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A clock���s accuracy may be tied to the entropy it creates Apr 28 2021 3:30 PM A clock made from a thin, wiggling membrane releases more entropy, or disorder, as it becomes more accurate. READ MORE   Climate change may have changed the direction of the North Pole's drift Apr 28 2021 7:00 AM A mid-1990s shift in the movement of the pole was driven by glacial melt, in part caused by climate change, among other factors, a new study reports. READ MORE   The thickness of lead's neutron 'skin' has been precisely measured Apr 27 2021 11:00 AM At 0.28 trillionths of a millimeter thick, the shell of neutrons around the nucleus of an atom of lead is a bit thicker than physicists had predicted. READ MORE   COVID-19 can affect the brain. New clues hint at how Apr 27 2021 6:00 AM Anxiety, depression and strokes can occur after infection, leaving experts to determine how the virus affects the brain. READ MORE   Stars made of antimatter could lurk in the Milky Way Apr 26 2021 3:41 PM Fourteen celestial sources of gamma rays provide preliminary hints of matter colliding with "antistars" in our galaxy. READ MORE   This praying mantis inflates a strange pheromone gland to lure mates Apr 26 2021 6:00 AM Researchers stumbled across a first among mantises: an inflatable organ that spreads pheromones, helping mates find each other in the dark rainforest. READ MORE   More Recent Headlines FDA and CDC OK resuming J&J COVID-19 shots paused over rare clot concerns Apr 23 2021 6:04 PM The single-dose vaccine carries a low risk of rare blood clots in women under 50, but experts say its benefits outweigh that risk. READ MORE   NASA���s Perseverance rover split CO2 to make breathable air on Mars Apr 23 2021 2:27 PM An oxygen-making experiment on Perseverance shows that astronauts will one day be able to make air to breathe and, better yet, rocket fuel. READ MORE   Experts predict U.S. COVID-19 cases will dip in summer but surge in winter Apr 23 2021 11:22 AM Masks, vaccines and coronavirus variants could all affect how bad a predicted winter surge gets. READ MORE   Mysterious 'yellowballs' littering the Milky Way are clusters of newborn stars Apr 23 2021 6:00 AM The first comprehensive analysis of the celestial specks indicates they are clusters of infant stars of various masses. READ MORE   Capturing the sense of touch could upgrade prosthetics and our digital lives Apr 22 2021 8:00 AM Haptics researchers are working on ways to add touch to virtual reality, online shopping, telemedicine and advanced artificial limbs. READ MORE   X-ray scans explain how the 'Brazil nut effect' works Apr 22 2021 6:00 AM X-ray CT scans of a box of mixed nuts explain the orientations that let large, oblong Brazil nuts rise to the top. READ MORE   Fast radio bursts could help solve the mystery of the universe's expansion Apr 21 2021 12:00 PM Astronomers used fast radio bursts for the first time to measure the Hubble constant in hopes of ending the debate on the universe's expansion rate. READ MORE   A new technique could make some plastic trash compostable at home Apr 21 2021 11:00 AM Embedding enzymes inside biodegradable plastics makes them truly compostable, which could mitigate the plastic waste problem. READ MORE   The already tiny neutrino's maximum possible mass has shrunk even further Apr 21 2021 6:00 AM At less than an electron volt, neutrinos are by far the most lightweight massive particles known, a new measurement confirms. READ MORE   Neutron stars may not be as squishy as some scientists thought Apr 20 2021 11:00 AM NASA's NICER X-ray telescope finds that the most massive known neutron star has an unexpectedly large diameter. READ MORE

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