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Researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) demonstrated how new virus evolves, shedding light how easy it can be for diseases to gain dangerous mutations. The findings appear current issue journal Science.
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Astronomers have revealed the moon’s recent geological activity — they claim the Earth’s natural satellite’s crust is being stretched, forming minute valleys in a few small areas on the lunar surface. Pompeii-like, a 300-million-year-old tropical forest was preserved in ash when a volcano erupted in what is today northern China. A new study of tweets spreading news from The New York Times finds that the Internet, while creating an open line of communication across continents, may at the same time be strengthening walls that separate users into ideological camps, and more. ![Alien Sightings! UFOs Have a Base Under Volcano in Mexico? [VIDEO] | Skylarkers | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/6CClkgM6MBWXgJjBwvuLqjl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
The researchers at the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) are confident that contact with intelligent alien civilizations may soon be a reality. 
Studying the origin of life at its building blocks offers a unique perspective on evolution, says a researcher at Michigan State University. Many experts think graphene could change the face of electronics -- especially if the scientific community can overcome a major challenge intrinsic to the material. 
Twitter reveals daily emotional rhythms are consistent across cultures... 
Researchers from the University of Massachusetts have invented a super adhesive material which can hold weights of up to 700 pounds on a smooth wall. 
Two meters below the surface of the Atacama Desert there is an 'oasis' of microorganisms. 
Discovering the relation between genetic variation and observable characteristics of individuals belonging to a species, such as a person's height or the manifestation of a hereditary disease is one of today's challenges in biology. Until now only a small part of the variation of these traits -- which biologists name phenotypes -- were attributed to genetic variations. Researchers at Polytechnique Montreal have succeeded in changing the genetic material of cancer cells using a brand-new transfection method. This major breakthrough in nanosurgery opens the door to new medical applications, among others for the treatment of cancers. 
7,500 light years away, the unstable star Eta Carinae appears set to blow. 
Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center interventional cardiologists have, for the first time, repaired a large coronary artery aneurysm with stent-assisted coil embolization without doing open heart surgery. The successful procedure could mean a new option for patients, especially those who would be at risk undergoing an open chest operation. The work is published in the February issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, an American Heart Association journal. |
Pompeii-like, a 300-million-year-old tropical forest was preserved in ash when a volcano erupted in what is today northern China. A new study by University of Pennsylvania paleobotanist Hermann Pfefferkorn and colleagues presents a reconstruction of this fossilized forest, lending insight into the ecology and climate of its time. 
A living plant has been generated from the fruit of a little arctic flower, making it the oldest plant by far that has ever been grown from ancient tissue. 
Named 'mountain dweller', it is the highest-altitude living member of its genus. 
The Eau Good is a filtering system in a bottle so you can drink water from the tap without worrying if it’s clean enough. This water bottle has a binchotan active charcoal filter inside which purifies your water. This type of filter has been found to balance the water’s pH, reduce chlorine content, and mineralize the water to make it taste better. 
Photographic study shows that cephalopods travel faster in air than in water. 
Archaeologists discover 23 stone plaques with carved images inside the main temple of what was once the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, Mexico City. Quantum cryptography is the ultimate secret message service. Now new research, to be presented at the 2012 AAAS Annual Meeting, shows it can counter even the ultimate paranoid scenario: when the equipment or even the operator is in the control of a malicious power. 
Planting the right kind of flowers in gardens may help to halt the decline of British bees, according to scientists. 
By absorbing about a third of human-made carbon dioxide, the ocean decelerates global warming. However, when dissolved in seawater, carbon dioxide reacts to produce carbonic acid, causing seawater pH to decrease. 
A combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and carbon-based nanoparticles could work wonders against head-and-neck cancers, investigators at the Rice University say. They explain that the nanoscale compounds are extremely effective at boosting the efficiency of chemotherapy. 
Plant and computer scientists can now study the underground world of plants with more accuracy and clarity. The revolutionary technique will improve our chances of breeding better crop varieties and increasing yields. 
As a team reaches Antarctica's Lake Vostok, what's driving efforts to explore the White Continent's hidden lakes? |
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