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Scientists Are Even More Sure They've Found A Higgs-Like Particle
New results coming from the Large Hadron Collider suggest that the hunt for the Higgs Boson, the particle that gives matter mass and holds the physical fabric of the universe together, really is over....
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Mom-Only Mutations Add Up To Shorter Lives For Sons
An evolutionary "loophole" might explain why males of many species live shorter lives than their female counterparts, a new study finds. The loophole lies in the mitochondria, the energy-generating...
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This Special Cell May Be 'The True Enemy' In Cancer Treatment
NEW YORK (AP) — How can a cancer come back after it's apparently been eradicated? Three new studies are bolstering a long-debated idea: that tumors contain their own pool of stem cells that can...
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The Most Basic Theory About Black Holes Is Wrong
If most people know one thing about black holes, they probably know that nothing can escape from them, not even light. Yet this most basic tenet about black holes has actually been disproven by the...
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Not-So-Sneaky Antiques Dealer Caught In Rhino Horn Smuggling Ring
An antiques dealer has admitted interfering with an investigation into the illegal sale of rhino horns, the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office said Wednesday (Aug. 1), describing how the dealer used a...
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This Pilot Study Reveals The Trick To Keeping Anyone's Attention
Sir Lancelot had the Holy Grail. Captain Ahab had Moby Dick. For scientists who study learning, the ultimate quest is to unlock the secrets of engagement. How do we engage students in learning, and...
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Seal Flu Could Be The Next Virus To Spread To Humans
In September 2011, 163 dead harbor seal pups mysteriously washed up on the shores of New England, and scientists have finally figured out why. The seafaring mammals had come into contact with a new...
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Mars Explorers Brace For Curiosity Rover's 'Seven Minutes Of Terror'
In the silence of space on the approach to Mars a US probe is warming up for an unprecedented act of theatre. Heaters aboard the hurtling spacecraft have begun to glow, thawing thrusters and...
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We Could Put A Man On Mars If We Wanted, Says NASA Scientist
Mankind could only be a decade away from walking on Mars, a Nasa scientist has said, as the US space agency makes its final preparations to land a one-tonne exploratory rover – the largest yet – on...
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The Most Difficult Part Of Landing A Car-Size Rover On Mars
At 10:31 p.m. PDT on Aug. 5, after nearly nine months of travel, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission (with a rover named Curiosity) will arrive at the Red Planet. The $2.5 billion rover will begin...
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This Squid Drops Its Glowing Arms To Escape Being Eaten
Much like lizards that ditch their tails in a tussle, some deep-sea squid can sacrifice their glowing arms to distract enemies and swim to safety. Scientists observed this defense mechanism first-hand...
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History And Science Predict A Violent Political Upheaval In 2020
Circa 1870, the North fought the South in the Civil War. Half a century later, around 1920, worker unrest, racial tensions and anti-Communist sentiment caused another nationwide upsurge of violence....
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Your Eyes Give Away Who Turns You On
Whether you're gay, straight or somewhere else on the spectrum, the truth of who attracts you could be in your eyes. Pupil dilation is an accurate indicator of sexual orientation, a new study finds....
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Does A New Picture Prove The Loch Ness Monster Exists?
George Edwards, a Scottish skipper who spent decades searching for the beast said to inhabit Loch Ness, claims to have finally spotted his elusive quarry and gotten what he calls photographic proof of...
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What Happens When You Stay Awake For 11 Days Straight
Via Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep: The only thing stranger than the need to sleep is what happens when it is ignored. In 1965, a San Diego high school student named Randy...
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How NASA Celebrated After Successfully Landing The Curiosity Rover
PASADENA, Calif. — They entered the room like rock stars coming back onstage for an encore, or like heroes returning from a war. The leaders of the team that put NASA's huge Curiosity rover safely on...
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10 Simple Ways You Can Improve Your Life Every Day
1) Get out in nature: You probably seriously underestimate how important this is. (Actually, there's research that says you do.) Being in nature reduces stress, makes you more creative, improves your...
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Playfulness Is One Of The Most Important Traits We Look For In A Mate
Showing off one's playful side is a strategy men and women have developed to make themselves more appealing to potential mates, a new survey suggests. A team of US academics surveyed 250 undergraduate...
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Rogue Environmentalist Skips Bail, Is A Wanted Man In Three Countries
BERLIN (AP) — Paul Watson, the fugitive founder of environmental group Sea Shepherd, vowed Tuesday to continue disrupting Japan's whaling fleet when it heads for the southern oceans this winter,...
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Why We Associate Blue With Boys And Pink With Girls
Blue is for boys and pink is for girls, we're told. But do these gender norms reflect some inherent biological difference between the sexes, or are they culturally constructed? It depends on whom you...
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