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

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Meet the Self-Healing Electronic Material that means the End of Walloping the Telly

22/05/2016

Self-healing, flexible electronic material restores functions after breakage...

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Eat Less, Exercise More. No. Exercise More, Exercise More. What Really Beats Obesity?

21/05/2016

Exercise, more than diet, key to preventing obesity ...

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Absolut-ly Shocking. Children, and the Impact of Alcohol Advertising

20/05/2016

Middle-school kids see several alcohol ads a day ...

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No Calculator in the Kitchen? Why Girls From Progressive Countries are Better at Maths

19/05/2016

Girls from progressive societies do better at maths, study finds ...

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If You Knew Where a Hand Had Been, Would You Still Shake It? In-hand Eye Improves Robotics

17/05/2016

Robot's in-hand eye maps surroundings and determines hand's location ...

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Have Another Lamb Chop. Red Wine’s Resveratrol Counteracts Fatty Diets

16/05/2016

Resveratrol found in red wine could help counteract the negative impact of high fat/high sugar diets...

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Mellow Yellow, Pretty in Pink. The Science of Flower Colour

14/05/2016

With customary Dutch horticultural knowhow, University of Groningen researcher explains the anatomy of flower color ...

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More NHS Weekend Staff Won’t Change Mortality Rates, says The Lancet

11/05/2016

Link between weekend hospital staffing and patient deaths represents 'major oversimplification', say two new studies ...

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Economic Growth Figures Looking Flat? Blame Witchcraft!

10/05/2016

American University study claims that witchcraft beliefs impede economic progress and disrupt social relations...

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One More Way Your Phone Makes You STOOPID. Digital Media and Abstract Thinking

09/05/2016

Digital media may be changing how you think. New study finds users focus on concrete details rather than the big picture...

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Sick of Screen Time Tantrums? Blame the Gadget

08/05/2016

Two-minute warnings make kids' 'screen time' tantrums worse ...

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The Eyebleach Effect: Is Intentional Forgetting Possible?

07/05/2016

Study shows how memories can be intentionally forgotten ...

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Breathe it in Deep! Cycling and Walking are Healthy, even with Air Pollution

06/05/2016

Walking and cycling are good for health even in cities with higher levels of air pollution ...

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Don’t Eat the Meatballs? The Real Message of Sweden’s Rök Runestone

05/05/2016

New interpretation of the Rök runestone inscription changes view of Viking Age ...

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In With a Bad Crowd? Long Term Effects of Your Child’s Social Network

04/05/2016

A 28-year study reveals that the social relationships nurtured in childhood may have physiological consequences...

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Melty Yum. The Chemistry of a Low Fat Chocolate that Might Actually Taste Good

03/05/2016

Clever boffins work on ways to make low fat chocolate taste less like Babybel rind...

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Traction Alopecia – Is Your Scrunchie Turning You Bald?

01/05/2016

Updos, Weaves, Braids. The styles that strain, and how to manage them...

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Be Nice to Ex-Employees, You’ll meet them again on your long trek back to the middle….

30/04/2016

Bosses should maintain goodwill when saying goodbye to ex-employees ...

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Tripped into the Door? Psychedelic Drugs May Reduce Domestic Violence

28/04/2016

Study finds psychedelic drugs may reduce domestic violence ...

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Are You Gettin’ It? The Effects of Frequent Sex (with your partner) on Relationships

27/04/2016

Does frequent sex lead to better relationships? Depends on how you ask ...

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Born that Way? What Science Actually Knows about Sexual Orientation

26/04/2016

Association for Psychological Science shares what scientists know -- and don't know -- about sexual orientation ...

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Amazon River Plume

Amazon River Plume points to new Reef Discovery

25/04/2016

Scientists discover new reef system at mouth of Amazon River ...

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The Bubble Nebula

The Beauty of the Bubble Nebula – New Hubble Images

24/04/2016

On it's 26th birthday, the Hubble Space Telescope relays back images of the spectacular Bubble Nebula...

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No More Fossil Fuels by 2026!? Diesel Never Happen

23/04/2016

Fossil fuels could be phased out worldwide in a decade, says new study ...

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Primal Rhythms to Psychedelic Roots: African Head Charge, 100 Club

22/04/2016

Bonjo Iyabhinghi Noah and Adrian Sherwood's dub reggae experience comes to London...

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Plants Eat Carbon Dioxide – So Could More CO2 Fix Climate Change?

21/04/2016

Is climate change a self-healing wound? Choosing crops for carbon dioxide reduction...

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Is Risky Behaviour in the Head or the Heart? Research Suggests Both

19/04/2016

Fewer romantic prospects may lead to riskier investments ...

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Got the time on yer, cock? Digital e-Skin display Developed

18/04/2016

Ultrathin organic material enhances e-skin display ...

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Searching out the Most Taboo Taboo. Any Guesses?

17/04/2016

UC Santa Barbara sociologist explores 'the hidden literature of shame'...

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Baby, I’m a One-Hominid Hominid. Early Humans Preferred Monogamy

16/04/2016

Peer pressures and fear of sexually transmitted infections may have turned early humans into monogamists ...

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