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A warm, wet climate may not have been necessary to form Mars’ ancient clays (bright areas in this enhanced-color image). Instead, the minerals might have been the product of cooling lava, researchers suggest. Full Story JPL/NASA, Univ. of Arizona
- Mars clays may have volcanic source Deposits didn’t need flowing water to form, new research suggests. Read the full story. | Sep 9th 2012 Found in: Atom & Cosmos and Planetary Science
- Too-young caterpillars like scent of sex Larvae respond to mate-attracting pheromones, raising evolutionary questions about what a very grown-up chemical signal could mean to them. Read the full story. | Sep 6th 2012 Found in: Life and Molecules
- Herders, not farmers, built Stonehenge Farming’s temporary demise in ancient Britain may have spurred the creation of the iconic stone circle. Read the full story. | Sep 6th 2012 Found in: Anthropology, Archaeology and Humans
- Voyager chasing solar system's edge On the 35th anniversary of the spacecraft’s launch, scientists ponder when it will move beyond the sun’s reach. Read the full story. | Sep 5th 2012 Found in: Astronomy and Atom & Cosmos
- Team releases sequel to the human genome ENCODE reveals the machinery that switches genes on and off. Read the full story. | Sep 5th 2012 Found in: Genes & Cells
- MRI spots silent heart attacks Scanning elderly population finds many people with telltale cardiac damage that was not diagnosed. Read the full story. | Sep 5th 2012 Found in: Body & Brain
- News in Brief: Earth & Environment Soot’s contributions to global warming may be overestimated, and unusual source of oceans’ methane discovered. Read the full story. | Sep 5th 2012 Found in: Earth and Environment
- Military combat marks the brain Regions involved in memory and attention changed after soldiers' deployment, though most eventually returned to their pre-combat state. Read the full story. | Sep 4th 2012 Found in: Body & Brain
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Color this chimp amazing Psychologist suggests synthesthesia may underlie creature’s apparent memory feats |
How a mosquito survives a raindrop hit Lightweight insects can ride water droplets, as long as they separate in time |
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Another potentially habitable world emerges 8.31.12 - Planet orbits a common dwarf star, suggesting more may be out there Found in: Astronomy and Atom & Cosmos
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FOR KIDS: Heat-resistant makeup 9.7.12 - New recipe for camouflage face paint could protect soldiers against burns from bomb blasts Found in: Science News For Kids
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News in Brief: International Congress of Neuroethology, College Park, Md., August 5–10 9.7.12 - Galloping dung beetles Pachysoma dung beetles in Africa have a gait never before described in insects — almost a gallop. Biologists hadn’t recog... Found in: Life
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FOR KIDS: Higgs — at last! 9.7.12 - Physicists capture the long-sought Higgs particle, which explains why other particles have mass
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FOR KIDS: By a whisker 9.4.12 - Hardly a fad: Some facial hair serves important functions, scientists find Found in: Science News For Kids
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FOR KIDS: Super star-maker 9.4.12 - A distant galaxy cluster churns out stars at a whopping rate Found in: Science News For Kids
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Big jobs go to loyal proteins 8.31.12 - Cells offload nonessential work on multitasking enzymes Found in: Molecules
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DNA unveils enigmatic Denisovans 8.30.12 - Extinct Neandertal relatives serve up a complete genetic playbook Found in: Genes & Cells and Humans
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Stars' missing elements could signal lurking small planets 8.30.12 - Solar chemistry suggests best places to hunt Found in: Atom & Cosmos
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FOR KIDS: The first moonwalker 8.30.12 - Neil Armstrong made history in 1969 when he planted his feet on the moon Found in: Science News For Kids
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FOR KIDS: Python-palooza! 8.30.12 - Monster-sized Burmese python bearing record-number of eggs retrieved in the Florida Everglades Found in: Science News For Kids
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Low-cal longevity questioned 8.29.12 - Limiting food intake in monkeys fails to extend survival Found in: Body & Brain
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