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Space: Structures and Features
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Rare sighting of luminous jet spewed by supermassive black hole - Rare Sighting of Luminous Jet Spewed by Supermassive Black Hole      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers discover a bright optical flare caused by a dying star's encounter with a supermassive b...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Coevolution of mammals and their lice - Coevolution of Mammals and Their Lice: A Fascinating Relationship      (via sciencedaily.com) 

According to a new study, the first louse to take up residence on a mammalian host likely started ou...

Space: The Solar System
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Astronomers provide 'field guide' to exoplanets known as hot Jupiters - Astronomers Provide a Comprehensive Guide to Hot Jupiters      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By combining Hubble Space Telescope observations with theoretical models, a team of astronomers has...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Dissolving oil in a sunlit sea - Dissolving Oil in a Sunlit Sea: A Breakthrough in Environmental Science      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill was the largest marine oil spill in United States history. The...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Oil spill clean-up gets doggone hairy - Oil Spill Clean-Up Gets Doggone Hairy      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have found that dog fur and human hair products -- recycled from salon wastes and dog gr...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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How stressed-out plants produce their own aspirin - How Stressed-Out Plants Produce Their Own Aspirin      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Plants protect themselves from environmental hazards like insects, drought and heat by producing sal...

Computer Science: Encryption
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Quantum cryptography: Hacking is futile - Quantum Cryptography: Hacking is Futile      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An international team has successfully implemented an advanced form of quantum cryptography for the...

Biology: Microbiology
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The shape of infectious prions - The Shape of Infectious Prions: Understanding the Mechanisms of Prion Diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Prions are unique infective agents -- unlike viruses, bacteria, fungi and other parasites, prions do...

Biology: Microbiology
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New models advance the study of deadly human prion diseases - New Models Advance the Study of Deadly Human Prion Diseases      (via sciencedaily.com) 

By directly altering the gene coding for the prion protein (PrP), researchers have created mouse mod...

Biology: Microbiology
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Protective prion keeps yeast cells from going it alone - Protective Prion: A Savior for Yeast Cells      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team of scientists has added markedly to the job description of prions as agents of change, identi...

Biology: Microbiology
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New compounds inhibit prion infection - New Compounds Inhibit Prion Infection      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have identified a new class of compounds that inhibit the spread of prions, misfolded pr...

Space: The Solar System
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Physicists describe new type of aurora - Physicists Describe a New Type of Aurora      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The famed northern and southern lights have been studied for millennia, but they still hold secrets....

Space: The Solar System
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Unexpected role of electrons in creating pulsating auroras - Unexpected Role of Electrons in Creating Pulsating Auroras      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Thanks to a lucky conjunction of two satellites, a ground-based array of all-sky cameras, and some s...

Space: The Solar System
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A roadmap for deepening understanding of a puzzling universal process - A Roadmap for Deepening Understanding of a Puzzling Universal Process      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have detailed a roadmap for untangling a key aspect of magnetic recognition that could de...

Engineering: Biometric
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Researchers report quantum-limit-approaching chemical sensing chip - Researchers Report Quantum-Limit-Approaching Chemical Sensing Chip      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers are reporting an advancement of a chemical sensing chip that could lead to handheld devi...

Physics: Quantum Computing
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New type of entanglement lets scientists 'see' inside nuclei - New Type of Entanglement Lets Scientists 'See' Inside Nuclei      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Nuclear physicists have found a new way to use the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to see the...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Rationing: A fairer way to fight climate change? - Rationing: A Fairer Way to Fight Climate Change?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new...

Biology: Developmental Ecology: Endangered Species
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Botany: Chloroplast from the father - Botany: Chloroplast from the Father      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Under cold conditions, not only the mother plant but also the father plant can pass on its chloropla...