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University of Tennessee professor discovers how microbes survive at bare minimum
Beneath the ocean floor is a desolate place with no oxygen and sunlight. Yet microbes have thrived in this environment for millions of years. Scientists have puzzled over how these microbes survive, ... more
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Lunar cycle determines hunting behaviour of nocturnal gulls
Zooplankton, small fish and squid spend hardly any time at the surface when there's a full moon. To protect themselves from their natural enemies, they hide deeper down in the water on bright nights ... more
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Young, hot and blue
The Universe is an old neighbourhood - roughly 13.8 billion years old. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is also ancient - some of its stars are more than 13 billion years old (eso0425). Nevertheless, th ... more
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Hunting high-mass stars with Herschel
In this new view of a vast star-forming cloud called W3, ESA's Herschel space observatory tells the story of how massive stars are born. W3 is a giant molecular cloud containing an enormous stellar ... more
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