Science
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2018
A potentially powerful new antibiotic is discovered in dirt
Extracted from unknown microorganisms living in soil, it kills several superbugs – including the dreaded MRSA – without engendering resistance.
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PublishedFebruary 8, 2018
Tesla roadster in space? Flat Earthers are not buying it
As one Florida Flat Earth conspiracy theorist put it this week, 'Space travel is pretty much a hoax.'
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2018
Gulf of Maine lobster population past its peak, study says, and a big drop is due
Scientists say warming waters in the Gulf of Maine will lower lobster populations 40 to 62 percent over the next 30 years, but conservation measures the state adopted decades ago will mitigate the impact.
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2018
Mars ice deposits offer new window for study
Planetary scientists located eight of these geological features on the Red Planet.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2018
DNA helps tell ancient peoples’ genetic story
The ancestors of a girl buried some 11,500 years ago belonged to some of the first people to migrate to North America.
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PublishedDecember 26, 2017
Spinal-cord implants that numb pain emerge as alternative to opioids
Technology breakthroughs that are just now reaching patients come from a better understanding of how pain signals are transmitted within the body.
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PublishedDecember 15, 2017
Scientists didn’t discover a 512-year-old shark, probably
The age of a Greenland shark is not an easy thing to pin down, as it turns out.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
For some scientists, debate over human influence on climate is settled
Dire predictions fall like rain at the American Geophysical Union conference in New Orleans.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2017
Scientists race for glimpse of oddball space rock
The asteroid, named 'Oumuamua, is the first of its kind observed by people.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2017
Which are smarter – dogs or cats? Researchers have a hunch, but there’s a surprise.
A new study says the best way to measure cognitive ability is to tally each animal's neurons.
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