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- Life
It’s not their dirty mouths
Komodo dragons kill prey with venom, not oral bacteria, study suggests.
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Four space walks to Hubble completed
Final repair mission to Hubble launched May 11 enjoys success so far.
- Humans
Intel ISEF winners announced
Projects on smarter roundworms, glowing bacteria as pollutant detectors and the shared history of bees and nematodes take three top spots; Seaborg winner also named.
- Health & Medicine
‘Super Size’ diet increases insulin resistance
Scientists study effects of a month-long fast food binge, finding that weight gain and insulin resistance may be related.
- Humans
Students present projects at 2009 ISEF
Flatworms, inflatable suits and alternatives to windmills make appearances at this week's international science competition in Reno.
- Psychology
School-age lead exposures most harmful to IQ
New studies find lead exposure has greater potency in school-age children than in infants and toddlers, including effects on brain volume.
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- Health & Medicine
Scorpion venom neutralized
An antivenom drug commonly used in Mexico counteracts poisonous scorpion stings, researchers in Arizona find.
- Humans
On imagination, knowledge, art, science and … ET
High schoolers at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair probe the minds of distinguished scientists during a special Q and A
- Life
For blood stem cells, the force is strong
Blood flow boosts production of blood stem cells, two new studies show.
- Space
Cosmic dustup settles
Two new studies document how crystalline dust forms in the hot, inner part of a young star’s planet-making disk and then gets incorporated into the cold, comet-forming region billions of kilometers away.
- Chemistry
How RNA got started
Scientists identify chemical reactions that could be responsible for the origin of life.
