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Cosmochemist discovers potential solution to meteorite mystery
Chondrules may have formed from high-pressure collisions in early solar system.
July 8, 2013
Starfish have eyes at the tips of their arms
A study has shown for the first time that starfish use primitive eyes at the tip of their arms to visually navigate their environment.
July 5, 2013
Space weather forecast study turns table of effective predictions on its head
A comparison of solar flare forecasting systems has turned the performance table of apparently effective prediction methods on its head.
July 5, 2013
How the brain creates the buzz that helps ideas spread
Psychologists have identifyed for the first time the brain regions associated with the successful spread of ideas, often called "buzz."
July 5, 2013
Flashes in the sky: Cosmic radio bursts point to cataclysmic origins in the distant universe
They appear to have originated from billions of light-years away and have left scientists pondering what might have caused them.
July 4, 2013
Possible explanation for mysterious radio flashes
Mysterious bright radio flashes that appear for only a brief moment on the sky and do not repeat could be the final farewell of a massive star collapsing into a black hole.
July 4, 2013
Primate evolution and future conservation
Model of ape history during the past 15 million years has been fashioned through the study of genetic variation in a large panel of humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutans.
July 3, 2013
New knowledge about early galaxies
Researchers have studied an early galaxy in unprecedented detail and determined a number of important properties such as size, mass, content of elements and have determined how quickly the galaxy forms new stars.
July 3, 2013
Cluster spacecraft detects elusive space wind
A new study provides the first conclusive proof of the existence of a space wind first proposed theoretically over 20 years ago.
July 2, 2013
View from space: Arizona Yarnell Hill fire
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona on July 1, 2013. The fire was still burning on July 2, and 19 firefighters had been killed.
July 2, 2013
