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Stunning images of swirling gas and dust may show a planet forming
May 20 2020 5:37 PM

Infrared images show a spiral of gas and dust around a star 520 light-years away. A smaller, tantalizing twist hints at where a planet is coalescing.

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As we wait for a vaccine, here���s a snapshot of potential COVID-19 treatments
May 20 2020 1:50 PM

Though a vaccine remains the ultimate goal, researchers are on the hunt for new ways to treat COVID-19.

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The oldest disk galaxy yet found formed more than 12 billion years ago
May 20 2020 11:09 AM

A spinning disk galaxy similar to the Milky Way formed just 1.5 billion years after the Big Bang, much earlier than astronomers thought was possible.

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A new artificial eye mimics and may outperform human eyes
May 20 2020 11:02 AM

A new artificial eyeball boasts a field of view and reaction time similar to that of real eyes.

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The oldest genetic link between Asians and Native Americans was found in Siberia
May 20 2020 11:00 AM

DNA from a fragment of a 14,000-year-old tooth suggests that Native Americans have widespread Asian ancestry.

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Births in the United States have dropped to a 34-year low
May 20 2020 12:01 AM

Recessions can influence the birth rate, but births haven't rebounded yet since the country's last economic downturn in the late 2000s.

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New data suggest people aren't getting reinfected with the coronavirus
May 19 2020 5:46 PM

People who recover from COVID-19 but later test positive again for the coronavirus don't carry infectious virus, a study finds.

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Indoor, high-intensity fitness classes may help spread the coronavirus
May 19 2020 11:16 AM

As more U.S. states reopen and people return to public life, dance fitness classes in South Korea tell a cautionary tale.

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Daily global CO2 emissions dropped dramatically as COVID-19 kept people home
May 19 2020 11:00 AM

Daily carbon dioxide emissions in early April were 17 percent lower than average daily emissions for 2019, thanks to government policies to restrict the spread of the coronavirus.

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Here's a clue to how this tube worm's slime can glow blue for days
May 19 2020 8:00 AM

Mucus oozed by a marine tube worm can glow for up to 72 hours. New results suggest that the light may sustain itself through some clever chemistry.

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Physicists exploit a quantum rule to create a new kind of crystal
May 19 2020 6:00 AM

Cold atoms can form crystals as a result of the Pauli exclusion principle.

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Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine stimulates an immune response in people
May 18 2020 6:36 PM

An mRNA vaccine triggers the immune system to make as many virus-blocking antibodies as in people who have recovered from COVID-19, early data show.

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Astronauts may be able to make cement using their own pee
May 18 2020 12:00 PM

Lunar dust and a compound found in urine could be used to build future dwellings on the moon, a new study finds.

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Past plagues offer lessons for society after the coronavirus pandemic
May 18 2020 11:22 AM

Starting with the Roman Empire, societies have often dealt resiliently with deadly pandemics.

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Saber-toothed anchovy relatives hunted in the sea 50 million years ago
May 18 2020 6:00 AM

Unlike today's plankton-eating anchovies with tiny teeth, ancient anchovy kin had lower jaw of sharp spikes paired with a single giant sabertooth.

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T cells may help COVID-19 patients - and people never exposed to the virus
May 15 2020 6:55 PM

Researchers found certain immune cells that help the body fight off an infection in the blood of people who recovered from a coronavirus infection.

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