In a research breakthrough funded by NASA, scientists have synthesized a molecular system that, like DNA, can store and transmit information. This unprecedented feat suggests there could be an alternative to DNA-based life, ...
Astrobiology
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Food can conjure up all kinds of warm and fuzzy feelings—childhood nostalgia, memories of road trips, or just the simple comfort of a nourishing cup of soup.
Economics & Business
Feb 21, 2019
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Planting small seeds simply: The allure of the slide hammer seeder
Ecology
Feb 21, 2019
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Researchers in Virginia Commonwealth University's Department of Physics have discovered that a technique known as nanopore sensing can be used to detect subtle changes in clusters, or extremely small chunks of matter that ...
Materials Science
Feb 21, 2019
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Russia successfully launched an Egyptian telecommunications satellite on Thursday, the Russian space agency Roskosmos announced.
Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2019
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While the "wisdom of the crowd" shapes the behavior of large groups of people, less is known about small-group dynamics and how individuals interact to make decisions, particularly when it comes to the emergence of leaders, ...
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2019
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Scientists have long sought to develop drug therapies that can more precisely diagnose, target and effectively treat life-threatening illness such as cancer, cardiovascular and autoimmune diseases. One promising approach ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 21, 2019
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Conservationists in the Galapagos Islands have found a giant tortoise from a species thought to have become extinct more than a century ago.
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2019
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A Japanese probe is expected to land on a distant asteroid Friday, aiming to blast a "bullet" into the surface to collect clues about the origins of Earth and the solar system.
Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2019
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Every winter stink bugs infiltrate homes across the United States and two new studies published in the Journal of Economic Entomology by Virginia Tech researchers may shed some light on ways to keep the pests away.
Ecology
Feb 21, 2019
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