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Hurricane Lorenzo hit category 5 farther east than any other storm

Sep 30 2019 5:38 PM

Lorenzo reached category 5 status on September 28, making it the northern-most and eastern-most category 5 hurricane ever recorded in the Atlantic.

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Personalized diets may be the future of nutrition. But the science isn't all there yet

Sep 30 2019 2:37 PM

How a person responds to food depends on more than the food itself. But what exactly is still a confusing mix of genes, microbes and other factors.

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'Imagined Life' envisions the odd critters of other planets

Sep 30 2019 6:00 AM

The authors of 'Imagined Life' rely on science to sketch out what kind of organisms might exist on exoplanets.

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NASA's new black hole visualizations showcase how gravity warps light

Sep 27 2019 2:27 PM

Images from computer simulations highlight how the extreme gravity of a black hole tampers with light rays emanating from its accretion disk to create weird patterns.

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Mice fidget. Those motions have big effects on their brains

Sep 27 2019 6:00 AM

Unnecessary motion has a profound and widespread effect on nerve cell behavior in mice.

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Vaping-related illness reports have surged to 805 from 46 U.S. states

Sep 26 2019 4:21 PM

Twelve people have now died from lung injuries tied to e-cigarettes, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds.

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Connecting our dwindling natural habitats could help preserve plant diversity
Sep 26 2019 2:00 PM

As pristine habitats shrink worldwide, a massive, 18-year experiment suggests that linking up what's left with natural corridors could help ecosystems retain plant diversity.

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A mouse's metabolism may follow circadian rhythms set by gut bacteria
Sep 26 2019 2:00 PM

While animals' circadian clocks control functions from sleep to hormone release, gut bacteria dictate when mice's small intestines take up fat.

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This fast radio burst shined a light on a galaxy's mysterious gas halo
Sep 26 2019 2:00 PM

A lucky alignment let astronomers probe one galaxy's diffuse gas using a brief, bright blast from a more distant galaxy.

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50 years ago, scientists warned of marijuana's effects on the unborn
Sep 26 2019 7:00 AM

In 1969, scientists warned about prenatal marijuana exposure. Researchers today are still untangling drug's effect on fetuses.

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Rockland's measles outbreak is over, but U.S. elimination status is still at risk
Sep 25 2019 3:53 PM

Officials in Rockland County in New York announced that their measles outbreak, which began October 1 of last year, is finally finished.

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Losing genes may have helped whales' ancestors adapt to life under the sea
Sep 25 2019 2:00 PM

Jettisoning genes tied to saliva and the lungs, among others, could have smoothed ancient cetaceans' land-to-water transition 50 million years ago.

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Baby bottles may go back millennia in Europe
Sep 25 2019 1:00 PM

Europe's early farmers used spouted vessels to wean infants, an analysis of residue from animal milk left in the containers suggests.

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IPCC report warns of a bleak future for oceans and frozen regions under climate change
Sep 25 2019 5:00 AM

A new IPCC report offers dire warnings about how climate change is altering oceans, the polar regions and the high snowy mountains.

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How climate change is already altering oceans and ice, and what's to come
Sep 25 2019 5:00 AM

A new IPCC report gives the lowdown on how climate change is already wreaking havoc on Earth's oceans and frozen regions, and how much worse things could get.

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3-D printed 'ghost guns' pose new challenges for crime-scene investigators
Sep 24 2019 10:00 AM

Researchers are analyzing the ballistics of 3-D printed guns and the plastic they leave behind to help forensic scientists track these DIY weapons.

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