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PsychologyDecision tree for soldiers could reduce civilian deaths
A new, three-part decision formula may help soldiers save civilians’ lives.
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AstronomyYoung black holes evade detection
Supermassive black holes should be growing in the first billion or so years after the Big Bang, but astronomers can’t find them.
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AnimalsPower of pupils is in their shape
Horizontally or vertically stretched pupils may provide predators and prey with visual advantages.
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GeneticsAncestral humans had more DNA
A new genetic diversity map marks where humans have gained and lost DNA.
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EarthNepal quake’s biggest shakes relatively spread out
The seismic rumblings of the April 25 Nepal earthquake were mostly in low frequencies that are more likely to collapse large structures, new research suggests.