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Researchers Find Never-Before-Seen Virus in Bats

The discovery of two new viruses related to those that cause SARS and MERS marks PREDICT's first milestone in the region

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The bloom started last month in Lake Okeechobee, but has quickly spread to waterways on both coasts

Researchers Find Never-Before-Seen Virus in Bats — Researchers Find Never-Before-Seen Virus in Bats

The discovery of two new viruses related to those that cause SARS and MERS marks PREDICT's first milestone in the region

The Psychology of Roller Coasters — The Psychology of Roller Coasters

Researchers take you on a wild ride through endorphins, brain chemistry and stress science to explain the allure of theme park thrill

Researchers Find More Evidence for the Higgs Boson — Researchers Find More Evidence for the Higgs Boson

Analysis of years of data from the Large Hadron Collider shows evidence the particle decays into bottom quarks

Could Human Cancer Treatments Save Sea Turtles? — Could Human Cancer Treatments Save Sea Turtles?

They may be key to saving wild sea turtles from tumors associated with turtle-specific herpes

Pink Was the First Color of Life on Earth — Pink Was the First Color of Life on Earth

Researchers have found bright pink pigments in 1.1 billion year old fossils of cyanobacteria drilled in West Africa

Apollo 8 Astronaut Took the "Earthrise" Photo — Apollo 8 Astronaut Took the "Earthrise" Photo

Vying with the Russians for space supremacy, the U.S. successfully launches Apollo 8. Once in orbit, astronaut William Anders takes one of the most legendary photographs of all time

Toxic Algal Bloom Spreads in Florida — Toxic Algal Bloom Spreads in Florida

The bloom started last month in Lake Okeechobee, but has quickly spread to waterways on both coasts

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