Astronomers have found what could be one of the universe’s oldest stars, a body almost entirely made of …
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A new national study out of Ohio State University shows that people whose mothers had more romantic partners …
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The brain changes of teenage girls who engage in serious forms of self-harm, including cutting, show features similar …
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Mind & Spirit
Brain Activity Pattern May Indicate Early Signs of Schizophrenia
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesSchizophrenia, a brain disorder that produces hallucinations, delusions, and cognitive impairments, usually strikes during adolescence or young adulthood. …
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Space
Giant Planets Around Young Star Raise Questions About How Planets Form
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesResearchers have identified a young star with four Jupiter- and Saturn-sized planets in orbit around it, the first …
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Environment
Where Did Earth’s Water Come From? An Overlooked Source Discovered
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesWhere did Earth’s water come from? A team of Arizona State University geoscientists led by Peter Buseck, Regents’ …
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The potentially rocky planet, known as Barnard’s star b, is a “super-Earth” with a mass of at least …
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Environment
Newly Discovered Deep-Sea Microbes Gobble Greenhouse Gases and Perhaps Oil Spills
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesScientists at The University of Texas at Austin’s Marine Science Institute have discovered nearly two dozen new types …
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Space
Lasers Could Be Used as a Porch Light to Attract Alien Astronomers
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesIf extraterrestrial intelligence exists somewhere in our galaxy, a new MIT study proposes that lasers on Earth could, …
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Environment
Half of the World’s Annual Rain Falls in Just 12 Days, Study Finds
by Troy Oakesby Troy OakesCurrently, half of the world’s measured annual rain falls in just 12 days, according to a new analysis …