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Long-Necked 'Dragon' Discovered in China: Dinosaur's Lightweight Neck Spanned Half the Length of Its Body
Jan. 28, 2015 — Paleontologists have discovered a new species of a long-necked dinosaur from a skeleton found in China. The new species belongs to a group of dinosaurs called mamenchisaurids, known for their ... full story -
Some Potentially Habitable Planets Began as Gaseous, Neptune-Like Worlds
Jan. 28, 2015 — Two phenomena known to inhibit the potential habitability of planets -- tidal forces and vigorous stellar activity -- might instead help chances for life on certain planets orbiting low-mass stars, ... full story -
Gully Patterns Document Martian Climate Cycles
Jan. 28, 2015 — Gullies carved into impact craters on Mars provide a window into climate change on the Red Planet. A new analysis suggests Mars has undergone several ice ages in the last several million years. The ... full story -
Smothered Oceans: Extreme Oxygen Loss in Oceans Accompanied Past Global Climate Change
Jan. 28, 2015 — From the subarctic Pacific to the Chilean margins, extreme oxygen loss is stretching from the upper ocean to about 3,000 meters deep. In some oceanic regions, such loss occurred within 100 years or ... full story -
Molecular Alterations in Head and Neck Cancers Uncovered by Study
Jan. 28, 2015 — A new study shows genomic differences in head and neck cancers caused by infection with the human papillomavirus. In addition, researchers have uncovered new smoking-related cancer subtypes and ... full story -
Quantum Computer as Detector Shows Space Is Not Squeezed
Jan. 28, 2015 — Ever since Einstein proposed his special theory of relativity in 1905, physics and cosmology have been based on the assumption that space looks the same in all directions -- that it's not ... full story -
Missing Link in Metal Physics Explains Earth's Magnetic Field
Jan. 28, 2015 — Earth's magnetic field shields the life on our planet's surface from cosmic rays. It is generated by turbulent motions of liquid iron in Earth's core. Iron is a metal, which means it ... full story -
Earlier Menopause Linked to Everyday Chemical Exposures
Jan. 28, 2015 — Women whose bodies have high levels of chemicals found in plastics, personal-care products, common household items and the environment experience menopause two to four years earlier than women with ... full story -
Anthropology: Ancient Skull from Galilee Cave Offers Clues to the First Modern Europeans
Jan. 28, 2015 — The discovery of a 55,000-year-old partial skull in Northern Israel provides new insights into the migration of modern humans out of Africa. A key event in human evolution was the expansion of modern ... full storyMore: -
The Two Faces of Mars: Moon-Sized Celestial Object Crashed Into South Pole
Jan. 28, 2015 — The two hemispheres of Mars are more different from any other planet in our solar system. Non-volcanic, flat lowlands characterize the northern hemisphere, while highlands punctuated by countless ... full story -
Did Genetic Links to Modern Maladies Provide Ancient Benefits?
Jan. 28, 2015 — Genetic variations associated with some modern maladies are extremely old, scientists have discovered, predating the evolution of Neanderthals, Denisovans (another ancient hominin) and contemporary ... full story -
Researchers Use Sound to Slow Down, Speed Up, and Block Light
Jan. 28, 2015 — How do you make an optical fiber transmit light only one way? Researchers have experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, the phenomenon of Brillouin Scattering Induced Transparency (BSIT), ... full story -
Blind Beetles Show Extraordinary Signs of Sight
Jan. 28, 2015 — Researchers have made a surprising discovery in the aquifers beneath the Western Australian desert, which challenges the traditional Darwinian view of evolution. They have discovered that a species ... full story -
Spider Electro-Combs Its Sticky Nano-Filaments
Jan. 27, 2015 — A spider commonly found in garden centers in Britain is giving fresh insights into how to spin incredibly long and strong fibers just a few nanometers thick. The majority of spiders spin silk threads ... full story -
Sugary Drinks Linked to Earlier Onset of Menstrual Periods
Jan. 27, 2015 — Girls who frequently consume sugary drinks tend to start their menstrual periods earlier than girls who do not, according to new research. The findings are important not only because of the growing ... full story -
Psychopathic Violent Offenders’ Brains Can’t Understand Punishment
Jan. 27, 2015 — Psychopathic violent offenders have abnormalities in the parts of the brain related to learning from punishment, according to an MRI ... full story -
NASA's Dawn Spacecraft Captures Best-Ever View of Dwarf Planet Ceres
Jan. 27, 2015 — NASA's Dawn spacecraft has returned the sharpest images ever seen of the dwarf planet Ceres. The images were taken 147,000 miles (237,000 kilometers) from Ceres on Jan. 25, and represent a new ... full story -
Stomach Acid-Powered Micromotors Get Their First Test in a Living Animal
Jan. 27, 2015 — Researchers have shown that a micromotor fueled by stomach acid can take a bubble-powered ride inside a mouse. These tiny motors, each about one-fifth the width of a human hair, may someday offer a ... full story -
Asteroid That Flew Past Earth Has Moon
Jan. 27, 2015 — Scientists working with NASA's 230-foot-wide (70-meter) Deep Space Network antenna at Goldstone, California, have released the first radar images of asteroid 2004 BL86. The images show the ... full story -
Easter Island Mystery: Why Did the Native Culture Die Out?
