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A man in Hong Kong is the first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection

Aug 24 2020 7:55 PM

During a 33-year-old man's first round with the virus, he had symptoms, but not the second time - a hint his immune system protected him from disease.

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A measurement of positronium's energy levels confounds scientists

Aug 24 2020 8:00 AM

A gap in the energy levels of positronium seems to be substantially larger than predicted, and physicists don't know why.

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New treatments aim to treat COVID-19 early, before it gets serious

Aug 24 2020 6:00 AM

Some new drugs that may stop the coronavirus from getting into cells, or from reproducing itself, may treat the illness as soon as it's diagnosed.

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Genetically modified mosquitoes have been OK'd for a first U.S. test flight

Aug 22 2020 11:15 AM

After a decade of heated debate, free-flying swarms aimed at shrinking dengue-carrying mosquito populations gets a nod for 2021 in the Florida Keys.

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Check out the first-ever map of the solar corona's magnetic field

Aug 21 2020 8:00 AM

Solar physicists watched waves in the sun's corona to map the whole corona's magnetic field. Future observers could use the same technique to predict solar eruptions.

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The board game Endangered shows just how hard conservation can be

Aug 21 2020 6:00 AM

The new board game Endangered shows how working together is the only way for conservation to succeed.

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X-rays reveal what ancient animal mummies keep under wraps
Aug 20 2020 11:00 AM

A new method of 3-D scanning mummified animals reveals life and death details for a snake, a bird and a cat.

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This ichthyosaur died after devouring a creature nearly as long as itself
Aug 20 2020 11:00 AM

Ichthyosaurs, marine reptiles generally thought to munch on soft prey like cephalopods, may have chowed down on fellow big marine reptiles, too.

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50 years ago, scientists clocked the speed of Antarctic ice
Aug 20 2020 7:11 AM

Today's instruments offer a more precise view, and reveal the effects of climate change.

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Methanol fuel gives this tiny beetle bot the freedom to roam
Aug 19 2020 2:00 PM

A new robot insect uses energy-dense methanol as fuel, not batteries. It could be a blueprint for future search-and-rescue bots with long run times.

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Ancient sculptures hint at universal facial expressions across cultures
Aug 19 2020 2:00 PM

Interpreting the emotions carved onto sculptures from long ago offers a new way to study how humans perceive facial expressions.

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Culling dingoes with poison may be making them bigger
Aug 19 2020 8:00 AM

Meat laced with toxic powder has been used for decades to kill dingoes. Now, dingoes in baited areas are changing: They're getting bigger.

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Ethan Hawke stars in 'Tesla,' a quirky biopic about the iconic inventor
Aug 19 2020 6:00 AM

The new movie 'Tesla' follows the rise and fall of Nikola Tesla, whose early inventions panned out far better than later projects.

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Dust can spread influenza among guinea pigs, raising coronavirus questions
Aug 18 2020 5:01 PM

In three out of 12 guinea pig pairs, an animal coated in influenza virus, but immune to infection, spread the virus to another rodent through dust.

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New Guinea has more known plant species than any island in the world
Aug 18 2020 8:00 AM

In the first verified count of plants on New Guinea, a team of 99 botany experts identified more than 13,600 species.

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In a first, astronomers spotted a space rock turning into a comet
Aug 18 2020 6:00 AM

Scientists have caught a space rock in the act of shifting from a Kuiper Belt object to a comet. That process won't be complete until 2063.

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