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  Archaeologists Shine New Light on Easter Island Statue

  April 11, 2013 — Archaeologists have used the latest in digital imaging technology to record and analyze carvings on the Easter Island statue Hoa ... > full story
• Saturn
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  Blame It on the Rain (from Saturn's Rings): More Charged Water Particles Fall Than Thought

  April 10, 2013 — A new study tracks the "rain" of charged water particles into the atmosphere of Saturn and finds there is more of it and it falls across larger areas of the planet than previously thought. The study, ... > full story
• Ecology Research
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  Early Warning Signs of Population Collapse

  April 10, 2013 — Spatial measurements of population density could reveal when threatened natural populations are in danger of crashing. Researchers describe a new way to predict the risk of collapse, based on ... > full story
• Pain Control
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  First Objective Measure of Pain Discovered in Brain Scan Patterns

  April 10, 2013 — For the first time, scientists have been able to predict how much pain people are feeling by looking at images of their brains, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado ... > full story
• Stars
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  Discovery of a Blue Supergiant Star Born in the Wild

  April 10, 2013 — Astronomers have discovered a blue supergiant star located far beyond our Milky Way Galaxy in the constellation Virgo. Over 55 million years ago, the star emerged in an extremely wild environment, ... > full story
• Brain Injury
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  Lights, Chemistry, Action: New Method for Mapping Brain Activity

  April 10, 2013 — Building on their history of innovative brain-imaging techniques, scientists have developed a new way to use light and chemistry to map brain activity in fully-awake, moving animals, opening a new ... > full story
• Ancient Civilizations
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  Ancient Roman Man Hidden Beneath Famous Painting at the Louvre

  April 10, 2013 — In the latest achievement in efforts to see what may lie underneath the surface of great works of art, scientists today described the first use of an imaging technology like that used in airport ... > full story
• Intelligence
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  Subconscious Mental Categories Help Brain Sort Through Everyday Experiences

  April 10, 2013 — Researchers found that the brain breaks experiences into the "events," or related groups that help us mentally organize the day's many situations, using subconscious mental categories it creates. ... > full story
• Graphene
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  Faster Than Silicon: Redesigned Material Could Lead to Lighter, Faster Electronics

  April 10, 2013 — The same material that formed the first primitive transistors more than 60 years ago can be modified in a new way to advance future electronics, according to a new study. Chemists have developed the ... > full story
• Obesity
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  Eating Solid Food Early Sets Marmosets on Path to Obesity

  April 10, 2013 — Baby marmoset monkeys that began eating solid food earlier than their peers were significantly more likely to be obese at one year of age, scientists have ... > full story

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