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Category: Science
Largest potentially hazardous asteroid detected in eigh...
Twilight observations have enabled astronomers to spot three near-Earth asteroids (NEA) hiding in the glare of the Sun. These NEAs...
Just like humans, more intelligent jays have greater se...
A study has found that Eurasian jays can pass a version of the 'marshmallow test' -- and those with the greatest self-control also...
NASA's InSight lander detects stunning meteoroid impact...
NASA's InSight lander recorded a magnitude 4 marsquake last Dec. 24, but scientists learned only later the cause of that quake: a ...
Ancient viral DNA in human genome guards against infect...
Viral DNA in human genomes, embedded there from ancient infections, serve as antivirals that protect human cells against certain p...
Trunk dexterity explained: Scientists decipher facial m...
Elephants have an amazing arsenal of face, ear and trunk movements. The trunk consists of far more muscles than the entire human b...
Why some people are mosquito magnets
The female mosquito will hunt down any human, but some of us get bitten far more than others. The answer why may be hidden in our ...
River longer than the Thames beneath Antarctic ice shee...
An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice, potentially accelerating ice loss as the cl...
Study shows bumble bees 'play'
Bumble bees play, according to new research. It is believed to be the first time that object play behavior has been shown in an in...
Magma on Mars likely
Until now, Mars has been generally considered a geologically dead planet. An international team of researchers now reports that se...
Fruit flies move their retinas much like humans move th...
Insects cannot move their eyes the way humans do during a tennis game. But new research suggests fruit flies evolved a different s...
Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars
A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Mars. The maps offer the stronge...
Popular pharmaceutical target in cells may prove even m...
Researchers have identified a new signaling process involving G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), a cellular target already explo...