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Engineering: Nanotechnology Physics: Optics
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A tiny spot leads to a large advancement in nano-processing, researchers reveal      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Focusing a tailored laser beam through transparent glass can create a tiny spot inside the material. ...

Ecology: Animals
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Spotted apex predator being pressured by spotted pack hunters -- and it's our fault      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Leopards, who are already in decline, can't keep up with hyenas when people are around. As we humans...

Offbeat: General Offbeat: Space Space: Astronomy Space: Exploration Space: General Space: The Solar System
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Jupiter's great red spot is not the same one Cassini observed in 1600s      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot has persisted for at least 190 years and is likely a different spot ...

Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Environmental: General
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Monarchs' white spots aid migration - Monarchs' White Spots Aid Migration      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

If you've ever wondered how the monarch butterfly got its spots, University of Georgia researchers m ...

Space: The Solar System
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Jupiter's Great Red Spot feeds on smaller storms - Jupiter's Great Red Spot Feeds on Smaller Storms      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The stormy, centuries-old maelstrom of Jupiter's Great Red Spot was shaken but not destroyed by a se ...

Energy: Technology Environmental: General
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New study finds 'sweet spot' for length of yarn-shaped supercapacitors      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have identified a 'sweet spot' at which the length of a threadlike energy storage techno ...

Anthropology: Early Humans
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Exposing the evolutionary weak spots of the human genome - Exposing the Evolutionary Weak Spots of the Human Genome      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Mutations can drastically help or hurt the odds of an organism surviving and reproducing. Researcher...

Chemistry: Biochemistry Chemistry: General
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Mimics human tissue, fights bacteria: New biomaterial hits the sweet spot      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new lab-made substance mimics human tissue and could reduce or replace the use of animal-derived m...

Energy: Nuclear Environmental: General Geoscience: Earthquakes
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New method to more accurately spot underground nuclear tests      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A more accurate way of identifying underground nuclear tests, including those conducted in secret, h...

Biology: General Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Mice pass the mirror test, a classic indicator of self-recognition      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers report that mice display behavior that resembles self-recognition when they see themselv...

Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Nature
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Small birds spice up the already diverse diet of spotted hyenas in Namibia      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Hyenas are generalist predators (and scavengers) with a broad range of prey species. They are known...