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Top Science News
March 28, 2019
AI Can Predict Premature Death
World’s Biggest Tyrannosaurus Rex
Jupiter’s Unknown Journey Revealed
Dynamic Hydrogel Used to Make ‘Soft Robot’
Mar. 22, 2019 — The giant planet Jupiter was formed four times further from the sun than its current orbit, and migrated inwards in the solar system over a period of 700,000 years. Researchers found proof of this … read more
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Mar. 27, 2019 — A synaesthesia-like effect in which people ‘hear’ silent flashes or movement, such as in popular ‘noisy GIFs’ and memes, could be due to a reduction of inhibition of signals that travel between visual and auditory areas of the brain, according to a … read more
Health News
March 28, 2019
High-Fructose Corn Syrup: Tumor Growth in Mice
Brain Study Challenges Understanding of Sleep
How Team Sports Change a Child’s Brain
Humans Sense Earth’s Magnetic Fields
Mar. 21, 2019 — Consuming a daily modest amount of high-fructose corn syrup — the equivalent of people drinking about 12 ounces of a sugar-sweetened beverage daily — accelerates the growth of intestinal tumors in … read more
Latest Health Headlines
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Virtual Reality Enables Real-Time, Internal View of Patient Anatomy During Treatment
Mar. 26, 2019 — Immersive virtual reality (VR) may enable interventional radiologists to improve treatments using real-time 3D images from inside a patient’s blood vessels. New research shows that the interactive technology could provide faster, more efficient treatment, with less radiation exposure and greater precision, ease and … read more
Physical/Tech News
March 28, 2019
Matter Waves and Quantum Splinters
Icy Giant Planets in the Laboratory
Artificial Photosynthetic Cells
Inert Nitrogen Forced to React With Itself
Mar. 25, 2019 — Physicists have shown that shaking ultracold Bose-Einstein condensates can cause them to either divide into uniform segments or shatter into unpredictable splinters, depending on the frequency of the … read more
Latest Physical/Tech Headlines
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New Computational Tool Harnesses Big Data, Deep Learning to Reveal Dark Matter of the Transcriptome
Mar. 25, 2019 — A research team has developed an innovative computational tool offering researchers an efficient method for detecting the different ways RNA is pieced together (spliced) when copied from DNA. Because variations in how RNA is spliced play crucial roles in many diseases, this new analytical tool will provide greater capabilities for discovering … read more
Environment News
March 28, 2019
Venus Flytrap ‘Teeth’ Form ‘Horrid Prison’
Serious Losses of Pollinating Insects in Britain
Yellowstone Elk Don’t Budge for Wolves
Fossil Barnacles: Prehistoric Whale Migrations
Mar. 26, 2019 — Researchers investigate the importance of marginal spikes, the ‘teeth’ lining the outer edge of the plant’s snap traps, in successfully capturing … read more
Latest Environment Headlines
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Mar. 27, 2019 — Historical tortoiseshell trade routes may have established the groundwork for modern illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to new research. The study also concludes that the tortoiseshell trade harvested nine million turtles, … read more
Society/Education News
March 28, 2019
Climate: Rainfall Changes for Key Crops
Additional Evidence for Massive Solar Storms
Climate: Immediate Aggressive Action Needed
At What Age Do You Feel 65?
Mar. 11, 2019 — A new comprehensive study of climate change has painted over 5 million pictures of humanity’s potential future, and few foretell an Earth that has not severely warmed. But with immediate action and … read more
Latest Society/Education Headlines
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New Type of Mobile Tracking Link Shoppers’ Physical Movements, Buying Choices
Mar. 25, 2019 — A new study used a targeting strategy that tracks where, when, and for how long consumers are in a shopping mall to determine how shoppers’ physical movements affect their economic choices. The study found that targeting potential customers in this way can significantly improve advertising via mobile … read more
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