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Space: The Solar System
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Saturn's moon Mimas: A 'snowplough' in the planet's rings - Saturn's Moon Mimas: A 'Snowplough' in the Planet's Rings      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have shown that Mimas, one of Saturn's moons, acted as a kind of remote snowplough, push...

Space: The Solar System
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Massive comet-like object pollutes atmosphere of a white dwarf - Massive Comet-Like Object Pollutes Atmosphere of a White Dwarf      (via sciencedaily.com) 

For the first time, scientists have witnessed a massive object with the makeup of a comet being ripp...

Space: The Solar System
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X-ray detection sheds new light on Pluto - X-Ray Detection Sheds New Light on Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have made the first detections of X-rays from Plut...

Space: The Solar System
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Moon discovered over dwarf planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt - Moon Discovered Over Dwarf Planet Makemake in the Kuiper Belt      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have discovered an elusive, dark moon orbiting Makemake, one of the 'big four' dwarf plan...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto 'paints' its largest moon red - Pluto 'Paints' Its Largest Moon Red      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In June 2015, when the cameras on NASA's approaching New Horizons spacecraft first spotted the large...

Biology: Evolutionary
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Black-legged tick genome deciphered - Black-Legged Tick Genome Deciphered: A Breakthrough in Lyme Disease Research      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have deciphered a comprehensive, continuous genome for a parasite responsible for transmi...

Biology: Microbiology
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Normal prion protein regulates iron metabolism - Normal Prion Protein Regulates Iron Metabolism      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An iron imbalance caused by prion proteins collecting in the brain is a likely cause of cell death i...

Space: The Solar System
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Do missing Jupiters mean massive comet belts? - Do Missing Jupiters Mean Massive Comet Belts?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have discovered vast comet belts surrounding two nearby planetary systems known to host...

Energy: Fossil Fuels
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Massive methane emissions by oil and gas industry detected from space - Massive Methane Emissions by Oil and Gas Industry Detected from Space      (via sciencedaily.com) 

For the first time ever on a global scale, using satellite imagery, scientists have quantified volum...

Computer Science: General
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Screen-printing method can make wearable electronics less expensive - Screen-Printing Method: A Cost-Effective Solution for Wearable Electronics      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study demonstrates that electrodes can be made using just screen printing, creating a stretcha...

Biology: Genetics
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Genes in beans: Bean genome sequenced for improved nutrition - Genes in Beans: Bean Genome Sequenced for Improved Nutrition      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The faba bean genome, which at 13 billion bases is more than four times the size of the human genome ...

Space: Structures and Features
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Astronomy: Is over-eating to blame for bulges in Milky Way bar? - Astronomy: Is Over-Eating to Blame for Bulges in Milky Way Bar?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new simulation conducted on the world's most powerful supercomputer dedicated to astronomy has pro...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Using machine learning to help monitor climate-induced hazards - Using Machine Learning to Help Monitor Climate-Induced Hazards      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Combining satellite technology with machine learning may allow scientists to better track and prepar...

Space: Structures and Features
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Black hole billiards in the centers of galaxies - Black Hole Billiards in the Centers of Galaxies      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers provide the first plausible explanation to why one of the most massive black hole pairs...