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• First signs of self-interacting dark matter? Dark matter may not be completely dark after all
• Planet spotted deep within our galaxy: One of the most distant planets known
• Glow in the dark tampons identify sewage pollution in rivers
• Search for advanced civilizations beyond Earth finds nothing obvious in 100,000 galaxies
• Seeing the unseen: PET/CT scans reveal worms' hidden life
• Strange rituals or cannibalism? Neanderthals manipulated bodies of adults and children shortly after death
• People less focused on recurrent bad feelings when taking probiotics
• Model for a perfect human pyramid, six tiers high

First signs of self-interacting dark matter? Dark matter may not be completely dark after all Posted: 14 Apr 2015 06:21 PM PDT For the first time dark matter may have been observed interacting with other dark matter in a way other than through the force of gravity. Observations of colliding galaxies have picked up the first intriguing hints about the nature of this mysterious component of the Universe.

Planet spotted deep within our galaxy: One of the most distant planets known Posted: 14 Apr 2015 01:07 PM PDT NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has teamed up with a telescope on the ground to find a remote gas planet about 13,000 light-years away, making it one of the most distant planets known.

Glow in the dark tampons identify sewage pollution in rivers Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:25 AM PDT Tampons may not be an obvious scientific tool, but engineers have been using them to identify where waste water from baths, washing machines, sinks and showers is polluting our rivers and streams.

Search for advanced civilizations beyond Earth finds nothing obvious in 100,000 galaxies Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:10 AM PDT After searching 100,000 galaxies for signs of highly advanced life, a team of scientists has found no evidence of advanced civilizations there. The idea behind the research is that, if an entire galaxy had been colonized by an advanced spacefaring civilization, the energy produced by that civilization's technologies would be detectable in mid-infrared wavelengths.

Seeing the unseen: PET/CT scans reveal worms' hidden life Posted: 14 Apr 2015 07:09 AM PDT What are lugworms and other small animals doing in the seabed? Until now scientists have not been able to study these animals without disturbing them, but thanks to modern PET/CT scans, now we can study their hidden life.

Strange rituals or cannibalism? Neanderthals manipulated bodies of adults and children shortly after death Posted: 14 Apr 2015 05:53 AM PDT Neanderthals from the French region of Poitou-Charentes cut, beat and fractured the bones of their recently deceased companions, as revealed by the fossil remains of two adults and a child found at the Marillac site. These manipulations have been observed at other Neanderthal sites, but scientists still do not know whether they did this for food or ceremony. Scientists have discovered a large quantity of bone remains of these hominids.

People less focused on recurrent bad feelings when taking probiotics Posted: 14 Apr 2015 05:37 AM PDT People focus less on bad feelings and experiences from the past (i.e. rumination) after four weeks of probiotics administration.

Model for a perfect human pyramid, six tiers high Posted: 14 Apr 2015 05:37 AM PDT Student study suggests that the perfect human pyramid consists of men, women and children and could achieve six 'tiers' in height.

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