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Hairy situation: Scientists explain how stress-related graying occurs
Marie Antoinette’s hair turned white overnight, according to folklore, before she was executed by guillotine in…
NASA Celebrates the Legacy of the Spitzer Space Telescope
With discoveries spanning from our own solar system to nearly the edge of the…
How NASA's Webb Telescope Will Continue Spitzer's Legacy
While the Spitzer Space Telescope is headed for retirement, many of its breakthroughs will…
Electrochemical method for extracting uranium, and potentially other metal ions, from solution
Fifty years ago, scientists hit upon what they thought could be the next rocket fuel. Carboranes…
Coronavirus outbreak in China traced to snakes
Emerging viral infections — from bird flu to Ebola to Zika infections — pose major threats…
Domesticated wheat has complex parentage
Certain types of domesticated wheat have complicated origins, with genetic contributions from wild and cultivated wheat…
Status Report: OSIRIS-REx Completes Closest Flyover of Sample Site Nightingale
OSIRIS-REx successfully executed a 620-m flyover of Bennu’s site Nightingale yesterday. Click here for…
Autoimmunity may explain why an important immune system is absent in many bacteria
New findings reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for their hosts and explain why…
Solving a biological puzzle: How stress causes gray hair
Scientists have found evidence to support long-standing anecdotes that stress causes hair graying. Researchers found that…