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These are science's Top 10 erroneous results Nov 10 2020 6:00 AM A weird form of life, a weird form of water and faster-than-light neutrinos are among the science findings that have not survived closer scrutiny. READ MORE |
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Jupiter's icy moon Europa may glow in the dark Nov 09 2020 11:00 AM Europa's potential "ice glow" could help scientists map the chemical composition of its surface - and the ocean underneath. READ MORE |
Penicillin allergies may be linked to one immune system gene Nov 09 2020 6:46 AM Researchers have located a shared hot spot - on the HLA-B gene - in the immune system in people who say they have penicillin allergies. READ MORE |
FDA advisory panel declines to support a controversial Alzheimer's treatment Nov 06 2020 6:25 PM The fate of an Alzheimer's drug, developed by pharmaceutical company Biogen, remains up in the air. READ MORE |
A smartwatch app alerts users with hearing loss to nearby sounds Nov 06 2020 8:00 AM With a new smartwatch app, users who are deaf or hard of hearing can get alerts that an alarm is going off or someone is knocking at the door. READ MORE |
A blue-green glow adds to platypuses' long list of bizarre features Nov 06 2020 6:00 AM The discovery of platypuses' fluorescent fur has researchers wondering if the trait is more widespread among mammals than anyone has realized. READ MORE |
An ancient amphibian is the oldest known animal with a slingshot tongue Nov 05 2020 3:53 PM A tiny amphibian that lived 99 million years ago waited for invertebrate prey before snatching them with a swift, shooting tongue. READ MORE |
How passion, luck and sweat saved some of North America's rarest plants Nov 05 2020 10:30 AM As the list of plants no longer found in the wild grows, botanists and conservationists search for signs of hope - and sometimes get lucky. READ MORE |
The Milky Way makes little galaxies bloom, then snuffs them out Nov 05 2020 6:00 AM When dwarf galaxies cross the Milky Way's frontier, our galaxy compresses their gas, sparking star birth, but then robs them of their star-making gas. READ MORE |
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