Category: News

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! – Anne Frank

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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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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fear management

Scary Moment? Set Brain to ‘BRAVE’ for Fear Management

14/04/2017

Weakening communication between two parts of the brain in mice reduced their fear levels...

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cow, cow avoidance

In Car Cow Avoidance Systems GO!

13/04/2017

Automated cow avoidance for cars on Indian roads...

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Born to Love Heroes? Fairness, Justice, and Children

12/04/2017

Japanese research into the roots of justice may contain hints for solving social ills...

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Sex Obsession Kills Snakes! Randy Reptiles’ Reckless Rutting

11/04/2017

Snake orgy research reveals s-s-secret to longer life...

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music, tech

Pop Music: Whatever Happened to the Intro

07/04/2017

Short attention spans inspire intros that are 4 times shorter, study finds...

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anti trump protests

The Secret of Staying Motivated (as Discovered by SCIENCE)

06/04/2017

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”G/dropcaposhdarned liberal communists and their lethargy! Motivation is IMPORTANT, people! How are we going to SELL you stuff you...

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Can, the Singles

CAN: Unreleased Material. The Can Project: Barbican and Glastonbury Sets

05/04/2017

New releases, biography readings and gigs by the Can Project usher in a spring/summer of CAN related events...

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long-lasting sunscreen

The Slippy Search for Longer Lasting Sunscreen

04/04/2017

A beach lover's dream: A step toward long-lasting sunscreen ...

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vulnerablity to psychosis

Forewarned is Forearmed: Vulnerability to Psychosis and How to Detect It

03/04/2017

Vulnerability to psychosis: New methods show how to detect it ...

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Anthropocene rock

The Anthropocene Era: Setting it in Stone

30/03/2017

Rocks that tell our industrial history ...

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crops, climate change

Risky Business: Farming in a Time of Climate Change

29/03/2017

Farming becoming riskier under climate change ...

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television

Entertainment TV and Populist Voters: The (somewhat obvious) Link

28/03/2017

People exposed to entertainment television are more likely to vote for populist politicians...

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sloth, inactivity

Oi, Lazybones! Get Moving Before Your Legs Melt

27/03/2017

Inactive teens develop weak bones, study finds ...

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oranges, water purification

When Life Hands You Oranges…. Water Purification With Peel

26/03/2017

Wastewater cleaned thanks to a new absorbent material made from fruit peels ...

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busyness

How Big is YOUR Busyness? Multitasking as Status Symbol

23/03/2017

Lack of leisure: Is busyness the new status symbol? ...

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Track My Tendons! Keeping Tabs on Damaged Tissue

22/03/2017

University of Utah bioengineers detect early signs of damage in connective tissues such as ligaments, tendons and cartilage...

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Life In the Fast Lane (to A&E): Energy Drinks and Alcohol

21/03/2017

Energy drinks mask alcohol's effects, and could increase injury risk ...

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black hole by NASA

Rad! The Star On the Brink of a Black Hole

20/03/2017

Star discovered in closest known orbit around black hole ...

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Unseasonable Weather? Blame Liberals!

19/03/2017

Democrats and Republicans draw different conclusions when seasons are too hot or too cold ...

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