How fingerprints form is no longer a mystery
Scientists have finally closed the case on how fingerprints form. Fingerprints are the looping, swirling stripes on the tips of...
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Scientists have finally closed the case on how fingerprints form. Fingerprints are the looping, swirling stripes on the tips of...
International travelers can now contribute valuable data to COVID-19 surveillance efforts in the United States from above the clouds. San...
It’s time to drop the magnets, meteorite hunters. The commonly used method for identifying space rocks can destroy scientific information....
If you’ve ever heard the phrase “the music of the spheres,” your first thought probably wasn’t about mathematics. But in...
There’s no denying the destructive power of wildfires. Lightning, campfires, power lines or other sources may spark these infernos. They...
The star Fomalhaut is ready for its close-up. Rings of dust encircle the young star in stunning new images from...
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Excerpt from the April 28, 1973 issue of Science News Today, several rare diseases are treated via enzyme replacement therapy,...
bond: (in chemistry) A semi-permanent attachment between atoms — or groups of atoms — in a molecule. It’s formed by...
Crusts, cracks and other geologic features on sand dunes near the Martian equator are leading researchers to believe there may...
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