Drones face a new set of challenges as scientists deploy the remote flying vehicles to create maps of sea ice in some of the most remote locations on Earth.
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Jumat, 29 Januari 2016
Mind-Reading Computer Instantly Decodes People's Thoughts
A new computer program can decode what people are looking at almost as soon as they see the object, new research shows.
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Watch a Brain Get Its Signature Folds | Video
Researchers using a brain model have recreated the processes that cause the initially smooth brain to get its characteristic folds and wrinkly appearance. The rapid expansion of the brain’s cortex causes it to swell, then crinkle.
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Zika Prevention: Can Pregnant Women Safely Use Mosquito Repellants?
Pregnant women are bombarded with advice about avoiding chemicals. Should they use mosquito repellants?
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Nice Guys Win: Women Choose Altruism Over Looks
Forget the expression "nice guys finish last." A new study finds that men who are concerned for the well-being of others in place of themselves may have a better shot with women compared to men who are just good-looking.
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Autism Risk Linked to Obesity, Diabetes Combination in Moms
Children born to women with obesity and diabetes may have an increased risk of autism, a new study suggests.
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Fungi Survive Mars-Like Conditions On Space Station
Two species of tiny fungi from Antarctica survived an 18-month exposure to Mars-like conditions aboard the International Space Station, according to the study, which was published last month in the journal Astrobiology.
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Ancient Humans Ate Cantaloupe-Size Eggs from 500-Pound Birds
The burnt eggshell fragments of an ancient giant bird have helped scientists solve a 50,000-year-old whodunit in Australia.
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F-35 Fighter Jet Likely Caused Sonic Booms That Rocked New Jersey
The sonic booms that rattled residents of New Jersey up to Long Island, New York, yesterday may have been the result of flight testing of fighter jets at the Naval Air Station in Patuxent River, Maryland.
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Kamis, 28 Januari 2016
Want to Make a Volcano Explode? Just Add Heat
Love it when things go ka-blooey? Be sure you add a lot of heat.
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Smartphone Trick Could Change Your Sedentary Lifestyle
Using reminders on your smartphone could prompt you to get moving.
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Mysterious Sonic Boom Reported Over New Jersey
The boom was followed by nine others along the Eastern Seaboard from New Jersey to Long Island, New York. The cause of the booms remains elusive, with NASA, a Naval airbase and the Federal Aviation Authority saying they aren't responsible.
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Zika Virus FAQs: Top Questions Answered
As the mosquito-borne Zika virus continues to infect people in a relentless wave, there is a worldwide rush to learn more about the disease.
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There's Science Behind that 'Jaws' Sighting (Op-Ed)
It was, by any measure, a giant and should be cause for celebration.
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Marriage Contract Signed by Napoleon Could Sell for $20,000
A marriage contract signed by Napoleon Bonaparte and his first wife, Josephine, will be available for auction — just in time for Valentine's Day.
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Great Wall of White: Epic Snowfall Visible from Space
A massive winter storm that slammed the U.S. East Coast last weekend dumped so much white stuff on the ground that the extensive snow cover was clearly visible from space.
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Can 3D Scans Save Cultural Sites From War?
In March 2001, the Taliban blew up the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan, two of the tallest Buddha sculptures in the world. This forever changed the landscape of cultural preservation, archaeology and global heritage.
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Babylonians Tracked Jupiter with Fancy Math, Tablet Reveals
For a text that may rewrite the history of mathematics, it looks rather sloppy. A small brown clay tablet that's scrawled with hasty cuneiform characters proves the ancient Babylonians used a complex geometrical model to calculate Jupiter's path.
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Limited Zika Virus Outbreaks 'Likely' in US
It's likely that the United States will face small outbreaks of Zika virus, but widespread transmission of the virus here is not expected, health officials said today.
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Octopuses Are Surprisingly Social — and Confrontational, Scientists Find
A new study reveals that octopuses frequently communicate with each other in challenging displays that include posturing and changing color.
