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Scientists Size Up Universe's Most Lightweight Dwarf Galaxy
The least massive galaxy in
the known universe has now
been measured, clocking in
at just 1,000 or so stars
with a bit of dark matter
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Simple Theory May Explain Mysterious Dark Matter
The reason dark matter,
which makes up 85 percent of
all the matter in the
universe, is invisible could
be because it possesses a
rare, donut-shaped type of
... > full story
Cosmic Swirly Straws: Galaxies Fed by Funnels of Fuel
Computer simulations of
galaxies growing over
billions of years have
revealed a likely scenario
for how they feed: a cosmic
version of swirly straws.
... > full story
The Pirate Ant: A New Species from the Philippines With a Bizarre Pigmentation Pattern
Scientists discovered and
described a bizarre species
of pirate ant. The new
Cardiocondyla pirata has its
name inspired by its strange
... > full story
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Teaching Complete Evolutionary Stories Increases Learning
June 15, 2013 — Evolution is often thought to be a difficult subject to teach. A novel teaching approach in which undergraduates studied two integrative evolutionary scenarios all the way from the molecular level ... > full story -
Nine Genes Account for Pigmentation in the Fruit Fly
June 11, 2013 — Individuals of a particular species generally differ from one another. We are clearly most adept at recognizing members of our own species, although dog and cat owners will be ready to confirm that ... > full story -
'Owning' a Darker Skin Can Positively Impact Racial Bias, Study Finds
May 14, 2013 — Scientists in the UK have found that when white Caucasians are under the illusion that they have a dark skin, their racial bias changes in a positive ... > full story -
Hubble Tells a Tale of Galactic Collisions
May 12, 2013 — When we look into the distant cosmos, the great majority of the objects we see are galaxies: immense gatherings of stars, planets, gas, dust, and dark matter, showing up in all kind of shapes. A new ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover Surprising Clutch of Hydrogen Clouds Lurking Among Our Galactic Neighbors
May 8, 2013 — In a dark, starless patch of intergalactic space, astronomers have discovered a never-before-seen cluster of hydrogen clouds strewn between two nearby galaxies, Andromeda (M31) and Triangulum (M33). ... > full story -
'Dark Oxidants' Form Away from Sunlight in Lake and Ocean Depths, Underground Soils
May 3, 2013 — All forms of life that breathe oxygen -- even ones that can't be seen with the naked eye, such as bacteria -- must fight oxidants to live. But neutralizing environmental oxidants such as superoxide ... > full story -
Flight Behavior of Hungry Malaria Mosquitoes Analyzed
May 3, 2013 — Malaria mosquitoes go to work cautiously before landing on human skin and biting. Just before a mosquito lands, it reacts to both odors and heat given off by the human body. Researchers came to this ... > full story -
New Dark Matter Detector Begins Its Search
May 2, 2013 — Scientists heard their first pops this week in an experiment that searches for signs of dark matter in the form of tiny bubbles. Scientists will need further analysis to discern whether dark matter ... > full story -
Scientists Detect 'Dark Lightning' Energy Burst Linked to Visible Lightning
April 24, 2013 — Researchers have identified a burst of high-energy radiation known as 'dark lightning" immediately preceding a flash of ordinary lightning. The new finding provides observational evidence that the ... > full story -
New Matter-Antimatter Difference Observed in LHCb Experiment at CERN
April 24, 2013 — Researchers at CERN are reporting the first observation of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the decays of the particle known as the B0s. It is only the fourth subatomic particle known to exhibit such ... > full story
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