News
- Astronomy
New eye on the sun
The recently launched Hinode spacecraft captured an X-ray portrait of several-million-degree gas in the sun's outer atmosphere.
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Hot, Hot, Hot: Peppers and spiders reach same pain receptor
The burn of hot peppers and the searing pain of a spider bite could have a common cause.
- Health & Medicine
See How They See: Immature cells boost vision in night-blind mice
Transplanted retinal cells can restore some vision in mice with degenerative eye disease.
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Sick and Tired: Tracking paths to chronic fatigue
Stressful experiences and a genetic predisposition toward emotional turmoil contribute to some cases of chronic fatigue syndrome.