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Challenger Disaster 30 Years Ago Shocked the World, Changed NASA
Thirty years ago today, NASA suffered a spaceflight tragedy that stunned the world and changed the agency forever. NASA astronauts had died on the job before, but the Challenger disaster was something different altogether.
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Octopus Argue Through Body Patterns And Postures | Video
Long thought to be solitary predators, octopuses actually have social lives, ‘debating’ with each other by "standing very tall, raising the body mantle high above the eyes, and turning very dark," according to David Scheel.
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Zika Virus - What You Need To Know | Video
The World Health Organization explains symptoms, treatments and how to prevent the mosquito-transmitted virus from affecting you. The virus has been alarmingly spreading across the Americas.
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Wildfires Are Burning Some of the World’s Oldest Trees
Tasmania's rainforest is burning up in the wake of its most severe two-year drought on record.
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Decapitated Gladiators Reveal Roman Empire's Genetic Influence
The headless skeletons of young males discovered in York, England, likely belonged to gladiators. In addition to the violent injuries, the men experienced infections and stress as children, a DNA analysis suggests.
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Photos: Headless Roman Gladiator Skeletons Identified
The headless skeletons of men who were likely gladiators in life were found in a cemetery in York. Analyses of the bones has revealed much about the lives of these young men. Here's a look at the decapitated bodies and excavation.
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Autism App? iPhone Tool Could One Day Spot the Disorder
An app that can study people's facial expressions and emotional responses could one day be helpful in detecting autism signs in children, new research found.
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Rabu, 27 Januari 2016
Zika Virus: Symptoms, Risk, Treatment & Prevention
The Zika virus is spread by bites of infected mosquitoes. It can be particularly dangerous to fetuses and newborns.
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What Is Faraday’s Law of Induction?
Faraday’s Law of Induction describes how an electric current produces a magnetic field and, conversely, how a changing magnetic field generates an electric current in a conductor.
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Ice-Age Mammoth Bones Found Under Oregon Football Field
Oregon State University might want to consider changing its mascot after a monumental find yesterday: The discovery of bones belonging to an ice-age mammoth within throwing distance of its football field.
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3-Stage Model Could Help Explain and Treat Addiction
Scientists are investigating how addiction affects the brain.
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Important First-Aid Move: What to Do If a Child Loses Consciousness
Do you know what to do if a child passes out?
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Statues of Greek Gods Unearthed in Crete
The sculptures date to the first or second century AD and stand at around 21 inches in height.
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Tombs of Ancient Rabbis Possibly Discovered in Galilee
Archaeologists surveying an ancient cemetery in Israel say they have discovered 1,700-year-old inscriptions in stone that may mark the burial place of elite rabbis.
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Stroke Under 45? Don’t Avoid Finding Out! | Video
A staggering 73% of young adults surveyed said they would put off going to the hospital, but would wait to see if they felt better.
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Bad Rap: Why B.o.B Is Wrong About a Flat Earth
A throwdown between a rapper and an astrophysicist centers on whether the Earth is a sphere, a scientific question that was supposedly settled in the third century B.C. Here's how we know it's a sphere.
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'Schizophrenia Gene' Discovery Sheds Light on Possible Cause
Researchers have identified a gene that increases the risk of schizophrenia, and they say they have a plausible theory as to how this gene may cause the devastating mental illness.
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Wearable Sweat Sensors Could Track Your Health
In the future, there may be a less invasive way than blood tests to obtain valuable information about a person's health: wearable sensors that use human sweat to look for signs of disease.
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Artificial Intelligence Beats 'Most Complex Game Devised by Humans'
An artificial intelligence system has used "deep learning" to defeat a professional Go player, solving one of the landmark challenges in AI.
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Sweat Sensors Can Sniff Your Health | Video
UC Berkeley engineers are building small, portable, wearable devices that can monitor levels of sodium, potassium, lactate and glucose within sweat on a user's skin.
