Author: Trebuchet News

Some of the news that we find inspiring, diverting, wrong or so very right.
Trappist-1 by ESON./ Bartmannspaceengine.org

First Glimpse of Water on Trappist-1 Planet Group

01/09/2017

Hubble delivers first hints of possible water content of TRAPPIST-1 planets ...

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comfort food, dopamine brain

Feel-Good Food: Eating Triggers Endorphins

31/08/2017

Eating triggers endorphin release in the brain...

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coffee, espresso

Drink Coffee, Live Longer

30/08/2017

Higher coffee consumption associated with lower risk of death ...

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threat, gut instinct

Gut Instinct Doesn’t Wither: Old’uns Are As Streetsmart as Da Yoof

29/08/2017

80-year-olds as street-savvy as 18-year-olds ...

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dance away the dementia

Dance Away the Dementia: How Dance Maintains Brain Function

28/08/2017

Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain ...

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cannabis and kidney function

Kidney Stoned? Does Cannabis Affect Kidney Function?

28/08/2017

Study examines whether marijuana affects kidney function ...

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orange peel, Costa Rica

Greening Jungles with Orange Peel

25/08/2017

How orange peels revived a Costa Rican forest ...

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Diamond rain by Greg Stewart SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Twinkle Twinkle: Observing Neptune’s Diamond Rain

24/08/2017

International team of researchers uncovers the inner workings of cosmic ice giants...

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Gut microbes

How Do Your Gut Microbes Control You?

22/08/2017

Gut microbes may talk to the brain through cortisol ...

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Genehunters: Genome Sequencing While you Wait

21/08/2017

Kew Scientists sequence a whole genome on a Welsh mountainside to identify a plant species within hours...

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broken heart, quitting a relationship

Stay or Go? Quitting a Relationship, the Scientific Way

18/08/2017

Untangling what goes on when a relationship is being questioned...

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pollen as fertilizer

Sneezy Does It: Pollen as Fertilizer

17/08/2017

Dastardly whitecoats plan botanical cannabilism as plants forced to eat plants ...

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cat, faster video

Faster Video, An End To Buffering, More Cats!

16/08/2017

CSAIL's machine-learning system enables smoother streaming that can better adapt to different network conditions....

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expensive wine

Does Expensive Wine Really Taste Better? Ask Science

15/08/2017

When a bottle costs more, the reward center in the brain plays a trick on us...

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how goldfish make alcohol

How Goldfish Make Alcohol

11/08/2017

Scientists reveal how goldfish make alcohol to survive without oxygen ...

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Do Energy Drinks Lead to Drug Abuse?

10/08/2017

Regular energy drink use linked to later drug use among young adults ...

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Universal Suffrage (Except for Thickies): Higher Education and Voting

09/08/2017

Greater access to higher education could have reversed EU referendum result ...

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Viking cod bones

In the Hands of Cod – How Fish Unified Europe Before Brussels

08/08/2017

DNA from Viking cod bones suggests 1,000-year history of European fish trade...

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The Biology of Colour (and Why There are No Purple Cows)

07/08/2017

Study explores advances and challenges in the field of animal coloration...

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What Kind of Sexist Are You? Effects of Pornography and Age

04/08/2017

Age of first exposure to pornography shapes men's attitudes toward women ...

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funniest words

Nitwit! Egghead! Twerp! Searching for the Funniest Words

03/08/2017

Booty, booby, nitwit and hooter among the words which make us laugh most ...

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Can You Really Use Insects to Tell if A Body’s Been Moved?

02/08/2017

Forensic entomology is more complicated than it looks on TV...

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decisions

How Intuitive Are You? (Whatever You Answered, You’re Probably Wrong)

01/08/2017

People find it difficult to judge how good their intuitions are ...

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crispy jellyfish

Crispy Jellyfish: Coming Soon to a Buddha Bowl Near You

31/07/2017

New methods of preparation mean jellyfish may soon be accepted as a healthy snack...

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studying, alcohol boosts recall

Alcohol Boosts Recall (and, Usually, Regret)

28/07/2017

Alcohol boosts recall of earlier learning ...

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dog, dog walking

Beats Botox! Dog Walking Keeps You Younger Longer

27/07/2017

Dog walking could be key to ensuring activity in later life ...

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lunar magma

Within a Watery Moon: New Analysis of Lunar Interior

26/07/2017

Scientists spy new evidence of water in the moon's interior ...

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in-car pollution in-car pollution

In-Car Pollution: Worse Than We Thought

25/07/2017

In-car air study of commuting cars finds dangers to human health...

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Individualism

It’s MINE!: The Inexorable Rise of Individualism

24/07/2017

Individualistic practices and values increasing around the world ...

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Spot the Fake! How Good Are You at Detecting Fake News?

21/07/2017

People can detect a fake image of a real-world scene only 60% of the time...

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