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Mystery of X-Ray Light from Black Holes Solved
June 14, 2013 — Astrophysicists using high-powered computer simulartions demonstrate that gas spiraling toward a black hole inevitably results in X-ray ... > full story -
Study of Oceans' Past Raises Worries About Their Future
June 14, 2013 — Scientists have now completed the first global study of changes that occurred in a crucial component of ocean chemistry, the nitrogen cycle, at the end of the last ice age. The results of their study ... > full story -
Wild Cheetah Accelerate Fast and Reach Speeds of Up to 58 Miles Per Hour During a Hunt
June 14, 2013 — Researchers have captured the first detailed information on the hunting dynamics of the wild cheetah in its natural habitat. Using an innovative GPS and motion sensing collar that they designed, ... > full story -
Menopause May Be an Unintended Outcome of Men's Preference for Younger Mates
June 14, 2013 — After decades of laboring under other theories that never seemed to add up, biologists have concluded that menopause is actually an unintended outcome of natural selection generated by men's ... > full story -
Can You Feel Me Now? New Array Measures Vibrations Across Skin, May Help Engineers Design Tactile Displays
June 14, 2013 — A new array measures vibrations across skin may help engineers design tactile ... > full story -
From the Mouths of Babes: Toddlers' Speech Is Far More Advanced Than Previously Thought
June 14, 2013 — The sound of small children chattering away as they learn to talk has always been considered cute -- but not particularly sophisticated. However, new research has shown that toddlers' speech is far ... > full story -
A Turbocharger for Nerve Cells: Key Mechanism Boosts the Signaling Function of Neurons in Brain
June 14, 2013 — Locating a car that's blowing its horn in heavy traffic, channel-hopping between football and a thriller on TV without losing the plot, and not forgetting the start of a sentence by the time we have ... > full story -
Flare Star WX UMa Becomes 15 Times Brighter in Less Than 3 Minutes
June 14, 2013 — Astrophysicists have detected a star of low luminosity which within a matter of moments gave off a flare so strong that it became almost 15 times brighter. The star in question is the flare star WX ... > full story -
Odors from Human Skin Cells Can Be Used to Identify Melanoma
June 13, 2013 — Researchers identified odorants from human skin cells that can be used to identify melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. In addition a nanotechnology-based sensor could reliably differentiate ... > full story -
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Nanoparticle Opens the Door to Clean-Energy Alternatives
June 13, 2013 — Cheaper clean-energy technologies could be made possible thanks to a new discovery. An important chemical reaction that generates hydrogen from water is effectively triggered -- or catalyzed -- by a ... > full story
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