NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth. …read more Source:: Science
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NASA’s Mars 2020 will hunt for microscopic fossils
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•Scientists with NASA’s Mars 2020 rover have discovered what may be one of the best places to look for signs of ancient life in Jezero Crater, where the rover will …read more Source:: Science
Early prediction of Alzheimer’s progression: Blood protein
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•Scientists have shown that a protein found in the blood can be used to precisely monitor disease progression of Alzheimer’s long before first clinical signs appear. This blood marker offers …read more Source:: Science
Violence in pre-Columbian Panama exaggerated, new study shows
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•An oft-cited publication said a pre-Colombian archaeological site in Panama showed signs of extreme violence. A new review of the evidence strongly suggests that the interpretation was wrong. …read more Source:: Science
Mars rocks may harbor signs of life from 4 billion years ago
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•Iron-rich rocks near ancient lake sites on Mars could hold vital clues that show life once existed there, research suggests. …read more Source:: Science
Woodpeckers show signs of possible brain damage, but that might not be a bad thing
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•With each peck, woodpeckers absorb more than ten times the force it would take to give a human a concussion. But they seem fine. Researchers examined the brains of woodpeckers …read more Source:: Science
Infant stars found surprisingly near galaxy’s supermassive black hole
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•ALMA has revealed the telltale signs of eleven low-mass stars forming perilously close — within three light-years — to the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole. …read more Source:: Science
Radiographs of Dolly’s skeleton show no signs of abnormal osteoarthritis
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•Original concerns that cloning caused early-onset osteoarthritis (OA) in Dolly the sheep are unfounded, report experts. …read more Source:: Science
After 15 years in a vegetative state, nerve stimulation restores consciousness
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•A 35-year-old man who had been in a vegetative state for 15 years after a car accident has shown signs of consciousness after neurosurgeons implanted a vagus nerve stimulator into …read more Source:: Science
Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain
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•Physical exercise has an anti-aging effect on the hippocampus region of the brain — an area that controls memory, learning and balance. A new study, comparing different forms of exercise …read more Source:: Science