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Warming water can create a tropical ecosystem, but a fragile one

May 06 2020 2:11 PM

Tropical fish in a power plant's warm discharge disappeared with the plant's shutdown, giving insight into ecosystems' reaction to temperature shifts.

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A pill for heavy metal poisoning may also save snakebite victims

May 06 2020 2:00 PM

In mice, an oral medication delayed or even prevented death after a lethal dose of viper venom, a new study finds.

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The closest black hole to Earth may have been spotted 1,000 light-years away

May 06 2020 8:00 AM

What appears to be the closest black hole to the solar system shares orbits with two massive stars, a new study finds.

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Why otters 'juggle' rocks is still a mystery

May 05 2020 7:01 PM

Shuffling pebbles really fast looks as if it should boost otters' dexterity, but a new study didn't find a link.

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A simple exercise on belonging helps black college students years later

May 05 2020 10:00 AM

Black college freshmen who did a one-hour training on belonging reported higher professional and personal satisfaction years later.

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Pug-nosed tree frogs use an auditory trick to evade predators and woo mates

May 05 2020 6:00 AM

A new study finds that some tree frogs exploit what's known as the precedence effect to get females attention safely.

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Planets with hydrogen-rich atmospheres could harbor life
May 04 2020 11:00 AM

Lab experiments show yeast and E. coli survive and reproduce in hydrogen gas, suggesting new environments to seek alien life.

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Deep-sea mining may damage underwater ecosystems for decades
May 04 2020 6:00 AM

Microbe communities in the seabed off Peru still haven't fully recovered from being disturbed by a deep-sea mining experiment 26 years ago.

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50 years ago, superconductors started feeling the pressure
May 01 2020 8:00 AM

Today, high-pressure superconductors are a hot topic. 50 years ago, scientists were just starting to explore the possibilities.

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Why mammals like elephants and armadillos might get drunk easily
May 01 2020 6:00 AM

Differences in a gene for breaking down alcohol could help explain which mammals get tipsy.

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Some existing drugs might fight COVID-19. One may make it worse
Apr 30 2020 5:36 PM

Maps of interactions between coronavirus proteins and host proteins point to drugs that may slow viral growth, but cough medicine may stimulate growth.

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The sun is less magnetically active than similar stars, and we don't know why
Apr 30 2020 2:00 PM

Why our star seems so different from its stellar kin is a mystery.

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Greenland and Antarctica are gaining ice inland, but still losing it overall
Apr 30 2020 2:00 PM

Inland ice accumulation is not enough to counteract the amount of ice melting off Antarctica and Greenland into the oceans, satellite data show.

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A newfound superconducting current travels only along a material's edge
Apr 30 2020 2:00 PM

In a first, scientists spot electricity flowing without resistance on the rim of a topological superconductor.

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16th century skeletons suggest the slave trade brought some diseases to Mexico
Apr 30 2020 11:00 AM

Slaves buried in a 16th century grave in Mexico had hepatitis B and yaws, suggesting the slave trade helped spread some versions of those diseases.

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Remdesivir is the first drug found to block the coronavirus
Apr 29 2020 5:08 PM

Preliminary results suggest that an antiviral treatment speeds recovery from COVID-19.

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