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The Real 'X-Files'? CIA Reveals Weirdest UFO Stories
The CIA recently released some of its older documents on unidentified flying objects.
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Young Women's Cancer Risk Linked to Tanning Beds
Young women who use tanning beds or booths have up to a sixfold increase in their likelihood of developing melanoma, a new study found.
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How to Tell If Conspiracy Theories Are Real: Here's the Math
A physicist uses math to take on some of the biggest scientific conspiracy theories, including the myth that the moon landing was faked and that human-caused climate change is not real. If these conspiracies were real they would've been uncovered by now.
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Selasa, 26 Januari 2016
As Zika Virus Rises, Vaccine Development Gets Attention
What are scientists planning to use to fight the Zika virus?
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Some Antibiotics May Change Gut Bacteria in Kids
Antibiotics called macrolides may change children's gut bacteria, a new study finds.
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Doomsday Clock Stuck At 3 Minutes to Midnight
The global "Doomsday Clock," which shows how close humans are to global catastrophe, is set to 3 minutes to midnight
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Moderate Drinkers Less Depressed Than Teetotalers, Poll Finds
Is alcohol a mood booster?
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1-in-a-Million Odds Link Global Warming and Record Heat
Mother Nature can't take the blame for the recent string of record-breaking heat waves, a new study finds.
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Mom Genes: This Cockroach Species' Live Births Are in Its DNA
The beetle mimic cockroach gives live birth, and one researcher from the University of Cincinnati figured out what was happening on the genetic level.
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All US Adults Should Be Screened for Depression, Panel Recommends
Should you be screened for depression? Here's new advice.
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Don't Blame 'Planet Nine' for Earth's Mass Extinctions
The newly proposed "Planet Nine" probably could not have triggered the comet impacts that some researchers think may be responsible for many of Earth's mass extinction events over the eons, astronomers say.
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11 Body Parts Grown in the Lab
Re-growing lost organs or body parts is beyond the scope of human biology. But in recent years, scientists have successfully cultivated a range of miniature organs and human body parts in laboratories.
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Explorer's Death Highlights Dangers of Antarctica
Despite the advent of new communications and support technology, going it alone in Antarctica is still an incredibly dangerous risk, one expert says.
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New Foldable Battery Takes Cue from Chinese Calligraphy
Scientists in China have developed a flexible, rollable, foldable battery inspired by traditional Chinese calligraphy involving ink on paper.
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Burning Love: Cold-Blooded Lizards Heat Up to Mate
Tegu lizards burn hotter than the average lizard when it's time to create the next generation.
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Senin, 25 Januari 2016
Gopher Snake Facts
Gopher snakes are nonvenomous serpents that are often mistaken for rattlesnakes.
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Omnivores: Facts About Flexible Eaters
Omnivores are the most flexible eaters of the animal kingdom; they eat both plants and meat.
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Shapeshifting '4D-printed' Structures Mimic Plant Movement | Video
These structures can imitate the way in which orchids, calla lilies and other plants bend and twist. This technology could one day help scientists heal wounds or be used in developing robotic surgical tools.
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Animal 'Selfies' Reveal Amazing Biodiversity in Tropical Forests
A network of motion-activated cameras monitored by conservationists is capturing millions of photos of unsuspecting wildlife, helping scientists to glimpse the big picture of worldwide biodiversity in protected areas.
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Photos: Hidden Cameras Find Diverse Animals in Tropical Forests
Camera trap images represent birds and ground-dwelling mammals living in highly diverse ecosystems in protected areas.
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'4D-Printed' Objects Change Shape After They're Made
By mimicking the way orchids, calla lilies and other plants bend and twist, scientists have created shape-shifting "4D-printed" structures that they say could one day help heal wounds and be used in robotic surgical tools.
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'Behemoth' Daddy Longlegs Discovered in Oregon
A new species of daddy longlegs has been unearthed lurking on the forest floor in the mountains of Oregon, and it’s a relative beast compared to its close cousins.
