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Super-Earth or Mini-Neptune? New Technique to Probe Exoplanet Habitability

Perhaps the most intriguing exoplanets found so far are those bigger than our rocky, oceanic Earth but smaller than cold, gas-shrouded Uranus and Neptune. This mysterious class of in-between planets —alternatively dubbed super-Earthsor mini-Neptunes — confounds scientists because nothing like them exists as a basis for comparison in our solar system. 


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Astronauts Emerge from Cave After Underground Spaceflight Training

Six astronauts have emerged from an Italian cave after nearly a week underground to get a taste of the isolation and danger that will confront them on a space mission.


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Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Cell Transport Discoveries

Three scientists who helped undercover how the body's cells transport molecules to their correct locations have received this year's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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Incredible Technology: How Today's Archaeologists Kick Indiana Jones' Butt

The notion of an archaeologist may bring to mind a khakis-wearing Indiana Jones on hands and knees excavating artifacts with a tiny brush. But nowadays, archaeologists have a lot more sophisticated tools at their fingertips and no less adventure.


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3D Printing on Mars Could Be Key for Martian Colony

NEW YORK — Mars pioneers could use 3D printing to create a sustainable human colony on the Red Planet, advocates say.


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Government Shutdown Stops T. Rex Trek in Its Tracks

The ongoing government shutdown has stalled plans to haul a near-complete  fossil to its new home at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, a federal institution forced to shut its doors last week.


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Why Hard Drinkers Have Problems with Bones

BALTIMORE — It's a long-known association: hard drinking leads to weak bones. Doctors know that alcohol abusers are more likely than abstainers to suffer from frequent bone fractures, and slow bone healing.

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Size Doesn't Matter: 'Penis Shame' Is All in Guys' Heads

Has spam promising a larger male member with a pill or a cream ever tempted you to click? Hold off, guys. New research confirms that anxiety about penis size doesn't correlate to what's really in your pants.

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Massive New Attack Drone Under Development in Russia

Russia is developing a new 20-ton attack drone that may be used to carry out strikes on stationary and moving targets over land and sea, according to news reports.


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