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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
Pluto’s smallest moons receive their official names
The names of Pluto’s two smallest known moons, previously referred to as “P4” and “P5,” have been formally approved by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).
July 2, 2013
Cloud modeling expands estimate of life-supporting planets
Current data suggest there is approximately one Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of each red dwarf star. This study roughly doubles that estimate.
July 1, 2013
Most sustainable office building in the world
In Munich, a newly erected office building - called the NuOffice - has been awarded an internationally recognized green design certification in platinum.
July 1, 2013
