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

Liberty, Bad Hombres

Not Such Bad Hombres: Crime is Lower Where Immigration is Higher

13/02/2017

Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime ...

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Boxing, punchbag

How Much Exercise Does it Take to De-Stress?

11/02/2017

Exercise and sleep are key to keeping employees from bringing work frustrations home ...

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earworms

How Music Triggers the Brain’s Own Opioids

10/02/2017

McGill scientists show brain's own opioids involved in musical pleasure...

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tarantula, phobia

Reducing Phobia Works Best With Brief Exposure (Unless You’re Frightened of Exposed Briefs)

09/02/2017

Less is more: Exposure to stimuli for overcoming phobia ...

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Green tea

Green and Clean: The Power of Tea

08/02/2017

Engineering team finds compound may halt molecular cause of often-fatal condition...

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Bacteria detector

That’s Siiiick! Michigan State’s Bacteria Detector

07/02/2017

Faster way of detecting bacteria could save your life ...

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liquorice

Pregnant? Avoid Liquorice.

06/02/2017

Liquorice can have long-term harmful effects on foetal development...

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diving helmet, lost continent

One We Haven’t Ruined Yet: Geologists Find Lost Continent

02/02/2017

Researchers confirm the existence of a 'lost continent' under Mauritius ...

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wall

No Walls in Nature: Range Expansion in the Animal World

01/02/2017

Challenging traditional theories on organisms' 'range expansion'...

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fat burning, rave

Giggle Your Way to a Flatter Tummy: Serotonin and Fat Burning

30/01/2017

TSRI scientists find brain hormone that triggers fat burning ...

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make tomatoes tasty again

Can We Make Tomatoes Tasty Again?

29/01/2017

Genetic selection for more sizable tomatoes has cost sweetness and flavor. How do we get it back?...

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smartphone

Hacking the Android Pattern Lock in Five Moves

28/01/2017

Your Android device's Pattern Lock can be cracked within 5 attempts ...

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More Moth News! Foreign Moths Invade EU!

27/01/2017

Southern hemisphere moth species now resident in Portugal ...

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Sleeping man, sleep well

Did You Sleep Well? Sure? Try the Checklist

25/01/2017

What is good quality sleep? National Sleep Foundation provides guidance ...

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Sitting Will Kill You. Eating Toast Will Kill You. What Now?

24/01/2017

Too much sitting, too little exercise may accelerate biological aging ...

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alternative facts

Alternative Facts and Science Skepticism

23/01/2017

Facts, beliefs, and identity: The seeds of science skepticism ...

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camera, surveillance, web browsing history

How Anonymous is Your Anonymous Browser?

22/01/2017

Your 'anonmyized' web browsing history may not be anonymous ...

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body armour

Strong, but Itchy. Armourers Update the Hairshirt for 2017

21/01/2017

Strength of hair inspires new materials for body armor ...

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Cutting Trees to Save Trees. A Central Africa Paradox

19/01/2017

Risk of tree species disappearing in central Africa 'a major concern,' say researchers ...

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Trump moth

Donald Trump Moth Discovered… On the Mexican Border

18/01/2017

New species of moth named in honor of Donald Trump ahead of his swearing-in as president ...

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fitness, intense workout

Want a More Intense Workout? Ditch the Phone

17/01/2017

Your phone could curb the intensity of your workout ...

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chili peppers

Cheaper than Cryogenics: How Chili Peppers Decrease Mortality

16/01/2017

Study finds association between eating hot peppers and decreased mortality ...

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Need a Cure for Video Gaming Depression? Try Social Media Depression

15/01/2017

Those who play games more than four hours a day may not develop addiction-like problems if they are socially engaged with others...

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Carbon Capture by Oak Ridge National LaboratoryGenevieve Martin 1024

Crystal Clear Carbon Capture

14/01/2017

Crystallization method offers new option for carbon capture from ambient air ...

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A Welcome Side Effect: Alzheimer’s Drug Fixes Tooth Decay

13/01/2017

Natural tooth repair method, using Alzheimer's drug, could revolutionize dental treatments ...

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vitamin c, fruit

Why Exactly Does Vitamin C Kill Cancer?

11/01/2017

Low levels of catalase enzyme make cancer cells vulnerable to high-dose vitamin C...

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dictionay, bilingualism

Que Bueno! Bilingualism Saves Brains

10/01/2017

Bilingualism may save brain resources as you age ...

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About Vitamin D and Respiratory Ills (or: Why All those Oldies go to Florida)

09/01/2017

High monthly vitamin D reduces respiratory infections...

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tibet by pixabay and hbieser 1024

Seven years in Tibet? Try 13,000

08/01/2017

Research sheds new light on high-altitude settlement in Tibet ...

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fast radio burst

Where in the Universe did that Fast Radio Burst Come From?

07/01/2017

Cosmic source found for mysterious 'fast radio burst' ...

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