for Environmentalists

IAU Warns Against Planet-Naming Contest: Scam or Misunderstanding?

Florida Battles Tide of Rat-Sized Giant African Land Snails

Antarctic Ice Core Reveals Sheet Melt Intensified Ten-Fold: Climate Change Strikes Again

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