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  Earth's Mantle Affects Long-Term Sea-Level Rise Estimates

  May 23, 2013 — New findings reveal that the U.S. shoreline -- from Virginia to Florida -- has been uplifted by more than 210 feet, meaning less ice melted than expected. This is big news for scientists who use the ... > full story
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  Scientists Offer First Definitive Proof of Bacteria-Feeding Behavior in Green Algae

  May 23, 2013 — Researchers have captured images of green alga consuming bacteria, offering a glimpse at how early organisms dating back more than 1 billion years may have acquired free-living photosynthetic cells. ... > full story
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  Biophysicists Measure Mechanism That Determines Fate of Living Cells

  May 23, 2013 — For the first time, biophysicists have measured the molecular force required to mechanically transmit function-regulating signals within a cell. A new laboratory method, named the tension gauge ... > full story
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  Drug Reverses Alzheimer's Disease Deficits in Mice

  May 23, 2013 — An anti-cancer drug reverses memory deficits in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model, new research shows. The article reviewed previously published findings on the drug bexarotene, approved by the US ... > full story
• Nervous System
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  Molecule That Triggers Sensation of Itch Discovered

  May 23, 2013 — Scientists report they have discovered in mouse studies that a small molecule released in the spinal cord triggers a process that is later experienced in the brain as the sensation of ... > full story
• Mammals
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  White Tiger Mystery Solved: Coat Color Produced by Single Change in Pigment Gene

  May 23, 2013 — White tigers today are only seen in zoos, but they belong in nature, say researchers reporting new evidence about what makes those tigers white. Their spectacular white coats are produced by a single ... > full story
• Intelligence
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  Motion Quotient: IQ Predicted by Ability to Filter Visual Motion

  May 23, 2013 — A brief visual task can predict IQ, according to a new study. This surprisingly simple exercise measures the brain’s unconscious ability to filter out visual movement. The study shows that ... > full story
• Stars
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  Accurate Distance Measurement Resolves Major Astronomical Mystery

  May 23, 2013 — Astronomers have resolved a major problem in their understanding of a class of stars that undergo regular outbursts by accurately measuring the distance to a famous example of the ... > full story
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  Bacterium from Canadian High Arctic Offers Clues to Possible Life on Mars

  May 23, 2013 — The recent discovery of a bacterium that is able to thrive at minus 15 degrees Celsius, the coldest temperature ever reported for bacterial growth, is exciting because it offers clues about some of ... > full story
• Nebulae
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  Hubble Reveals the Ring Nebula’s True Shape

  May 23, 2013 — The Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, sun-like ... > full story

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