The galaxy NGC 1132 is most likely a cosmic fossil — the aftermath of an…
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Barnacles Go To Great Lengths To Mate
Compelled to mate, yet firmly attached to the rock, barnacles have evolved the longest penis…
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Bruhn NewTech Awarded Contract for BRACIS CBRN Risk-Management System
UK Ministry of Defence upgrades BRACIS to ensure full compliance with NATO standards and gain…
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Smoking Linked To Sleep Disturbances
Cigarette smokers are four times as likely as nonsmokers to report feeling unrested after a…
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Particle Accelerator: Signals Sent Racing Ahead At Light Speed To Keep Particles Colliding
Imagine trying to catch up to something moving close to the speed of light –…
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Gene Found To Play A Suppressor Role In Skin Cancer Development
Genetic evidence has been provided that Activating Transcription Factor 2 plays a suppressor role in…
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Air Pollution May Be Causing More Rainy Summer Days In The Southeast US
Rainfall data from a NASA satellite show that summertime storms in the southeastern United States…
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Environmental Toxins Linked To Early Onset Puberty In Girls, Study Suggests
Certain environmental toxins, such as the mycoestrogen zearalenone produced by the Fusarium fungus species, can…
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Giving Mice A Cold Virus Offers Hope Of New Asthma Treatments
Scientists have been able to recreate rhinovirus infection, which is behind most common colds, in…
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Apple Cuts iPhone, iPod Touch Production
Are Apple sales in trouble? Two research analysts have reported in recent days that Apple…