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Evolution
Lyme Disease’s Possible Bacterial Predecessor Found in Ancient Tick
A juvenile tick trapped in a 15-million- to 20-million-year-old piece of amber contains a bacterium that could be the oldest documented ancestor of the microbe that causes Lyme disease -
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Space
When Galaxy Clusters Crash, Light Warps and Particles Fly
New observations of a behemoth collision reveal extreme physical forces at work
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Space
A Stellar Discovery on the Milky Way's Far Side
Five remarkable stars on the other side of our galaxy promise new insight into the outer reaches of our home turf -
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Health
Delaying Vaccines Increases Risks—with No Added Benefits
Some parents delay vaccines out of a misinformed belief that it’s safer, but that decision actually increases the risk of a seizure after vaccination and leaves children at risk for disease longer -
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Health
"Genetic Heroes" May Be Key to Treating Debilitating Diseases
The Resilience Project seeks to find people who are unaffected by genetic mutations that would normally cause severe and fatal disorders -
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Health
New Tanning Bed Rules Link Lamps to Cancer
FDA action will put new warnings on the devices, regulate them like other machines that emit radiation -
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Technology
Wearable Tech Helps You Live in the Moment
Next-generation wearables promise to deliver real-time information that could benefit our health and the environment -
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Mind & Brain
Obama to Host Sports Concussion Summit
The White House supports new funding for youth-focused head injury research -
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Technology
Speed-Reading Reborn for Smartphones, Smartwatches
New apps and Web sites could herald the rapid perusal of digital content on the smallest screens -
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More Science
A Meta-Law to Rule Them All: Physicists Devise a “Theory of Everything”
“Constructor theory” unites in one framework how information is processed in the classical and quantum realms -
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Space
Cash-Starved NASA May Have to Nix 1 Space Telescope to Save Others
Hubble, Kepler, Chandra and other orbiting observatories got reprieves, but the Spitzer mission may be canceled
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Energy & Sustainability
If You’re Looking for a Healthy Environment, Follow the Dancing Bee
Honeybee “waggle dances” could help conservationists judge whether wildlife restoration efforts are working
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Mind & Brain
Neurofeedback Increases Affection, Builds Empathy
Squabbling with your spouse lately? Someday, couples therapy could mean watching your own brain activity to train your compassionate side -
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Space
Backlash to Big Bang Discovery Gathers Steam
Physicists cast doubt on a landmark experiment’s claim to have observed gravity waves from the big bang -
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Health
How Bacteria in the Placenta Could Help Shape Human Health
The placenta is full of microbes, a new study finds, raising questions about how that ecosystem and mothers' oral health influence the risk of preterm birth -
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Energy & Sustainability
For Atom-Friendly Asia, a Nuclear Power Boom—in the West, Stagnation
In Europe and the U.S. cost overruns and delays raise questions about the market for a new generation of safer nuclear reactors -
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Health
The Brazilian Banes: A World Cup Disease Guide
A global network of clinicians assess the most common diseases among travelers to Brazil, and the winner is surprising -
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Energy & Sustainability
Electric Grid, You Have Software Updates Available
Researchers are developing software that will let renewable energy flow into and out of a decentralized power grid like data on the Internet -
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Energy & Sustainability
Russia and Canada Heat Up Faster Than the Arctic [Slide Show]
New maps show that temperatures are rising quickest across Earth’s northern midlatitudes -
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Energy & Sustainability
Human-Lit Fires Can Pose Threat to Amazon Rainforest
In addition to deforestation, forest fires can kill many trees during severe droughts in the Amazon rainforest
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