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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: Structures and Features Space: The Solar System
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Why Venus rotates, slowly, despite sun's powerful grip - Why Venus Rotates Slowly Despite Sun's Powerful Grip      (via sciencedaily.com) 

If not for the soupy, fast-moving atmosphere on Venus, Earth's sister planet would likely not rotate...

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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Waves on sun give NASA new insight into space weather forecasting - Waves on Sun Give NASA New Insight into Space Weather Forecasting      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research has uncovered a mechanism, similar to one that occurs on Earth, which may allow new ins...

Space: The Solar System
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What makes Saturn's atmosphere so hot - What Makes Saturn's Atmosphere So Hot?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New analysis of data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft found that electric currents, triggered by inter...

Space: The Solar System
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Lakes on Saturn's moon Titan are explosion craters, new models suggest - Lakes on Saturn's Moon Titan are Explosion Craters, New Models Suggest      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft may help explain why some methane-filled lakes on Saturn's moon...

Space: The Solar System
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Present-day subsurface ocean on Pluto? - Present-day Subsurface Ocean on Pluto?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An updated thermal model for Pluto suggests that a liquid water ocean beneath the dwarf planet's ice...

Engineering: Biometric
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Fingerprints' moisture-regulating mechanism strengthens human touch - Fingerprints' Moisture-Regulating Mechanism Strengthens Human Touch      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Human fingerprints have a self-regulating moisture mechanism that not only helps us to avoid droppin...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Transport of air masses in connection with 'El Niño' decoded - Transport of Air Masses in Connection with 'El Niño' Decoded      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The El Niño phenomenon influences the weather in distant regions, as far away as the USA, India or t...

Space: The Solar System
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Solar wind slows farther away from the Sun - Solar Wind Slows Down as It Travels Farther Away from the Sun      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Measurements taken by the Solar Wind Around Pluto (SWAP) instrument aboard NASA's New Horizons space...

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Fresh wind blows from historical supernova      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A mysterious remnant from a rare type of supernova recorded in 1181 has been explained for the first...

Ecology: General Ecology: Research
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Marine plankton tell the long story of ocean health, and maybe human too - Marine Plankton: A Window into Ocean and Human Health      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers suggest that rising levels of humanmade chemicals, accumulating in marine plankton, migh...

Ecology: General Ecology: Research
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Effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza on canids investigated - Effects of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza on Canids Investigated      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have revealed the effects of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus infection on an Ez...