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- Astronomers may have discovered key to birth of a solar system
Newborn stars may be feeding off tendrils of gas emitted by embryonic planets orbiting them, according to new observations described by astronomers in the journal Nature. Astronomers have been watching HD 142527, a star in the constellation Lupus, which they believe has a growing planet akin to Jupiter. The discovery of how a sun and its planets grow together may be the closest thing to learning how a solar system is created, said one astronomer. Science News
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- Scientists discover Milky Way is spewing large gas eruptions
Large, geyser-like emissions of gas from the Milky Way could help scientists learn more about the galaxy's magnetic field, according to a study. Researchers were examining regions around the galactic center called "Fermi bubbles" that emitted gamma rays, and discovered the giant geysers. Space.com
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- Great Lakes experience a record low in water levels
Last summer's drought and the current mild winter have caused many bodies of water to reach record low levels, including the Great Lakes system. Residents near the lakes report seeing previously unseen rocks jutting from the lakes as well as some old shipwrecks. To regain normal water levels, six months of above-average amounts of rain would be needed, though that scenario is unlikely, experts say. The Buffalo News (N.Y.)
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- Arctic Ocean lab will allow observations of underwater environment
The University of Victoria in Canada announced that an observatory at the Arctic Ocean's bottom will allow scientists to observe the environment below. The laboratory in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut province, features an above-ground weather station in addition to an underwater camera and devices to measure temperature and record other data. Our Amazing Planet
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- Scientists find corals deep in the Great Barrier Reef
Researchers have discovered corals 410 feet below the surface of the water at the Great Barrier Reef. Previously, the deepest-known corals were just 200 feet underwater. Researchers made the discovery while studying how climate change is affecting ocean environment. LiveScience.com
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- Squash contains blood of King Louis XVI
Scientists have confirmed that dry blood found in a gourd container is that of French King Louis XVI, according to an analysis published in the journal Forensic Science International. Researchers made the discovery by comparing a DNA analysis of the blood to that of a direct ancestor, 16th-century French King Henry IV. LiveScience.com
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- "Memory molecule" may not be key to long-term memory, studies find
The "memory molecule," long credited with being the key to maintaining long-term memory, may not in fact be so key, according to two independent studies published in the journal Nature. Researchers grew mice and other creatures that lacked the key enzyme and discovered they did not exhibit issues with memories. "These results do not show that [the protein] is unimportant. But they show that the situation is complicated ... and that there are multiple possible pathways involved," said cognitive scientist Lynn Nadel of the University of Arizona in Tucson. Nature
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- Case study: Uncommon tumor the source of hairy eyeballs
A benign tumor in a 19-year-old man's eye began sprouting hair before it was removed, according to a case study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The limbal dermoid, a rare benign tumor, often contains hair follicles, although it is also known to contain other tissues, including sweat glands. MyHealthNewsDaily.com
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- Simulators test skills of drivers of "personal air vehicles"
A simulator in Europe is designed to help new pilots learn how to navigate "personal air vehicles," small helicopter-like vehicles that can land in a car-sized parking space. The project has been recruiting people of all skill levels to try the simulator in hopes of learning how easily the flying vehicle could be manned with the hopes of a future in which cars do fly. New Scientist/One Per Cent blog
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- Groups disappointed over defunding of farm bill's energy programs
The Agriculture Energy Coalition and other groups are disappointed that Congress stripped all mandatory funding for energy programs under the farm bill from the "fiscal cliff" deal at the last minute. "The programs have lived, but they don't have money," said Lloyd Ritter, co-director of the coalition. "We've lost a major component, at least temporarily, to help continue to build out the domestic biofuels industry," Ritter said. EthanolProducer.com
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