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Increasing levels of a potential disease factor results in additional brain cells (red) in schizophrenia brain organoids or “mini-brains” developed from human embryonic stem cells in a lab. (Michael Notaras)

Origins Of Schizophrenia May Be Found In Early Embryonic Development

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“Mini-brains” derived from the stem cells of schizophrenia patients differ from those of non-patients.
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An unparalleled experiment at the University of Arizona's Biosphere 2 forced the rainforest under glass through a controlled drought and recovery to paint a clearer picture of how global climate change will affect Earth’s ecosystems. (Rosemary Brandt)

Scientists Test ‘Rainforest Under Glass’ For Stress Reactions To Drought

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The microbes in soil and tree roots play a role in protecting rainforests during drought, a unique study has found.
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Scientists are studying the ongoing collision between two Milky Way star clusters, a phenomenon observed for the first time. (CONICET/Zenger)

Star Wars: Astonishing Collision Of Milky Way Star Clusters Discovered

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Two huge star clusters have been observed ramming into each other, say experts.
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The robotic farmHand was developed at Stanford University's biomimetics lab and incorporates fingertips and an adhesive inspired by acrobatic gecko lizards, which can climb vertical surfaces unaided by liquids or surface tension. (Biomimetics and Dextrous Manipulation Lab, Stanford University)

Sticky Fingers: Scientists Create Robotic Hand With Gecko Grip

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Dubbed “farmHand,” the four-fingered robotic manipulator incorporates technology that can be applied to vehicle tires and shoes.
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Students discovered an extremely rare insect, Bittacus hageni, during an excursion in the Leipzig Riverside Forest, shown here, in Germany in July. (Lisa Hahn/Zenger)

Science Was Dead Wrong: Bug Declared Extinct For 130 Years Found Alive By Students

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Mosquito written off as dead was discovered by college students on a forest field trip.
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Thinning treatments reduce the risk of wildfire and provide ecological benefits to forests but also generate wood residues that are burnt or left to decay, like this burn pile of underbrush, releasing carbon dioxide. New analysis by the University of California, Berkeley, shows how giving incentives to businesses to convert residues into biofuels and engineered lumber could fund forest thinning treatments while preventing the release of carbon. (Bodie Cabiyo, Courtesy of UC Berkeley)

Market For Small Trees Could Curb Big Wildfires

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Incentivizing businesses to use wood residue as biofuel and engineered wood building products could fund efforts to save forests.
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Launched in 2018, NASA's Parker Solar Probe has added to its list of achievements by becoming the first spacecraft to descend into the solar atmosphere and survive the experience. (NASA)

Sun Stroke: Spacecraft Touches The Sun For The First Time

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NASA’s Parker Solar Probe — the fastest man-made object ever — survived the heat of the sun, revealing the start of its mysteries.
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Engineers and scientists working at Kennedy Space Center are seen watching the lift-off of the Apollo 11 rocket vehicle on July 16, 1989. According to a recent study rocket scientists and brain surgeons aren't significantly smarter than the general population. (NASA)

It’s Not Rocket Science: Astro Engineers And Brain Surgeons Aren’t As Smart As We Think

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Space scientists and neurosurgeons don’t score significantly higher on cognitive tests than the general population.
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Researchers at the University of East Anglia and the University of Manchester helped conduct a 16-year-long experiment to challenge Einstein’s theory of general relativity observing tars known as pulsars. (Max Planck Institute)

VIDEO: Einstein’s Theory Of General Relativity Stands Up To Challenge

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Scientists observed pulsars for 16 years to test Einstein’s theory of general relativity, and E=mc2 still holds up.
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Culex mosquitoes spread West Nile virus, which is the main mosquito-borne disease in the continental United States. (Courtesy of CDC)

Scientists Focus On Helping The World Fight Mosquito-borne Diseases

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Mosquitoes kill more than one million people a year; half the global population is at risk of malaria.�
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