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Posted June 14, 2013:

• Memory-Boosting Chemical Identified in Mice: Cell Biologists Find Molecule Targets a Key Biological Pathway


• Mystery of X-Ray Light from Black Holes Solved


• Study of Oceans' Past Raises Worries About Their Future


• Wild Cheetah Accelerate Fast and Reach Speeds of Up to 58 Miles Per Hour During a Hunt


• Menopause May Be an Unintended Outcome of Men's Preference for Younger Mates


• Can You Feel Me Now? New Array Measures Vibrations Across Skin, May Help Engineers Design Tactile Displays


• From the Mouths of Babes: Toddlers' Speech Is Far More Advanced Than Previously Thought


• A Turbocharger for Nerve Cells: Key Mechanism Boosts the Signaling Function of Neurons in Brain


• Flare Star WX UMa Becomes 15 Times Brighter in Less Than 3 Minutes

Posted June 13, 2013:

• Odors from Human Skin Cells Can Be Used to Identify Melanoma


• Nanoparticle Opens the Door to Clean-Energy Alternatives


• Context Crucial When It Comes to Mutations in Genetic Evolution


• Warm Ocean Drives Most Antarctic Ice Shelf Loss


• Putting Flesh on the Bones of Ancient Fish: Synchrotron X-Rays Reconstruct Soft Tissue on 380-Million-Year-Old Fish


• How Diving Mammals Evolved Underwater Endurance


• Medieval Leprosy Genomes Shed Light on Disease's History


• Gustatory Tug-of-War Key to Whether Salty Foods Taste Good


• Evidence for Extrasolar Planet Under Construction


• World Population Could Be Nearly 11 Billion by 2100


• Light-Carved 'Nano-Volcanoes' Hold Promise for Drug Delivery


• First Evidence of a New Phase in Neutron Stars