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Oxygen wafted into Earth's atmosphere earlier than thought

Wed, 2013-09-25 10:42
Date pushed back to 3 billion years ago
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Mental rotation gears up by age 5 for both boys and girls

Wed, 2013-09-25 07:45
Math-related visualization skill emerges rapidly in preschool years
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Dextrose rub helps newborns with low blood sugar

Tue, 2013-09-24 14:25
Massaging the sugary gel into babies' mouths may lessen need for intravenous infusions
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Killer cells trained on leukemia may protect some people

Mon, 2013-09-23 14:00
Immune system seems to remember cancer in people who've never had it
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FOR KIDS: Age-old fears perk up baby’s ears

Mon, 2013-09-23 11:06
Babies react to a snake’s hiss, fire’s crackle and other ancient danger sounds
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Scented naps can dissipate fears

Sun, 2013-09-22 10:01
People unlearned an odor's unpleasant accompaniment when they smelled it in their sleep
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News in Brief: Slashing greenhouse gas emissions could save millions of lives

Sun, 2013-09-22 10:00
Simulations suggest reduced air pollution would improve public health
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FOR KIDS: Gorgeous eco-bullies

Fri, 2013-09-20 12:50
‘Foreign’ lionfish — aquarium castoffs — have been invading American coastal waters at an alarming rate and gobbling up the natives
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FOR KIDS: Seeing the moon’s water

Fri, 2013-09-20 12:42
A moon-orbiting satellite detected traces of water in surface rocks
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Protein injection triggers vessel repair

Fri, 2013-09-20 12:08
Retina blood lines regrow when treated with angiopoietin-1
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Home births more risky than hospital deliveries

Fri, 2013-09-20 09:32
Records suggest babies born at home are more prone to unresponsiveness after five minutes
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News in Brief: MERS virus jumped several times from animals to humans

Thu, 2013-09-19 14:22
More than one person caught new illness from bats, camels or other creatures
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Feces in termites' nests block biological pest control

Thu, 2013-09-19 13:45
Built-in poop nourishes bacteria that protect notorious Formosan species
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Vitamin stops static electricity

Thu, 2013-09-19 11:10
Clearing out uncharged molecules may prevent charge buildup
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Mars rover fails to find methane

Thu, 2013-09-19 09:47
Lack of gas in atmosphere argues against presence of life on Red Planet
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Tiger, lion and domestic cat genes not so different

Wed, 2013-09-18 13:51
Genomes of big felines provide insight into their evolution
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Cool Jobs: Repellent chemistry

Wed, 2013-09-18 11:59
Researchers tackle a wealth of problems by creating novel surfaces that repel liquids
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FOR KIDS: Ancient jewelry from space

Wed, 2013-09-18 11:48
Egyptians used metal from meteorites to make jewelry more than 5,000 years ago
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FOR KIDS: Building an almost-brain

Wed, 2013-09-18 11:35
Cells in the lab weave themselves into tiny, brainlike structures
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News in Brief: Mice lose cat fear for good after infection

Wed, 2013-09-18 10:02
Parasite's ill effects on rodents persist long after disease clears
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