Author: Trebuchet News

Some of the news that we find inspiring, diverting, wrong or so very right.
lawnmower

Where Were the Lawnmowers Radicalized?

31/05/2017

Lawn mower injuries send 13 children to the emergency department every day ...

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Newly Arrived Migrants Work Harder: Proven

30/05/2017

The received wisdom that migrant workers have a stronger 'work ethic' than UK-born workers is proven for the first time...

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dentistry, recreational cannabis

Thash Why Ish Called Hash: Recreational Cannabis and Gum Disease

29/05/2017

Recreational cannabis, used often, increases risk of gum disease ...

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rock climbing, bouldering

Stronger, Bo(u)lder: Rock Hugging Against Depression

26/05/2017

Bouldering envisioned as new treatment for depression ...

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making people feel bad

Making People Feel Bad… can be GOOD for them?

24/05/2017

Making people feel bad can be a strategy for helping them ...

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Take Two of These and Cold Turkey in the Morning: America’s Opiate Crisis

23/05/2017

Researchers believe alternative pain management options should be integrated with inpatients, including acupuncture, tai chi and others...

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stadium-loneliness by Pixabay and wgbieber

Energy Drinks? Screentime? What’s Keeping young Adults Awake at Night?

22/05/2017

Loneliness in young adults linked to poor sleep quality ...

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The Force is Strong in You. No, Really!

19/05/2017

Humans rely more on 'inferred' visual objects than 'real' ones ...

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wheat

Hunter-Gatherers to Farmers. The Question isn’t *When*, It’s WHY?

18/05/2017

Why did hunter-gatherers first begin farming? ...

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Brown snakes

Did You Know When Aussie Brown Snakes are even MORE Venomous?

17/05/2017

Discovering the key to what makes the Eastern Brown Snake's venom even more potent...

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drunk personality

What’s Your Drunk Personality?

16/05/2017

Your personality may change when you drink, but less than you think ...

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rhino, skin, 3-d printed

3-D Printed Bionic Skin for Touchy Feely Robots

15/05/2017

3-D-printed 'bionic skin' could give robots the sense of touch ...

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Just Say No! Why Rejection is Good For You

12/05/2017

Jobs, relationships, school: Better a 'no' than no answer at all ...

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flint, stone age

Guess Which Parts of the Brain Were Used for Stone Age Tech

11/05/2017

Changes in Early Stone Age tool production have 'musical' ties ...

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smile, laughter lines, old man

Smile if You Want to Look Older (But Less Fun)

10/05/2017

Smile and the world thinks you're older: Study ...

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Black Star Riders

Black Star Riders Announce New Sticksman (and Tour Dates)

09/05/2017

New drummer, new dates. Black Star Riders bother Europe with a slew of live gigs ...

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Trebuchet Issue 1 Launch

05/05/2017

Whisky, discussion and high spirits mark the launch of Trebuchet magazine's issue on art curation. ...

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Paying For Fake Reviews? Durr. The Internet is Unpredictable Shocker!

04/05/2017

Paying online community members to write product reviews backfires badly ...

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global warming coral

Some Corals Are Adapting to Global Warming. Some Aren’t.

03/05/2017

WCS coral expert finds that some reefs were less sensitive to warming water over time...

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Tracking the Ripples in the Cosmic Web

02/05/2017

A team of astronomers has made the first measurements of small-scale ripples in primeval hydrogen gas using rare double quasars...

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vitamins, myostatin

Two Bottles of Buff, Pharmacist! Towards a Musclebuilding Pill

01/05/2017

Suppressing a protein builds muscle mass, improves markers of heart health without weight loss...

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Could Artificial Photosynthesis = Global Cooling? Ask a Boffin

28/04/2017

Scientist invents way to trigger artificial photosynthesis to clean air ...

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coffee, espresso

The God Shot: Banish Prostate Cancer with Espresso

27/04/2017

Drinking more than 3 Italian-style coffee cups a day reduces prostate cancer risk by more than 50 percent...

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sustainable rubber

Snap Your Shiny Suspenders for Sustainable Rubber

26/04/2017

Findings by Delaware scientists could transform the multi-billion-dollar plastics and rubber industries...

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star nosed mole

Know Your Moles: The Star-Nosed Mole

24/04/2017

Strange-looking creature yields surprising insights about nerves, brains and extreme adaptation...

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sleep patterns

Are You Getting Enough? (Sleep): Sleep Patterns and Sounds

24/04/2017

Associating sleep sounds with sleep patterns provides a whole new prospect of sleep diagnostics....

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Asteroids

Asteroids: If the impact doesn’t get you, what will?

21/04/2017

In an asteroid impact, violent winds, shock waves from impacts pose greatest threat to humans...

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South Indian frog by Sanil George + Jessica Shartouny 1024

Frog Slime: The Cure for the Common Cold… Almost

20/04/2017

Frog slime kills flu virus ...

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teachers' resignation letters

‘With Deep Regret’ (for about ten minutes): Teachers’ Resignation Letters

19/04/2017

Teacher resignation letters paint bleak picture of US education ...

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Shell Beans, Not Schools: In Search of the WIld Fava Bean

17/04/2017

Seeds from a site in Northern Israel are the ancestors of today's fava beans...

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