Jan. 27, 2015 — Long before the Europeans arrived on Easter Island in 1722, the native Polynesian culture known as Rapa Nui showed signs of demographic decline. However, the catalyst has long been debated in the ... full story
- Long-necked 'dragon' discovered in China: Dinosaur's lightweight neck spanned half the length of its body
- Some potentially habitable planets began as gaseous, Neptune-like worlds
- Gully patterns document Martian climate cycles
- Smothered oceans: Extreme oxygen loss in oceans accompanied past global climate change
- Molecular alterations in head and neck cancers uncovered by study
- Quantum computer as detector shows space is not squeezed
- Missing link in metal physics explains Earth's magnetic field
- Earlier menopause linked to everyday chemical exposures
- Anthropology: Ancient skull from Galilee cave offers clues to the first modern Europeans
- The two faces of Mars: Moon-sized celestial object crashed into south pole
- Did genetic links to modern maladies provide ancient benefits?
- Researchers use sound to slow down, speed up, and block light
- Blind beetles show extraordinary signs of sight
- Spider electro-combs its sticky nano-filaments
- Sugary drinks linked to earlier onset of menstrual periods
- Psychopathic violent offenders’ brains can’t understand punishment
- NASA's Dawn spacecraft captures best-ever view of dwarf planet Ceres
- Stomach acid-powered micromotors get their first test in a living animal
- Asteroid that flew past Earth has moon
- Easter Island mystery: Why did the native culture die out?
- The world's oldest known snake fossils: Rolling back the clock by nearly 70 million years
- Brain region vulnerable to aging is larger in those with longevity gene variant
- Ancient star system reveals Earth-sized planets forming near start of universe
- The origin of life: Labyrinths as crucibles of life
- Intracranial stimulation proved efficient in the recovery of learning and memory in rats
- Using stem cells to grow new hair
- Gigantic ring system around J1407b much larger, heavier than Saturn's
- Girls lead boys in academic achievement globally
- Got bees? Got vitamin A? Got malaria? Loss of pollinators increases risk of malnutrition, disease
- Brain circuit that regulates thirst identified
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Entanglement on a chip: Breakthrough promises secure communications and faster computers
- Scientists slow down the speed of light travelling in free space
- 3-D view of Greenland Ice Sheet opens window on ice history
- Why all-nighters don't work: How sleep, memory go hand-in-hand
- Telomere extension turns back aging clock in cultured human cells, study finds
- Climate affects development of human speech
- Arctic ice cap slides into the ocean
- Revolutionary device found to lower blood pressure
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- Treatment restores sociability in autism mouse model
- How malaria-spreading mosquitoes can tell you're home
- Early human ancestors used their hands like modern humans
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
- First major analysis of Human Protein Atlas is published
- Rosetta Comet 'pouring' more water into space
- Watching the birth of a comet magnetosphere
- Family voices, stories speed coma recovery
- Reducing Myc gene activity extends healthy lifespan in mice
- Black hole on a diet creates a 'changing look' quasar
- Major breakthrough in reading ancient scrolls
- Is glass a true solid? New research suggests it is
- Doubt cast on global firestorm generated by dino-killing asteroid
- Neuroscientists lead global consortium to crack brain's genetic code
- Biological safety lock for genetically modified organisms
- Synthetic amino acid enables safe, new biotechnology solutions to global problems
- Two lakes beneath the ice in Greenland, gone within weeks
- Rescuing memories of past events: How the mundane can be meaningful -- and remembered
- Death of a dynamo: A hard drive from space
- Closer than ever to a personalized treatment solution for intellectual disability
- Seeing is not remembering, it turns out
- In theory, the Milky Way could be a 'galactic transport system'
- New bacterial 'language' discovered: Previously unknown communication pathway
- Endangered chimpanzees may experience drastic habitat loss within 5 years
- Largest study of babies born after infertility treatment shows significant improvements in health over past 20 years
- On the ups and downs of the seemingly idle brain
- Men and women process emotions differently
- Which 'letters' in the human genome are functionally important?
- Connection between childhood adversity, psychiatric disorders seen at cellular level
- Warming climate likely will change the composition of northern forests, study shows
- Researchers prevent type I diabetes in mouse model
- Found: 'Fight or flight' response control center for the heart
- Laser-generated surface structures create extremely water-repellent, self-cleaning metals
- Silk-weaving ant study sees new behavior
- Ocean floor dust gives new insight into supernovae
- Drinking moderate amounts of alcohol is linked to reduced risk of heart failure, large study finds
- Atoms can be in two places at the same time
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- Sitting for long periods increases risk of disease and early death, regardless of exercise
- Fossil ankles indicate Earth's earliest primates lived in trees
- Geophysicists find the crusty culprits behind sudden tectonic plate movements
- Major cause of blindness linked to calcium deposits in the eye
- Voyage from Earth's crust to its mantle and back again
- How planetary building blocks evolved from porous to hard objects
- Extremely short, sharp flash of radio waves from unknown source in the universe, caught as it was happening
- Preserved fossil represents oldest record of parental care in group of prehistoric reptiles
- NASA, NOAA find 2014 warmest year in modern record
- HiRISE camera spots long-lost space probe on Mars
- Breakthrough lights up metamaterials
- Three nearly Earth-size planets found orbiting nearby star: One in 'Goldilocks' zone
- Closing your eyes boosts memory recall, new study finds
- New trick found for how cells stay organized
- Heart arrhythmias detected in deep-diving marine mammals
- Galactic 'hailstorm' in the early Universe
- Century-old drug reverses autism-like symptoms in fragile X mouse model
- Nearly half the systems crucial to stability of planet compromised
- Planets outside our solar system may be more hospitable to life than thought, research suggests
- Rice-sized laser, powered one electron at a time, bodes well for quantum computing
- Tiny plant fossils a window into Earth's landscape millions of years ago
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