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Study of African animals illuminates links between environment, diet and gut microbiome
In recent years, the field of microbiome research has grown rapidly, providing newfound knowledge—and newfound questions—about the microbes that inhabit human and animal bodies. A new study adds to that foundation of …
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Ancient bone protein reveals which turtles were on the menu in Florida, Caribbean
Thousands of years ago, the inhabitants of modern-day Florida and the Caribbean feasted on sea turtles, leaving behind bones that tell tales of ancient diets and the ocean’s past.
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Invasive species short-circuiting benefits from mercury reduction in the Great Lakes
According to a new study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 40 years of reduced mercury use, emissions, and loading …
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Single discrimination events alter college students’ daily behavior
Discrimination—differential treatment based on an aspect of someone’s identity, such as nationality, race, sexual orientation or gender—is linked …
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Sea levels to continue rising after Paris agreement emission pledges expire in 2030
Sea levels will continue to rise around the world long after current carbon emissions pledges made through the Paris climate agreement are met and global …
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Fractionation processes can improve profitability of ethanol production
The U.S. is the world’s largest producer of bioethanol as renewable liquid fuel, with more than 200 commercial plants processing over 16 billion gallons per year. Plants typically use dry grind processing methods; however, …
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National-scale study shows that invasive grasses promote wildfire
In a first national-scale analysis, ecologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, with colleagues at the University of Colorado-Boulder, report that across the United States, invasive grasses can double the number …
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Peering into a more ‘human’ petri dish
Cell culture media, the cocktail of chemicals and nutrients that keep cells alive and thriving in a dish, have been an essential tool of biology for more than 70 years. Remarkably, the composition of these potions hasn’t …
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Better autonomous ‘reasoning’ at tricky intersections
MIT and Toyota researchers have designed a new model to help autonomous vehicles determine when it’s safe to merge into traffic at intersections with obstructed views.
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Characteristics beyond intelligence influence long-term achievement, study finds
People often ask University of Pennsylvania psychologist Angela Duckworth what predicts success.
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Daylight Saving Time has long-term effects on health
The annual transition to and from daylight saving time (DST) has clinical implications that last longer than the days where clocks “fall back” or “spring forward.”
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Scientists identify protein that promotes brain metastasis
A protein that breast, lung and other cancers use to promote their spread—or metastasis—to the brain, has been identified by a team led by Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian investigators. The protein, CEMIP, …
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Deep neural networks uncover what the brain likes to see
Opening the eyes immediately provides a visual perception of the world—and it seems so easy. But the process that starts with photons hitting the retina and ends with ‘seeing’ is far from simple. The brain’s fundamental …
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Medical Xpress
Characteristics beyond intelligence influence long-term achievement, study finds
Scientists identify protein that promotes brain metastasis
Eye on research: A new way to detect and study retinoblastoma
Stressed to the max? Deep sleep can rewire the anxious brain
How much do we lie when we have sex on the brain?
2007 to 2016 saw increase in child psychiatrists in U.S.
Fighting the HIV epidemic
Fish oil supplements have no effect on anxiety and depression
Tech Xplore
Designing unmanned aerial vehicle trajectories for energy minimization
Scientists create ‘artificial leaf’ that turns carbon into fuel
RoboBee powered by soft muscles
Bloodhound’s 461-mph speed is big but team eyes bigger record ahead
Neural networks enable autonomous navigation of catheters
An intelligent network for better water management
Patent talk: Transition lenses in broad daylight for AR
Merkel: 1 million car charging points in Germany by 2030
China gets into blockchain race with US-
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