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Beth Linker Is Turning Good Posture on Its Head

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Louis Nirenberg, ‘One of the Great Mathematicians,’ Dies at 94

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Neanderthal Genes Hint at Much Earlier Human Migration From Africa

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Fossilized Tooth Captures a Pterosaur’s Failed Squid Meal

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Unraveling arthropod genomic diversity over 500 million years of evolution

Unraveling arthropod genomic diversity over 500 million years of evolution Results point to key factors behind arthropods’ success More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299933&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Insecticides are becoming more toxic to honeybees

Insecticides are becoming more toxic to honeybees Neonicotinoid seed treatments driving a dramatic increase in insecticide toxicity More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299934&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

In death of the dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid

In death of the dinosaurs, it was all about the asteroid Volcanic activity did not play a direct role, scientists find More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299935&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Scientists improve understanding of Mount St. Helens eruption recovery

Scientists improve understanding of Mount St. Helens eruption recovery Discover that plants are influencing ecosystem’s recovery More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299936&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton

Oceanographers predict increase in phytoplankton Machine learning Earth system model projects growth in lower latitudes by 2100 More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299937&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Farewell to NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope and Its 16 Years of Discovery

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In Paris, a Mathematician Confronts the Political Odds

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When Dinosaurs Left Tracks in a Land Consumed by Lava and Fire

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How Do Bats Live With So Many Viruses?

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For now, river deltas gain land worldwide

For now, river deltas gain land worldwide Recent delta land gains unlikely to last throughout the 21st century More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299918&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Researchers find collaborative flood modeling process effective

Researchers find collaborative flood modeling process effective Community involvement, high-resolution maps lead to improved risk management More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299919&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

The Killer Neural Wiring That Links Eyes and Wings in 2 Predators

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Twitter leading to new way of tracking and predicting virus outbreaks

Twitter leading to new way of tracking and predicting virus outbreaks Algorithm will give daily, localized updates about spread of flu More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299921&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

When Fires Burn on the Prairie, Coneflowers Bloom More Often

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They’re Stealthy at Sea, but They Can’t Hide From the Albatross

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Study weighs deep-sea mining's impact on microbes

Study weighs deep-sea mining's impact on microbes Mining may endanger essential roles microbes play in deep-sea ecosystems More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299914&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Fourth Spy at Los Alamos Knew A-Bomb’s Inner Secrets

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Brains Turned to Glass? Suffocated in Boathouses? Vesuvius Victims Get New Look

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The Mummy Speaks! Hear Sounds From the Voice an Ancient Egyptian Priest

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Researchers create nanoscale sensors to better see how high pressure affects materials

Researchers create nanoscale sensors to better see how high pressure affects materials Understanding pressure effects could lead to variety of material applications More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299889&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Surprising beauty found in bacterial cultures

Surprising beauty found in bacterial cultures Understanding intricate flower-like patterns in bacteria could lead to medical, environmental applications More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299890&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

New research provides evidence of strong early magnetic field around Earth

New research provides evidence of strong early magnetic field around Earth Results will help scientists draw conclusions about the sustainability of Earth's magnetic shield More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299891&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Climate shaped early forests of New England

Climate shaped early forests of New England Historical insight alters rationale for modern land management More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299893&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Shocked meteorites provide clues to Earth's lower mantle

Shocked meteorites provide clues to Earth's lower mantle The meteorites offer insights into an unreachable layer of the planet More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299895&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

A relationship between severe winter weather and Arctic warmth?

A relationship between severe winter weather and Arctic warmth? Scientists review two schools of thought on winter weather More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299896&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Ancient DNA from West Africa Adds to Picture of Humans’ Rise

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Stress Really Does Make Hair Go Gray Faster

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Bumblebee Vomit: Scientists Are No Longer Ignoring It

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Earth’s Oldest Asteroid Impact Found in Australia

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Alone on a Mountaintop, Awaiting a Very Hard Rain

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The Freshwater Giants Are Dying

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How Fast Can a Human Run?

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SpaceX’s Explosive Test May Launch Year of Renewed Human Spaceflight

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SpaceX Launch Updates: Awaiting Test That Will Destroy Rocket

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Scientists unlock mysteries of grasshoppers' response to gravity

Scientists unlock mysteries of grasshoppers' response to gravity Research uncovers aspects of insect physiology More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299875&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

SpaceX Prepares to Destroy Rocket for NASA in Safety Test

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Scientists find oldest-known fossilized digestive tract — 550 million years

Scientists find oldest-known fossilized digestive tract — 550 million years Fossil in the Nevada desert key to understanding the early history of animals More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299869&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Researchers uncover strong link between sadness and smoking

Researchers uncover strong link between sadness and smoking Sadness, more than other emotions, heightens craving to smoke and likelihood of relapse More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299865&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

Toward a smarter way of recharging an aquifer

Toward a smarter way of recharging an aquifer Researchers find cause of high arsenic concentrations in recharged aquifers More at https://www.nsf.gov/discoveries/disc_summ.jsp?cntn_id=299866&WT.mc_id=USNSF_1 This is a Research News item. Read more at nsf.gov

At the Bottom of the Sea, They Wait to Feast on Alligators

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It’s a Topsy-Turvy World. Can We Make Some Money From That?

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It’s a Topsy-Turvy World. Can We Make Some Money From That?

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Meteorite or Volcano? New Clues to the Dinosaurs’ Demise

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What Wolf Pups That Play Fetch Reveal About Your Dog

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They Could Swim. They Even Dived. They Were Neanderthals.

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This Strange Microbe May Mark One of Life’s Great Leaps

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