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Space: The Solar System
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Scientists map sulfur residue on Jupiter's icy moon Europa - Scientists Map Sulfur Residue on Jupiter's Icy Moon Europa      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team has used the Hubble Space Telescope to observe Jupiter's moon, Europa, at ultraviolet wavelen...

Space: The Solar System
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Dark storm on Neptune reverses direction, possibly shedding a fragment - Dark Storm on Neptune Reverses Direction, Possibly Shedding a Fragment      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope watched a mysterious dark vortex on Neptune abruptly...

Space: The Solar System
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First exposed planetary core discovered allows glimpse inside other worlds - First Exposed Planetary Core Discovered Allows Glimpse Inside Other Worlds      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The surviving core of a gas giant has been discovered orbiting a distant star, offering an unprecede...

Space: The Solar System
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Team studies binaries to make heads or tails of planet formation - Team Studies Binaries to Make Heads or Tails of Planet Formation      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A team studied the orientation of distant solar system bodies to bolster the 'streaming instability'...

Space: The Solar System
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'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto - Plutoid: The New Name for Solar System Objects Like Pluto      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The International Astronomical Union has decided on the term plutoid as a name for dwarf planets lik...

Space: The Solar System
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Pluto's hydrocarbon haze keeps dwarf planet colder than expected - Pluto's Hydrocarbon Haze Keeps Dwarf Planet Colder Than Expected      (via sciencedaily.com) 

The gas composition of a planet's atmosphere generally determines how much heat gets trapped in the...

Space: The Solar System
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Modeling offers new perspective on how Pluto's 'icy heart' came to be - Modeling Offers New Perspective on How Pluto's 'Icy Heart' Came to Be      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Pluto's "icy heart" is a bright, two-lobed feature on its surface that has attracted researchers eve...

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: Evolutionary
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Chlamydiae expand our view on how intracellular bacteria evolve - Chlamydiae: Expanding Our Understanding of Intracellular Bacteria Evolution      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

All chlamydiae today live inside the cells of hosts ranging from amoeba to animals. A team of scient...

Anthropology: Early Humans
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Ancient tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia - Ancient Tooth Unlocks Mystery of Denisovans in Asia      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

What links a finger bone and some fossil teeth found in a cave in the remote Altai Mountains of Sibe...

Engineering: Graphene
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New research furthers understanding of the electronic structure of graphite - New Research Furthers Understanding of the Electronic Structure of Graphite      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Graphite is an incredibly important, versatile mineral, with uses spanning industries. Graphite is a...

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...

Biology: Zoology
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New eyes discovered in trilobites - New Eyes Discovered in Trilobites: A Fascinating Discovery      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have detected previously overlooked eyes whose form and function could help to improve t...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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Using fossil plant molecules to track down the Green Sahara - Using Fossil Plant Molecules to Track Down the Green Sahara      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have developed a new concept to explain the phenomenon known as Green Sahara. They demon...

Space: Structures and Features
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Classifying exoplanet atmospheres opens new field of study - Classifying Exoplanet Atmospheres Opens New Field of Study      (via sciencedaily.com) 

An international team of researchers examined data for 25 exoplanets and found some links among the...