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Space

Warning for solar flares

Microwave bursts may serve as warning shots.

Earth

Rodent poop gauges ancient rains

The size of chinchilla pellets reveals past desert environment.

Life

Removing a barrier to regrowing organs

Depleting proteins that prevent cancer allowed heart cells to regenerate in mouse experiments.

Life

Gene licensing stifles R&D

Making research findings private property can stymie innovation down the road, a new study finds.

Humans

Whiffs of stiffs

Forensic scientists develop a new way to find where the bodies are buried.