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Supervolcanoes once erupted on Mars

Science News - Wed, 2013-10-02 10:09
Giant eruptions billions of years ago left behind huge craters
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Some grape-scented compounds repel mosquitoes

Science News - Wed, 2013-10-02 09:57
Molecules drive bugs away as well as DEET does
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News in Brief: Tiny fossils set record for oldest flowerlike pollen

Science News - Tue, 2013-10-01 12:44
Find might have come from ancient relative of today’s flowering plants
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News in Brief: Maps reveal clouds on distant exoplanet

Science News - Tue, 2013-10-01 11:50
Astronomers chart the atmosphere of Kepler-7b
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Engineered salivary glands keep juices flowing

Science News - Tue, 2013-10-01 07:19
Organs grown in a lab dish do their job when transplanted into mice
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Ancient farming populations went boom, then bust

Science News - Tue, 2013-10-01 07:08
Agriculture's introduction led to big falls as well as rises in numbers of Europeans
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Microbes signal deceased's time of death

Science News - Mon, 2013-09-30 12:17
Germs accompany body's decay in consistent time sequence
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News in Brief: Centipede venom fights pain

Science News - Mon, 2013-09-30 11:44
Molecule from toxin makes mice less sensitive to acid, heat
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Humans found guilty in climate change

Science News - Fri, 2013-09-27 15:18
International panel's confidence increases that society is responsible for global warming
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FOR KIDS: Mystery microbes of the sea

Science News - Thu, 2013-09-26 14:41
What gobbles up millions of tons of poisonous ammonia each year, making the water safe for fish?
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Curiosity gets the dirt on Mars

Science News - Thu, 2013-09-26 11:19
Rover completes analysis of first soil collected from Gale Crater
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An on-off switch for eating

Science News - Thu, 2013-09-26 11:00
By triggering or silencing certain brain cells, scientists can get mice to feed regardless of hunger
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Newfound biological clocks set by the moon

Science News - Thu, 2013-09-26 09:12
Marine organisms have rhythms dictated by tides, lunar cycle
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Hard-shelled seaweed survives by its loose knees

Science News - Wed, 2013-09-25 14:56
Stringy joints between calcified algae's segments don't break easily under repeated stresses
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News in Brief: Immune protein explains skin diseases' link to infection

Science News - Wed, 2013-09-25 10:55
Molecule called IL-29 protects people with psoriasis from viruses
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Oxygen wafted into Earth's atmosphere earlier than thought

Science News - 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

Science News - 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

Science News - 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

Science News - 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

Science News - 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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