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Billion Sun–Bright Events Leave Radio Wave Clues Feb 24, 2016

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“Fast radio bursts” detected here on Earth last only a thousandth of a second, but are the result of a faraway source briefly shining a billion or more times brighter than our sun.

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Cyber Thieves Hold Hospital's Data for Ransom Feb 23, 2016

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Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in California paid $17,000 to regain access to their patient digital information and other data held hostage.

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Ball Really Looks Bigger to Better Hitters Feb 22, 2016

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Jessica Witt of Colorado State University explains that how well you're performing affects your visual perception of the world around you, at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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HPV Vaccine Needs to Reach Boys, Too Feb 19, 2016

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Gypsyamber D’Souza of Johns Hopkins University discussed the rise in HPV-related oral cancer, its connection to oral sex and the risk for men at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Mantis Shrimp Shells May Inspire Next-Generation Computer Chips Feb 18, 2016

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Mantis shrimp shells contain ultrathin polarizing materials, which could find use in optical computer chips. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Opioid Epidemic Gets Treatment Prescription Feb 17, 2016

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Wilson Compton, deputy director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, addressed ways to deal with the U.S. opioid epidemic at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

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Elephant Ivory DNA Reveals Poaching Hotspots Feb 16, 2016

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Almost all the ivory in large stockpiles seized by law enforcement originates in just two locations in Africa, informing authorities about where to focus their resources.

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Gut Microbes Lessen Mice Malarial Malaise Feb 12, 2016

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Mice with the right mix of microbes were spared the worst of a malaria infection, possibly via some sort of "booster effect" on the immune system. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Greenland's Meltwater May Fertilize Fjords with Phosphorus Feb 11, 2016

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Greenland's glacial rivers may flush some 400,000 tons of phosphorus into ocean waters—on par with the Mississippi or the Amazon. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Lizard Picks Best Color--to Stand against Feb 10, 2016

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Aegean wall lizards are the first wild animals to be observed explicitly choosing the best background for their particular coloration to disappear into.

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