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Next-Generation Hydrogel Sprayskin : Stretchy Scabs!

07/07/2015

A new protein-based hydrogel sprayskin that, when exposed to light, mimics many of the properties of elastic tissue....

Nobel Laureates Call for Climate Protection

06/07/2015

Without climate protection, our ever-increasing demand for food, water, and energy will eventually overwhelm the Earth's ability to satisfy humanity's needs....

Smokers: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Smug

05/07/2015

Being around other smokers may be a major reason why cancer survivors are smoking and should be something that is addressed...

Kort Bremer, Hanover Centre for Optical Technologies

Could Your Phone Detect Your Pregnancy?

04/07/2015

Small add-on devices could turn a smartphone's built-in optical components into biosensing technology to monitor diabetes, test for pregnancy, monitor hazardous gases among other applications...

How Does Your Brain Know it’s Summer?

03/07/2015

The brain encodes seasonal changes in daylight duration through GABA activity along with changes in the amount of chloride located inside certain neurons....

Do YOU cover up your cat’s Kill Count?

02/07/2015

Cat owners do not accept that cats are a threat to wildlife, and oppose management strategies...

The Neural Pathway to Deep Sleep : Discovered

01/07/2015

Scientists identify a calcium channel essential for deep sleep ...

It’s Gonna Be a Long Day : NASA Add Extra Time

30/06/2015

"Earth's rotation is gradually slowing down a bit, so leap seconds are a way to account for that,"...

Make Friends and Influence Children – With Veggies

29/06/2015

When Valerie's day included serving green beans she was more likely to be described as "thoughtful", "attentive" and "capable."...

Could Virtual Reality Treat Alcoholism?

28/06/2015

Researchers said they are optimistic about the potential for virtual reality as a therapy for alcohol use disorders....

Iron : Supernova Stardust or Bacteria Burps?

27/06/2015

Ancient microbes were respiring iron just like we respire oxygen. It's a hard thing to wrap your head around...

Want to extend your life expectancy? Wear earplugs

24/06/2015

In London more than 1.6 million people are exposed to daytime road traffic noise levels above 55dB, which the World Health Organization defines as a level of community noise that causes health...

Image courtesy of Jonathan Freeman and Eric Hehman.

Babyfaced Killer or Killerfaced Baby. Can You Tell?

23/06/2015

Facial cues conveying trustworthiness are malleable while facial cues conveying competence and ability are significantly less so...

Anxiety of Indolence : Is Your Armchair Killing You?

22/06/2015

An increase in sedentary behavior was associated with an increased risk of anxiety...

Sneezin’ Ticket? Virus Transmission and Commuting

21/06/2015

In increasingly mobile modern societies, long-distance transmission can rapidly spread pathogens....

Forget Life on Mars, Is There Volcanism on Venus?

20/06/2015

The observation of hotspots by Venus Express, combined with the geologic mapping from Venera and Magellan, make a strong case for a volcanically active Venus...

Where do Supermassive Quasars get Supermassive Quasar Fuel?

19/06/2015

Energy for quasars comes from supermassive black holes inside the cores of distant galaxies. But where do the supermassive black holes get their fuel?...

Simulated view of a black hole by Alain Riazuelo of the French National Research Agency, via Wikipedia.

Black holes: Killers, or benign copy machines?

18/06/2015

Proponents of the firewall theory take an all-or-nothing approach to complementarity. Without perfection, they say, there can only be fiery death....

Fire and Bristone. Delving the Earth’s Sulphur Core

17/06/2015

For millennia, tales have been told of the underworld being awash with fire and brimstone. Now at least, we can be sure of the brimstone. ...

It’s not flab, it’s hormones! (Or lack thereof)

16/06/2015

Turning off the Cupcake neurons makes the fruit flies "feel" hungry...

Paleolithic tools by Aaron Stutz, Emory University.

Mammoth to Go? Paleolithic Disposable Cutlery Found

15/06/2015

The rich array of artifacts shows a mix of techniques dating to early Upper Paleolithic...

Balearic shearwater by Beneharo Rodríguez

Drop that Glowstick! Light Pollution Threatens Balearic Birds

15/06/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”A/dropcapn ecological reason for Ibiza clubbers to ditch the ubiquitous LED bikini. At last. Could someone please come up with a convincing...

Fewer Handguns, Fewer Handgun Homicides. Proving the Obvious

14/06/2015

Passing a background check in order to purchase a handgun was associated with a 40 percent reduction in firearm-related homicide rate...

Unto the Breach. Strategic Flooding and Warcraft

13/06/2015

Strategic flooding is a highly risky tactic. It can only be successful if there's a well-thought-out backup plan and a plan for fast repairs...

We Can Heal That For You Wholesale : Injectable Medichines

11/06/2015

Electronic devices that can be injected directly into the brain, or other body parts, and treat everything from neurodegenerative disorders to paralysis...

Environment, Phone-Churn, and a Landfilled Goldmine

08/06/2015

Where frequent upgrades are encouraged and recycling schemes not actively pursued, valuable materials integral to phone manufacture are lost, causing damage to the environment...