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Study suggests black holes abundant among the earliest stars
The evidence comes from comparing infrared and X-ray background signals across the same stretch of sky.
June 6, 2013
Brand new Earth-observing microwave radiometer
It's for observing Earth and is designed to overcome pitfalls that have plagued similar instruments in the past.
June 6, 2013
Did comet impacts jump-start life on Earth?
Icy comets that crashed into Earth millions of years ago could have produced life building organic compounds.
June 5, 2013
New all-solid sulfur-based battery outperforms lithium-ion technology
Scientists have designed and tested an all-solid lithium-sulfur battery with approximately four times the energy density of conventional lithium-ion technologies.
June 5, 2013
Life-producing phosphorus was carried to Earth by meteorites
New research from a team of scientists now shows that one key element that produced life on Earth was carried here on meteorites.
June 4, 2013
Does your girlfriend claim her memory is better? It probably is
New research suggests women can remember faces better than men, in part because they spend more time studying features without even knowing it.
June 4, 2013
The relentless exploitation of Asian Giant Lizards
A new study reveals that the illegal harvesting and trading of Southeast Asian monitor lizards - valued for their skins and as pets - continues.
June 3, 2013
New camera at WIYN images an asteroid with a long tail
Using the new wide-field camera at the WIYN 3.5 meter telescope, astronomers have found that the peculiar asteroid P/2010 A2's tail is much longer than previously supposed.
June 3, 2013
Facebook profiles raise users’ self-esteem and affect behavior
A new study shows that viewing your Facebook profile - the ideal version of self- can provide beneficial psychological effects and influence behavior.
June 3, 2013
Increasing CO2 in air is making deserts greener
Scientists call this a "carbon dioxide fertilization effect." It has caused a gradual greening of arid regions on Earth from 1982 to 2010.
May 31, 2013
