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Legos may take hundreds of years to break down in the ocean

Mar 19 2020 6:00 AM

Sturdy types of plastic may persist in seawater for much long than scientists previously thought.

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New telescopes could help spot 'photon ring' of the first black hole ever imaged

Mar 18 2020 2:00 PM

Expanding the Event Horizon Telescope by adding telescopes in space could help capture the rings around galaxy M87's supermassive black hole.

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'Wonderchicken' is the earliest known modern bird at nearly 67 million years old

Mar 18 2020 12:02 PM

A new fossil find, dubbed the Wonderchicken, is a common ancestor of modern ducks and chickens.

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People who didn't know they had COVID-19 drove its spread in China

Mar 17 2020 3:21 PM

A new study suggests that mild cases, in which people have no symptoms or don't get sick enough to go to a doctor, are fueling the coronavirus pandemic.

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How Hurricane Maria's heavy rains devastated Puerto Rico's forests

Mar 17 2020 11:13 AM

Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rican forests in some unexpected ways.

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How slime mold helped scientists map out the cosmic web

Mar 17 2020 6:00 AM

Tapping a similarity between a slime mold's lacy web and the vast threads of matter that connect galaxies, astronomers visualized the cosmic web.

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This is one of the largest Ice Age structures made of mammoth bones
Mar 16 2020 8:01 PM

A massive ring of mammoth bones, built by hunter-gatherers during the Ice Age, offers a peek at life 25,000 years ago.

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An AI that mimics how mammals smell recognizes scents better than other AI
Mar 16 2020 12:00 PM

An artificial intelligence modeled after the neural circuitry in mammalian brains can keep learning new aromas without forgetting others.

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The asteroid Ryugu has a texture like freeze-dried coffee
Mar 16 2020 12:00 PM

Only about half of the asteroid Ryugu is rock; the rest is airy holes, a finding that could help reveal details of how the planets formed.

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Coronavirus is most contagious before and during the first week of symptoms
Mar 13 2020 4:36 PM

As major efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic go into effect around the globe, researchers are figuring out just when patients are most contagious.

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An ancient ball court sheds light on a game made famous by the Aztecs
Mar 13 2020 2:00 PM

A 3,400-year-old ball court in the southern mountains of Mexico suggests many societies contributed to the development of an ancient, well-known Mesoamerican ball game.

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A trick from cancer cells helps rats accept transplanted limbs
Mar 13 2020 2:00 PM

Rats that received microparticles that release a chemical signal to recruit immune cells tolerated hind limb transplants for more than 200 days.

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'Human Nature' offers CRISPR novices a basic introduction
Mar 13 2020 12:00 PM

A film that introduces people to CRISPR aims to spark debate about how to use the gene editor.

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Social distancing, not travel bans, is crucial to limiting coronavirus��� spread
Mar 13 2020 6:00 AM

Everything from waving hello instead of shaking hands to cancelling large gatherings of people will help slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Cruise ship outbreak helps pin down how deadly the new coronavirus is
Mar 12 2020 5:40 PM

Infections and deaths on the Diamond Princess suggest that, in the real world, 0.5 percent of COVID-19 infections in China end in death.

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Coronavirus and technical issues delay a Mars mission���s launch
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The joint European-Russian ExoMars rover's launch was postponed from July to 2022 so technicians could resolve issues with the landing equipment.

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