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Five Causes Account for Nearly Half of Children, Teens' Deaths
These are the most common causes of death for children and teens around the world.
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Camera Traps Find Wildlife Faring Well In Protected Forests | Video
Researchers monitored the populations of 244 species in 15 forests in several counties. The study found that some species were actually increasing in population. Over 2 million images were taken, some shown here of the various species.
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Blizzard at the Zoo: Giant Panda Plays in the Snow (Video)
Tian Tian, the Smithsonian National Zoo's male giant panda, seemed delighted with the blizzard over the weekend, rolling around in the snow with giddy abandon.
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What Are the Odds? Temperature Records Keep Falling (Op-Ed)
The odds of year-on-year record warming is 1 in 1,500 — can this really just be chance?
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Deadly Math: Venus Flytraps Calculate When Killing Prey
A new study found that Venus flytraps track the touches of their prey, holding back after first contact to make sure that there's definitely something tasty to nab.
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Can Your BMI Predict How Long You'll Live?
Many people would face the lowest risk of dying if their BMI was 26 -- which is considered overweight, new research suggests.
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Sabtu, 23 Januari 2016
Color-Morphing Clams Could Inspire New Smartphone & TV Screens
Iridescent cells in the flesh of giant clams could one day help scientists design more efficient solar panels, and television and smartphone screens that are easier on the eyes, researchers say.
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Jumat, 22 Januari 2016
Carnivore: Facts About Meat Eaters
A carnivore is an animal or plant that eats the flesh of animals.
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Winter Storm Views from Space: See the Latest Satellite Images
NASA and NOAA have their satellite eyes on the powerful winter storm bearing down on the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast this weekend, with the latest views showing the storm's growth and progress through the afternoon.
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Star Cluster Sparkles Like Jewels in Hubble Telescope View (Photo, Video)
The new Hubble image depicts the star cluster Trumpler 14, a collection of about 2,000 young stars that lies 8,000 light-years from Earth, near the center of the Carina Nebula.
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Bad Omen: How Full Moon Could Worsen Looming Storm Jonas
Can a full moon make a winter storm even worse? Yes, scientists say. Here's how.
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Medical Marijuana May Reduce Frequency of Migraines
Migraine sufferers might benefit from using medical marijuana -- a new study shows the drug might lead to fewer of the painful headaches, a new study suggests.
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Winter Storm Photos: Watch Jonas Wallop the Eastern US
Eyes on the ground and above are capturing the immense size and intensity of the winter storm that is currently walloping the Eastern U.S. Here's a look at those images.
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2/3 of Young Adults Would Make the Wrong Decision About Stroke Symptoms
Most people under age 45 would not go to the hospital if they were experiencing stroke symptoms.
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Migrating Storks Can't Resist a Garbage Dump Feast
Garbage dumps may be such attractive pit stops for some storks that they shorten their migration routes to pay a visit, a new study suggests.
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US Military Wants Smaller and More Stable Atomic Clocks
The U.S. military wants you … to design a better atomic clock.
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Sorry, E.T.: The Aliens May All Be Dead
It might be easy for life to evolve throughout the universe, but very hard for it to get any kind of a foothold, a new study suggests. This could be the answer to the famous Fermi Paradox, which in its simplest form asks, "Where is everybody?"
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How Holograms Could Aid Alien Life Hunt
Scientists have detected microbes in Greenland sea ice using a specially built digital holographic microscope, suggesting that the instrument could have similar success on icy moons in the outer solar system, if any of them harbor life.
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Venus Fly-Trap’s Countdown To Bug-Consumption Caught On Video
Venus Fly-Trap plants (Dionaea muscipula) have hairy fibers to sense insect motion. The more the hairs a bug touches, the higher the likelihood the plant will eat the bug.
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Spider Shows Off His Big Paddle to Woo Mates
A new spider species wiggles its enormous paddle appendage in order to woo mates, research reveals.
