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By 2100, Greenland will be losing ice at its fastest rate in 12,000 years

Sep 30 2020 11:00 AM

The rate of loss of Greenland's ice will soar over the next century even with greatly reduced greenhouse gas emissions.

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This year's SN 10 scientists aim to solve some of science's biggest challenges

Sep 30 2020 8:00 AM

Our SN 10: Scientists to Watch for 2020 include researchers tackling wildfire smoke, teen suicide and earthquake monitoring.

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The Milky Way's most massive star cluster may have eaten a smaller cluster

Sep 29 2020 11:33 AM

Observations of newfound stars suggest how the gathering of stars at the galaxy's core grew so big.

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Invasive jumping worms damage U.S. soil and threaten forests

Sep 29 2020 9:00 AM

Also known as snake worms, these writhing wrigglers turn forest leaf litter into bare ground, changing soil composition and ecosystems as they go.

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50 years ago, an experimental drug hinted at serotonin's many roles in the brain

Sep 29 2020 7:00 AM

Clues from a chemical - Science News, October 3, 1970 An experimental drug's effects on the sexual behavior of certain animals is arousing interest among investigators.... The drug, para-chlorophenylalanine ... reduces the level of a naturally occurring neurochemical, serotonin, in the brain of rats, mice and dogs.... Little is known about how serotonin acts in the […]

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A 'lake' on Mars may be surrounded by more pools of water

Sep 28 2020 11:00 AM

Radar data hint at patches of liquid water beneath Martian polar ice, but some urge caution in interpreting results.

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Sep 28 2020 8:00 AM

For an entertaining overview of the physics and technological advances paving the way for the quantum internet, read 'Schrödinger's Web.'

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A stop-motion experiment reveals supercooled water���s dual nature
Sep 28 2020 6:00 AM

Scientists found signs that water cooled well below freezing consists of two different arrangements of molecules.

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Defects in early immune responses underlie some severe COVID-19 cases
Sep 25 2020 6:11 PM

Scientists are finding that strong early immune responses to the coronavirus are crucial to protect some people from developing life-threatening symptoms.

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A new moon radiation measurement may help determine health risks to astronauts
Sep 25 2020 5:31 PM

China's lunar lander measured radiation at the moon's surface, finding the daily dose is 2.6 times as high as inside the International Space Station.

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Tiny, magnetically controlled robots coax nerve cells to grow connections
Sep 25 2020 2:00 PM

Research using microrobots and nerve cells from rats could point to new treatments for people with nerve injuries.

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Trapped under ice, light-loving algae grow in the dark Arctic winter
Sep 25 2020 2:00 PM

Blocked off from nearly all light beneath a thick layer of ice and snow in the winter, marine phytoplankton in the Arctic still find a way to thrive.

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Hope for life on Venus survives for centuries against all odds
Sep 25 2020 6:00 AM

Early scientists often assumed that Venus, though hotter than Earth, hosted life.

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A Brazilian city devastated by COVID-19 may have reached herd immunity
Sep 24 2020 12:21 PM

Up to half of Manaus was infected at the epidemic's peak, which slowed further spread of the virus but also led to many deaths, scientists say.

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Life on Earth may have begun in hostile hot springs
Sep 24 2020 6:00 AM

What researchers learn at hot springs and seafloor vents may guide the search for life on icy moons and Mars.

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A beaked whale's nearly four-hour-long dive sets a new record
Sep 23 2020 6:00 PM

The animals may rely on large stores of oxygen, a slow metabolism and the ability to tolerate lactic acid to go for hours without surfacing for air.

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