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6 key coronavirus numbers you should know

Mar 02 2020 6:40 PM

COVID-19 cases and deaths are going up around the world. Here are numbers to help you understand the outbreak.

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Brain waves common during sleep also show up in awake sheep

Mar 02 2020 1:00 PM

Sleep spindles, thought to help solidify memories in people, may do similar work during wakefulness if these daytime ripples occur in humans.

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Bright yellow spots help some orb weaver spiders lure their next meal

Mar 02 2020 8:00 AM

Experiments with cardboard arachnids suggest that orb weaver spiders have evolved yellow colorations on their undersides to attract bees and moths.

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Evaporating mixtures of two liquids create hypnotic designs

Mar 02 2020 6:00 AM

Through the magic of surface tension, mixtures of two liquids form fingerlike protrusions and other patterns as droplets evaporate.

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Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin revealed stars' composition and broke gender barriers

Mar 01 2020 8:00 AM

The book 'What Stars Are Made Of' celebrates the life of astronomer Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin.

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What the new phase of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. means for you

Feb 28 2020 1:25 PM

U.S. health experts warn there are probably many undetected COVID-19 cases already here, raising chances the disease will soon be widespread.

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Listening to soap bubbles pop reveals the physics behind the bursts
Feb 28 2020 8:00 AM

The quiet, high-pitched sound made by a popping soap bubble reveals the forces that occur during the bubble's demise.

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A black hole eruption marks the most powerful explosion ever spotted
Feb 28 2020 6:00 AM

Hundreds of millions of years ago, a black hole blasted out roughly 100 billion times as much energy as the sun is expected to emit in its lifetime.

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Glowing frogs and salamanders may be surprisingly common
Feb 27 2020 11:00 AM

A widespread ability to glow in striking greens, yellows and oranges could make amphibians easier to track down in the wild.

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An ancient magma ocean may have once driven Earth's magnetic field
Feb 27 2020 9:53 AM

Computer simulations of molten silicate under extreme temperatures and pressures may have just filled in a gap in the history of Earth's magnetism.

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50 years ago, scientists were studying why the sun's corona is so hot
Feb 27 2020 6:00 AM

In 1970, scientists were hoping to learn why the sun's corona is so hot during an eclipse. Fifty years later, the corona's magnetic field may hold some answers.

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China's moon rover revealed what lies beneath the lunar farside
Feb 26 2020 2:35 PM

China's Yutu-2 rover found layers of fine sand and coarse gravel under the surface of the moon's farside.

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Evolving an arch across the foot's width helped hominids walk upright
Feb 26 2020 11:00 AM

The arch across the foot evolved at least 3.4 million years ago, possibly before the lengthwise arch. Both arches help humans to walk and run.

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Ordering from a local store can curb online shopping's CO��� emissions
Feb 26 2020 8:00 AM

Online shopping isn't necessarily better for the environment than going to the store in person, a new study finds.

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Coronavirus' spread in the U.S. may be a question of when, not if
Feb 25 2020 4:59 PM

The virus that causes COVID-19 is likely to gain a foothold in U.S. communities, says the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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We may be on the brink of a coronavirus pandemic. Here's what that means
Feb 25 2020 1:51 PM

The coronavirus behind COVID-19 has not yet reached pandemic status, according the WHO, but we could be close.

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