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Fossilized Eyeballs Reveal Crustacean Had Incredibly Complex Sight
A mysterious 160-million-year-old crustacean had incredibly complex eyes similar to those of modern arthropods, a new study finds.
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Walrus's Runny Nose Had Surprising Source (It Wasn't the Common Cold)
Veterinarians had to get creative to investigate the cause of a walrus's runny nose.
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Sick Siku: Photos of a Runny-Nosed Walrus
A runny-nosed female walrus at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom had veterinarians concerned that she was suffering from more than just a common cold. As it turned out, the 22-year-old walrus, named Siku, was suffering from a parasitic infection.
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Kamis, 21 Januari 2016
Herbivores: Facts About Plant Eaters
An herbivore is an animal or insect that only eats vegetation, such as grasses, fruits, leaves, vegetables, roots and bulbs.
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What's Cookin'? Earth, Basically. But It's Not El Niño's Fault
Global average temperatures in 2015 broke records, but a strong El Niño was only part of the story.
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Ticks That Can Carry Lyme Disease Are Spreading Across the US
Experts created the first national survey of Lyme-disease-carrying-tick distribution in decades, and found that the ticks are ranging farther north than before, and are now living in nearly 50 percent of all U.S. counties.
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What Is Prediabetes? New Quiz Reveals Your Risk
By taking a 1-minute quiz, you can find out if you're at risk for prediabetes. The quiz is part of a new public service campaign.
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Shocking! 'Electric Eel' Fibers Could Power Wearable Tech
A new fiber that mimics the electricity-producing cells in electric eels could be woven into clothing to power wearable devices.
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NASA Sees Massive Winter Storm Moving East
A satellite image shows a developing winter storm moving east toward the mid-Atlantic states.
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Hiding in Plain Sight: 24 New Beetle Species Discovered in Australia
Lying among beetle specimens in museum collections across Australia was a treasure trove of unidentified weevils. Most had been collected almost 30 years ago and remained unnamed until scientists started cataloging them and stumbled across 24 new species.
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Man Gets 20-Foot Tapeworm from Eating Raw Meat
The worm lurked in the man's intestines for two years.
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SnOMG! Developing Blizzard Seen From Space | Time-Lapse Video
A winter storm seems poised to wallop the East Coast of the United States during the weekend of Jan 22-24. NASA's Goes-East satellite has been monitoring its progress.
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Apple's 'Night Shift' Mode: How Smartphones Disrupt Sleep
Apple's forthcoming iOS update promises to incorporate a feature called Night Shift that could help people sleep better. But what is it about smartphones that can mess with our slumber?
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'Planet Nine' May Exist: New Evidence for Another World in Our Solar System
Scientists have found evidence of a true ninth planet in our solar system. Nicknamed "Planet Nine," the real-life Planet X appears to have the mass of 10 Earths and is 20 times farther from the sun than Neptune.
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Sexy Signal? Frill and Horns May Have Helped Dinosaur Communicate
The fancy frill and cheek horns that adorned the head of a triceratops relative may have helped the dinosaur communicate, possibly acting as a social or sexy signal, a new study suggests.
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Rabu, 20 Januari 2016
Even Centenarians Are Living Longer
The oldest of the old are living even longer, a new report shows.
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Parents' Financial Debt Linked to Behavioral Problems in Their Kids
Kids whose parents have "unsecured debt" may have more behavior problems, a new study finds.
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Long-Term Opioid Use Linked to Depression
People who use opioid medicines for pain may face a higher risk of depression, a new study finds.
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Eating Healthy Fats May Reduce Deaths from Heart Disease
To prevent heart disease deaths, people may want to focus more on eating more unsaturated fat, rather than eating less saturated fat, a new study suggests.
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Watch Earth Get Hotter - 135 Years Of Temperature Changes Visualized
Worldwide temperature data from 1880 - 2015 has here been color-mapped and animated. 2015 – the warmest year for which scientists have data – beats 2014 (the previous record-holder) by .23 degrees Fahrenheit (0.13 Celsius).
