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Summer Superfood Alert: Red Algae

What makes red algae so different and why should we care? ...

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More Catastrophe! This time: Brexit and Food

UK not ready for Brexit's impact on food, report warns ...

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Don’t Fear the Reaper: Domestication of Seeds was Earlier than We Thought

Synchrotron light used to show human domestication of seeds from 2000 BC ...

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Bigger than Huge: Saraswati redefines ‘Massive’

Indian astrophysicists identify megastructure of galaxies 4 billion light-years away...

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3D Movies at Home, Without Glasses!

CSAIL system converts 3-D movies into a more TV-friendly format...

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Is Teacher Burnout Contagious?

The organizational culture in schools can make a notable difference for early-career teachers' burnout levels...

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How Does Money Affect Thought?

Systematic research investigates effects of money on thinking, behavior ...

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Drones, or a Big Dumb Wall? Autonomous Border-Surveillance

ngineers at the University of Arizona are designing an autonomous border-surveillance system that can collect, assess and act on data in real time...

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Would You Trust a Car to Make an Ethical Decision?

Self-driving cars may soon be able to make moral and ethical decisions as humans do ...

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Is Anxiety Stopping You Sleeping? Are You Sure? Really? Really?

The secret connection between anxiety and sleep ...

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Booming Beats, Choice Visuals: Cave (Rave) Paintings

Acoustic scientist sounds off about the location of cave paintings ...

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Lines and Boundaries: The Different Ways Artists, Architects See

Artists and architects think differently compared to other people ...

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Can We Really Do Spatial Audio? (Seeing With Your Ears)

Novel acoustics project aims to improve virtual reality and explore ear shape effects on 3-D sound...

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Right Behind You…oops! More Crashes When Following Friends

Following a friend leads to unsafe driving behavior ...

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Can’t Multi-Task? Quit Boozing

Cognitive impairments are an issue for many adult substance users...

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Mum-Shaming: Who does it most (and does it have any effect)?

Advice or abuse? Giving opinions on mothers' parenting skills can have unintended consequences...

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Dear Lord, Please Fix the Property Prices: Praying More Makes Older People Happier

Older people who feel close to God have well-being that grows with frequent prayer ...

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Is Altitude Sickness Harshing Your Midlife Crisis? Fixed.

Acetaminophen: A viable alternative for preventing acute mountain sickness ...

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Oi Miseryguts! Are Familiar Faces Happier Faces?

Familiar faces look happier than unfamiliar ones ...

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When the Whine… Stops. How to Manipulate Mosquitoes

Researchers use light to manipulate mosquitoes ...

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Meditate Your Way to Better DNA

Meditation and yoga can 'reverse' DNA reactions which cause stress, new study suggests ...

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Oi, Hairy! New Findings on the Neanderthal-Homo Sapiens Transition

Study sheds light on Neanderthal-Homo sapiens transition ...

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Rejection, Dismay, Heinous Feels: The Tragic Fallout of Being Phubbed

Ironically, people 'phone snubbed' by others often turn to phones or social media for acceptance...

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Hard, hard, hard… chewy: Glassy Carbon

New form of carbon that's hard as a rock, yet elastic, like rubber ...

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Better Ways to Harness Wind Power

It's a breeze: How to harness the power of the wind ...

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Eat Yourself Sozzled: Tracking the Alcohol in Red Wine Sauce

Can you get intoxicated by pouring beer or wine into your sauce or stew? New research provides the answer...

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Did You Know Sydney Harbour’s Dirty Secret?

Beautiful but burpy: Sydney Harbour's toxic emissions are equivalent to 200 cars on the roads ...

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Softer Handshakes? How to Avoid Mass Environmental Destruction

New report paints a picture of the value of biodiversity, the threats it faces and the window of opportunity we have to save species before it's too late...

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Alexander the Really, Really Great: How Important is Charisma in a Leader?

Charismatic leaders: Too much of a good thing? ...

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By the Breath of Horus! Genome Data from Egyptian Mummies

Study finds that ancient Egyptians were most closely related to ancient populations from the Near East...

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