Accounts of people describing deep meditation often present such states as "pure consciousness experience" which feel alert yet are practically devoid of any content other than "awareness itself." In general, these states ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2024
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Have you recently opened YouTube or TikTok and immediately gone looking for cat videos? If your answer is "yes," then you're not alone: the global consumption of cat-related media online is simply massive. In 2015, there ...
Ecology
Dec 11, 2024
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Currently, most vitamins are produced in factories, either synthetically or with the help of microorganisms that are not approved for food use. These production methods require extensive and often complex purification processes ...
Biochemistry
Dec 11, 2024
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In the UK, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) language in job advertisements (ads) could unintentionally have the reverse effect on attempts to create a more gender-balanced workplace, says a new study led by Lancaster ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2024
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NGC 1068 is a well-known, relatively nearby, bright galaxy with a supermassive black hole at its center. Despite its status as a popular target for astronomers, however, its accretion disk is obscured by thick clouds of dust ...
Astronomy
Dec 11, 2024
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The sun, the essential engine that sustains life on Earth, generates its tremendous energy through the process of nuclear fusion. At the same time, it releases a continuous stream of neutrinos—particles that serve as messengers ...
General Physics
Dec 11, 2024
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DNA stores the instructions for life and, along with enzymes and other molecules, computes everything from hair color to risk of developing diseases. Harnessing that prowess and immense storage capacity could lead to DNA-based ...
Biochemistry
Dec 11, 2024
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Rising CO₂ emissions are accelerating global warming and climate change. But what if scientists could repurpose excess CO₂ into a potential energy source?
Nanomaterials
Dec 11, 2024
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The quantity and complexity of commercial wildlife trade laws has grown globally over the past century. A new study examines wildlife trade laws in 11 countries and finds that a country's Global Biodiversity Index does not ...
Ecology
Dec 11, 2024
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When she passed her Ph.D. viva, literature researcher Ally Louks posted a picture of herself and her thesis on X (formerly Twitter) in November 2024. The photo shared her thesis title: "Olfactory Ethics: The politics of smell ...
Social Sciences
Dec 11, 2024
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