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Materials Science

Nanotube implants could aid brain research

Electrically conducting carbon nanotubes could be the ideal material for probing the brain and treating neural disorders.

Earth

Warming climate may slam many species

Expected increases in global temperature could eradicate from a sixth to a half of the plant and animal species across large areas of the globe, a new analysis suggests.

Health & Medicine

Arsenic helps tumors, blood vessels grow

Rather than being a potential antitumor agent, arsenic may actually help a tumor's supporting network of blood vessels thrive.

Astronomy

Stellar finding may outshine all others

Astronomers have found what may be the heaviest, biggest, and brightest star ever observed.