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Space: The Solar System
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Venus: Planetary portrait of inner beauty - Venus: Planetary Portrait of Inner Beauty      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A Venus transit across the face of the sun is a relatively rare event -- occurring in pairs with mor...

Chemistry: Thermodynamics Energy: Batteries
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Flameproofing lithium-ion batteries with salt - Flameproofing Lithium-Ion Batteries with Salt: A Breakthrough in Battery Safety      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A polymer-based electrolyte makes for batteries that keep working -- and don't catch fire -- when he...

Physics: Optics
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Fastest industry standard optical fiber - Fastest Industry Standard Optical Fiber: A Breakthrough in Telecommunications      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

An optical fiber about the thickness of a human hair can now carry the equivalent of more than 10 mi...

Space: Cosmology Space: Structures and Features
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Uncovering the massive quantum mysteries of black holes - Uncovering the Massive Quantum Mysteries of Black Holes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Bizarre quantum properties of black holes -- including their mind-bending ability to have different...

Archaeology: General Environmental: Ecosystems
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Protecting very old trees can help mitigate climate change - Protecting Very Old Trees Can Help Mitigate Climate Change      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Ancient trees -- those that are many hundreds, or even thousands, of years old -- play a vital role...

Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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T. rex's short arms may have lowered risk of bites during feeding frenzies - T. rex's Short Arms May Have Lowered Risk of Bites During Feeding Frenzies      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Extinct for 66 million years, T. rex still inspires speculation about its anatomy, behavior and fier...

Space: Structures and Features
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Astrophysicists hunt for second-closest supermassive black hole - Astrophysicists Hunt for Second-Closest Supermassive Black Hole      (via sciencedaily.com) 

As massive as the black hole at the center of the Milky Way, the behemoth is hosted by a dwarf galax...

Space: Exploration Space: Structures and Features
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Ground-breaking number of brown dwarfs discovered - Ground-breaking Number of Brown Dwarfs Discovered      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Brown dwarfs, mysterious objects that straddle the line between stars and planets, are essential to...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Ancient Mesopotamian discovery transforms knowledge of early farming - Ancient Mesopotamian Discovery Transforms Knowledge of Early Farming      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have unearthed the earliest definitive evidence of broomcorn millet (Panicum miliaceum) ...

Biology: Microbiology
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Tracking down BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - Tracking Down BSE and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have identified an altered expression of endogenous retroviruses in BSE-infected macaque...

Energy: Nuclear Physics: General Physics: Optics
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Keeping time with an atomic nucleus - Keeping Time with an Atomic Nucleus      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Nuclear clocks could allow scientists to probe the fundamental forces of the universe in the future....

Geoscience: Volcanoes
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Researchers home in on Thera volcano eruption date - Researchers Home in on Thera Volcano Eruption Date      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Tree-ring, ice core and volcano experts teamed up to identify one of the most climatically impactful...