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Mathematics: Puzzles
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Words are needed to think about numbers, study suggests - Words are Needed to Think About Numbers, Study Suggests      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have found a new relationship between counting ability of Tsimane' individuals and their...

Mathematics: Puzzles
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Auxin makes the spirals in gerbera inflorescences follow the Fibonacci sequence - Auxin and the Fibonacci Sequence in Gerbera Inflorescences      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The meristem of the gerbera is patterned on the molecular level already at a stage where no primordi...

Space: The Solar System
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Mercury's poles may be icier than scientists thought - Mercury's Poles May Be Icier Than Scientists Thought      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A new study identifies three large surface ice deposits near Mercury's north pole, and suggests ther...

Space: The Solar System
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'Cataclysmic' collision shaped Uranus' evolution - Cataclysmic Collision Shaped Uranus' Evolution      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Uranus was hit by a massive object roughly twice the size of Earth that caused the planet to tilt an...

Space: The Solar System
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Keck observations bring weather of Uranus into sharp focus - Keck Observations Bring Weather of Uranus into Sharp Focus      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In 1986, when Voyager swept past Uranus, the probe’s portraits of the planet were “notoriously bland...

Space: The Solar System
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Chaotic orbit of Comet Halley explained - Chaotic Orbit of Comet Halley Explained      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers have found an explanation for the chaotic behavior of the orbit of Halley's Comet. ABSTR...

Space: The Solar System
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Unexplained warm layer discovered in Venus' atmosphere - Unexplained Warm Layer Discovered in Venus' Atmosphere      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have found a warm layer in Venus' atmosphere, the nature of which is still unknown. The r...

Space: The Solar System
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Ice feature on Saturn's giant moon, TItan - Ice Feature on Saturn's Giant Moon, Titan      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Research team finds huge ice feature on Titan while trying to understand where Saturn's largest moon...

Space: The Solar System
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Mystery behind formation of surface ice-shapes on Pluto unraveled - Mystery behind formation of surface ice-shapes on Pluto unraveled      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have unraveled a fascinating new insight into how the landscape of the dwarf-planet Pluto...

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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Comet collisions every six seconds explain 17-year-old stellar mystery - Comet Collisions Every Six Seconds Explain 17-Year-Old Stellar Mystery      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Every six seconds, for many millions of years, comets have been colliding near a star visible to the...

Space: The Solar System
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New models explain canyons on Pluto moon - New Models Explain Canyons on Pluto Moon      (via sciencedaily.com) 

In 2015, when NASA's New Horizons spacecraft encountered the Pluto-Charon system, scientists discove...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto's icy heart makes winds blow - Pluto's Icy Heart Makes Winds Blow      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A 'beating heart' of frozen nitrogen controls Pluto's winds and may give rise to features on its sur...

Space: The Solar System
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Secrets behind Pluto's dunes revealed - Secrets Behind Pluto's Dunes Revealed      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have discovered dunes on Pluto, and say they are likely to have been formed of methane ic...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Bacteria as climate heroes - Bacteria as Climate Heroes: How Microbes Can Help Combat Climate Change      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Acetogens are a group of bacteria that can metabolise formate. For example, they form acetic acid --...

Geoscience: Geography
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Can children map read at the age of four? - Can Children Map Read at the Age of Four?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have found that children start to develop the basic skills that underlie map reading fro...

Biology: Zoology
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How consciousness in animals could be researched - How Consciousness in Animals Could Be Researched      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Animal consciousness should not be thought of as a light switch, which can be on or off, philosopher...

Biology: Developmental
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New study decodes one of the living world's fastest cell movements - New Study Decodes One of the Living World's Fastest Cell Movements      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Heliozoan axopodia are important for their motility. However, the underlying mechanism of their axop...

Biology: Developmental
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How cells prevent harmful extra DNA copies - How Cells Prevent Harmful Extra DNA Copies      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A protein that prepares DNA for replication also prevents the replication process from running out o...