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Mini T. Rex: 'Welsh Dragon' May Be Earliest Jurassic Dinosaur
Two brothers hunting for ichthyosaur fossils along the coast of the United Kingdom came across something far more astounding: The bones of what may be the earliest known dinosaur from the Jurassic period in the U.K., and possibly even the world.
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Planet X May Be Real - Evidence Mounting For 9th Planet | Video
A possible planet – larger than Earth but smaller than Neptune – orbiting the Sun once every 15,000 years, could explain the peculiar clumping of Kuiper Belt Objects in our solar system.
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Metal 'Snow' May Power Earth's Magnetic Field
The power source for Earth's magnetic field may be magnesium minerals trapped in the core since our planet's violent birth.
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10,000-Year-Old Battered Bones May Be Oldest Evidence of Human Warfare
The oldest known evidence of human warfare has been unearthed in Kenya, suggesting that warfare is an ancient part of the human repertoire.
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Photos: The Oldest Known Evidence of Warfare Unearthed
The oldest known evidence of human warfare has been unearthed in Kenya, suggesting warfare is an ancient part of the human repertoire.
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2015 Shatters Hottest Year Record, But 2016 Could Rival It
2015 blew away the competition for record heat, besting 2014 by widest margin on record.
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Antarctic Explorer Shackleton Hindered by Heart Defect, Docs Say
Famous antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton may have had a hole in his heart.
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New Seafloor Map Reveals Secrets of Ancient Continents' Shoving Match
Tectonic plates may have inched across the Earth’s surface to where they are now over billions of years. But they left behind traces of their movement under the sea in bumps and gashes that researchers can map.
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Racing Pigeons Fly Home Faster in Polluted Air, Scientists Find
China's frequently choking haze is providing an unexpected benefit to racing pigeons in one of the country's most polluted regions, helping the birds to navigate home faster.
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Melanoma May Be Deadlier in Pregnant Women
Women who develop the skin cancer melanoma during pregnancy may have more aggressive cases of the cancer, a new study suggests.
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Cardiac Arrest Deadlier in a High Rise, Study Says
People are more likely to survive cardiac arrest if they live below the third floor, a new study finds.
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A Garden Grows in Space: First Zinnias Bloom, to Astronaut's Delight
Zinnias have opened their petals for the first time on the International Space Station, and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly couldn't be prouder.
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Some Pregnant Women in US Should Be Tested for Zika Virus: CDC
Some pregnant women who traveled to areas where Zika virus is spreading should be tested for the disease, health officials announced today.
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Sorry, Spider-Man! You're Too Big to Scale That Wall
If the superhero Spider-Man were to climb walls like a true spider, he would need ridiculously enormous feet, a new study finds.
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Hundreds of Tiny Bugs Are Probably Hiding in Your Home
You are likely sharing your home with hundreds of unseen arthropods — tiny accidental "squatters" that aren't pests at all.
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Photos: 15 Insects and Spiders That May Share Your Home
A great variety of multi-legged creatures share our homes, and many of them aren't pests at all.
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Don't Blame Pot for Teens' IQ Drop, Study Says
Smoking pot doesn't make teens any dumber, a new study finds.
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Baking-Soda Ingredient May Lower Risk of Premature Death
Older people who have lower levels of bicarbonate, a main ingredient in baking soda, in their blood may be at increased risk of premature death.
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Raging Fires in Australia Visible from Space
Creating smoky clouds easily visible from space, the bushfire in Yarloop, Australia was wild and deadly at the beginning of January.
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Low-Fiber Diet May Change Gut Microbes for Generations
Low-fiber diets may permanently reduce the diversity of microbes living in the human gut, new research suggests.
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Effects of Global Warming
by Alina Bradford, Live Science Contributor
The longer a drought lasts, the greater the risk of suicide for men in rural areas between 30 and 49 years of age.
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Global warming is expected to have far-reaching, long-lasting and, in many cases, devastating consequences for planet Earth.
For some years, global warming,...