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MicrobesRandom changes in behavior speed bacteria evolution
Microbes can speed up evolution by changing phenotypes.
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Planetary ScienceComputer simulations heat up hunt for Planet Nine
A giant planet in the far outer solar system could explain orbital oddities of bodies in the fringes of the Kuiper belt.
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NeuroscienceImmune system gene leads to schizophrenia clue
Excessive snipping of nerve cell connections may contribute to schizophrenia.
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ArchaeologyBabylonians used geometry to track Jupiter’s movements
Babylonians took a geometric leap to track Jupiter’s movements long before European astronomers did.
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GeneticsMice can be male without Y chromosome
Researchers bypass the Y chromosome to make male mice.