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Prions clog cell traffic in brains with neurodegenerative diseases Dec 12 2019 6:00 AM Prions may derail cargo moving inside brain cells, perhaps contributing to cell death in prion diseases. READ MORE   Flooding Earth's atmosphere with oxygen may not have needed a triggering event Dec 11 2019 2:56 PM Building an oxygen-rich world doesn't require volcanism, supercontinent breakups or the rise of land plants - just nutrient cycling, a study finds. READ MORE   Quantum jitter lets heat travel across a vacuum Dec 11 2019 1:14 PM In a first, scientists observed tiny, vibrating membranes exchanging heat due to quantum fluctuations. READ MORE

A nearly 44,000-year-old hunting scene is the oldest known storytelling art Dec 11 2019 1:00 PM Cave art in Indonesia dating to at least 43,900 years ago is the earliest known storytelling art, and shows otherworldly human-animal hunters. READ MORE

How the Arctic's poor health affects everyday life Dec 11 2019 11:11 AM A new NOAA report features testimony from indigenous communities in Alaska who are weathering the impacts of Arctic warming. READ MORE

Fingerprints of climate change are increasingly appearing in extreme weather Dec 10 2019 2:43 PM A new report finds evidence that some of 2018's extreme weather events were linked to human-caused climate change. READ MORE

More Recent Headlines Archaeologists have finally found ancient Egyptian wax head cones Dec 10 2019 1:25 PM Newly discovered wax caps are the first physical examples of apparel shown in many ancient Egyptian art works. READ MORE   Licelike insects munched on dinosaur feathers around 100 million years ago Dec 10 2019 11:00 AM Fossils in amber push the origin of feather-feeding insects back over 50 million years, a study finds. READ MORE   See how an Alaskan glacier has shrunk over time Dec 10 2019 10:58 AM Scientists have created a time-lapse series of images of the retreat of an Alaskan glacier using NASA and U.S. Geological Survey Landsat data. READ MORE   A newly found Atacama Desert soil community survives on sips of fog Dec 10 2019 6:00 AM Lichens and other fungi and algae unite to form "grit-crust" on the dry soil of Chile's Atacama Desert and survive on moisture from coastal fog. READ MORE   Electric charges on dust grains may help explain how planets are born Dec 09 2019 1:17 PM In an experiment, glass beads clung together like protoplanetary dust particles when shaken and flung more than 100 meters skyward. READ MORE   Stealthy robots with microphones could improve maps of ocean noise Dec 09 2019 8:00 AM Recordings from underwater microphones on stealthy robotic gliders could create a better "soundscape" of noises throughout the ocean, researchers say. READ MORE   Why Rembrandt and da Vinci may have painted themselves with skewed eyes Dec 09 2019 6:00 AM A strongly dominant eye, not an eye disorder, may explain why some great artists painted themselves with one eye turned outward. READ MORE   'A Polar Affair' delves into a centurylong cover-up of penguin sex Dec 06 2019 10:00 AM In a new book, Lloyd Spencer Davis seeks to understand why an Antarctic explorer kept some of his penguin observations a secret. READ MORE   An ancient critter may shed light on when mammals' middle ear evolved Dec 06 2019 8:00 AM Rare skeletons are helping to pin down the evolution of mammals' three middle ear bones, known popularly as the hammer, anvil and stirrup. READ MORE   What happens when governments crack down on scientists just doing their jobs? Dec 06 2019 6:00 AM Through their research findings or sense of duty, scientists can run afoul of government leaders keen to control information's spread. READ MORE

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