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February 18, 2020
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Living brain tissue experiments raise new kinds of ethical questions
Feb 17 2020 8:00 AM

An ethicist describes the quandaries raised by working with tissue involved in human awareness.

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How a quantum technique highlights math's mysterious link to physics
Feb 17 2020 6:00 AM

Verifying proofs to very hard math problems is possible with infinite quantum entanglement.

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Turning human bodies into compost works, a small trial suggests
Feb 16 2020 6:34 PM

Experiments test the effectiveness and safety of human composting, which may soon be an alternative to burial or cremation in Washington state.

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Linking sense of touch to facial movement inches robots toward 'feeling' pain
Feb 16 2020 4:25 PM

Artificial systems that allow a robot to "feel" pain might ultimately lead to empathy.

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Very few infants seem to be getting sick with the new coronavirus
Feb 14 2020 4:14 PM

Scientists tracking how the outbreak of a novel coronavirus is affecting young children and newborns haven't seen many cases.

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AI can predict which criminals may break laws again better than humans
Feb 14 2020 2:00 PM

Computer algorithms are better than people at forecasting recidivism, at least in some situations, a new study finds.

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Microbiologists took 12 years to grow a microbe tied to complex life's origins
Feb 14 2020 8:00 AM

Years of lab work resulted in growing a type of archaea that might help scientists understand one of evolution's giant leaps toward complexity.

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50 years ago, protests and promises launched the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Feb 14 2020 6:00 AM

50 years ago, the upcoming Trans-Alaska Pipeline prompted an economic boom amid outrage from environmental and Native American groups.

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Coronavirus's genetic fingerprints are used to rapidly map its spread
Feb 13 2020 7:04 PM

Fast and widespread scientific data sharing and genetic testing have created a picture of how the new coronavirus spreads.

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Snakes suffered after a frog-killing fungus wiped out their food
Feb 13 2020 2:00 PM

A frog-killing fungus that swept through Panama had a hidden effect. A new study finds that snake diversity declined post-fungus at one field station.

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The fastest way to heat certain materials may be to cool them first
Feb 13 2020 12:00 PM

A theoretical study reveals that, in certain situations, some materials might heat up more quickly after first being cooled.

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Jellyfish snot can sting swimmers who never touch the animal
Feb 13 2020 11:00 AM

Researchers have found mobile cellular blobs coated with stinging cells in mucus from a jellyfish that sits upside-down on the seafloor.

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With a litter of tactics, scientists work to tame cat allergies
Feb 13 2020 6:00 AM

New research may reduce the allergen levels of house cats or make people less reactive to our feline friends.

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Some West Africans may have genes from an ancient 'ghost' hominid
Feb 12 2020 2:00 PM

A humanlike population undiscovered in fossils may have passed helpful DNA on to human ancestors in West Africa starting around 24,000 years ago.

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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill spread much farther than once thought
Feb 12 2020 2:00 PM

Computer simulations reveal the full extent of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Scientists entangled quantum memories linked over long distances
Feb 12 2020 1:00 PM

The entanglement of quantum 'hard drives' is a crucial step toward creating a quantum internet.

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