Sunday, November 13, 2016

13 November - Live Science

Red Rocks near Sedona, ArizonaRed Rocks near Sedona, Arizona (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
English: Panoramic view of Sedona from the vor...English: Panoramic view of Sedona from the vortex point near the Sedona airport. The famous bell rock can be seen on the right side of the photo, which is located on the south side of the vortex point. Major parts of the town are in the middle of the photo. This picture was taken by Sheng Liu in October, 2009. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Using marijuana may be tied to a type of cardiomyopathy, or weakening of the heart muscle, a new study says.
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Prepare to be dazzled with the luminous light of a supermoon as it ascends into the sky tonight (Nov. 13), marking the closest a full moon has been to Earth in..
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Some U.S. women will receive abortion pills by mail as part of a study on whether these abortions, which don't involve going to an abortion clinic, can be done..
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Traumatic events may affect the brains of boys and girls differently, a new study finds.
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When we think about the men and women in our military this Veterans Day, we should also think about their mental health.
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A bizarre-looking, soft-bodied, multilimbed, carnivorous sea slug was recently filmed off the coast of Bali, Indonesia.
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This month's bright supermoon — the closest full moon in 68 years — is expected to light up the sky early Monday morning, NASA reported.
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Kids with lazy eye — or amblyopia, the medical term for the condition — may improve their vision by playing a specially designed iPad game, a new study finds.
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Kelli Klymenko, a photographer in Sedona, took the image from Cathedral Rock Trail in Arizona.
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Singer-songwriter Michael Bublé's young son Noah recently started treatment for liver cancer, a condition that is very rare in children.
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When the full moon is at a spot in its orbit closest to the Earth, our lone satellite appears much bigger and brighter than your average full moon. Take a look..
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A rare type of bed bug was found in Florida for the first time in 60 years, and it may be on the move.
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A single fossilized backbone is the first evidence on record that dolphins once swam around the waters of ancient Madagascar, a new study says.
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A strange metal object that looks like it may have come from an aircraft or rocket launcher has landed in Myanmar.
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The year in which you were born may predict your risk of getting some types of the flu.
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The moon holds a mystical place in the history of human culture, so it's no wonder that many myths exist.
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Ideology doesn't explain the deep divisions Hillary Clinton referenced in her concession speech.
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How should parents talk to their children about a Trump presidency?
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Kids are curious creatures. Here are some awesome and educational science toys, many for $30 or less, that can entertain and engage your family.
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Constipation may be a sign of an altered gut microbiome, which affects inflammation in the body, the researchers said.
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Voters in Maine voted to legalize recreational marijuana, the Associated Press reported.
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Jim Lovell, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Story Musgrave, Bill Nye and more star in the documentary about how human exploration of space slowed to a low-earth orbit cra..
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The cause of mysterious sores that are increasingly seen on red squirrels has been found.
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A diver hunting for sea cucumbers in British Columbia, Canada, came across what may be the United States' first lost nuclear weapon, or 'broken arrow'
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Here's how climate experts think Trump's win will impact climate research and mitigation efforts.
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Donald Trump has said he would withdraw the United States from historic pacts to curb global warming, but how exactly would this process play out?
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Massachusetts is the latest state to vote on a ballot initiative to increase the amount of space that animals are allowed in industrial food production systems..
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Yeast microbes from the world's oldest bottle of beer — a 220-year-old bottle found in one of Australia's earliest shipwrecks — are being used to create a new,..
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An international team of scientists has recreated a 220-year-old beer recipe using live yeast recovered from a bottle found in an 18th-century shipwreck in Aus..
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A new technology that fits on a USB stick can be used to test for levels of HIV in people's blood, which could aid in treatment of the disease in developing co..
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Voters in California, Massachusetts and Nevada decided yesterday (Nov. 8) to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in their states.
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The 16-inch-long earthworm will become part of the collection at the Natural History Museum in London.w
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The more time you spend on your smartphone, the worse you'll sleep, a new study suggests.
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Yoga poses depicted in magazines and other media outlets may draw eyeballs, but most people probably shouldn't try them, a new study suggests.
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The discovery of a pair of fossilized skulls from dome-headed dinosaurs is shedding light on how these bizarre creatures called pachycephalosaurs evolved, rese..
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In "Blueprint for a Battlestar: Serious Scientific Explanations Behind Sci-Fi's Greatest Inventions," NASA insider Rod Pyle explores remarkable and memorable t..
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CT scans show structures in birds' beaks that help them keep cool.
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Here's a look at some of the most pressing space issues that President-elect Trump may face, from the direction of NASA's human-spaceflight program to the regu..
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Neanderthals and modern humans interbred long ago, but evolution has purged many of our caveman relative's genes from modern human genomes, a new study finds.
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The fleet set a new Guinness World Record for most the most UAVs airborne simultaneously.
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Enough water to fill a great lake has been found locked in the molten rock beneath a Bolivian volcano.
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