|  Red Cedar Trees Rebounded After Clean Air Act  | A species of old trees in the Appalachian Mountains is growing faster than expected in the wake of clean-air controls implemented decades ago, a new study shows.
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| Read More » The Scoop on Space Poop: How Astronauts Go Potty  | On May 5, 1961, NASA astronaut Alan Shepard was locked into his capsule Freedom 7, ready to become the first American and second person ever in space. But before his 15-minute historic flight, Shepard would sit through five hours of delays — and he really had to go to the bathroom.
| Read More » Weird! Tiny Frog Uses Its Mouth to Hear  | A small frog native to the Republic of Seychelles lacks a conventional middle ear and eardrum to hear sounds made by other frogs, but new research suggests these peculiar croakers are not deaf, and can instead use their mouth cavities to pick up on noise.
| Read More » The Real Science of Kim Stanley Robinson's 'Shaman'  | Imagining the Earth 32,000 years ago is no easy feat.
| Read More » 3D-Printed Medical Devices Spark FDA Evaluation  | When Kaiba Gionfriddo was just a few months old, a 3D-printed device saved his life.
| Read More » How Mountains' Rise Led Species to Invade  | The rise of the forerunners of the Appalachian Mountains may have opened the gates for invasive species to storm the lost continent that gave rise to North America, new research suggests.
| Read More » On Giant Blue Alien Planet, It Rains Molten Glass  | There's a "blue marble" alien planet just 63 light-years from Earth, but the world is anything but friendly to life. Researchers say the blue color in the atmosphere likely comes from a rain of molten glass.
| Read More » Scientists find possible new way of fighting high blood pressure By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists experimenting with rats have found that de-activating certain nerves in the neck can effectively treat high blood pressure - a discovery that could be an advance in tackling one of the world's biggest silent killers. Researchers at Britain's Bristol University found that in rats with high blood pressure, when they removed nerve links between the brain and the carotid body - a nodule about the size of a grain of rice on the side of each carotid artery - the animals' blood pressure fell and remained low. ... Read More » These People Want to Go to Mars (and Never Come Back)  | Tens of thousands of people are prepared to leave their families, jobs and lives behind for a one-way trip to Mars.
| Read More » Daring to Trap Grizzlies, Researchers Tackle Population Puzzle  | It takes a trained team, a healthy dose of caution and about an hour of work to restrain a grizzly bear and get the samples needed for research on the iconic western species. This research that could help scientists solve a puzzling trend in the bear's population numbers.
| Read More » London's Burning: How a Skyscraper Melts Cars  | London isn't famous for hot weather, but that may change soon, and not because of global warming: The design of a new skyscraper in the city is melting cars and setting buildings on fire.
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| Read More » Dogfighting Bust, 3 Years in the Making, Marks Transformational Change (Op-Ed)  | Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
| Read More » Baby Brains Tune into Lemur Shrieks  | Before they learn to speak, babies perk up when they hear human voices, and the act of listening has a profound effect on their brain. But young infants may be just as sensitive to the noises of primates as the noises of their parents, new research suggests.
| Read More » 200,000 Yearly Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke Are Preventable  | About a quarter of the deaths from heart disease and stroke that occur yearly in the United States are preventable, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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