NASA's Mars Ingenuity helicopter missed its fourth scheduled flight on Thursday, with the space agency blaming a software glitch and vowing to try again the next day.
Space Exploration
Apr 29, 2021
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Luxury brands are a prominent feature of modern society. Thorstein Veblen coined the term "conspicuous consumption" to describe how the upper classes showcased expensive goods without inherent practical benefits to demonstrate ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2021
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Researchers at SAHMRI and Flinders University have conducted the largest ever meta-analysis of wellbeing studies from around the world to answer the question, "What's the best way to build personal wellbeing?".
Social Sciences
Apr 19, 2021
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Good news: The bacteria living on your toothbrush reflect your mouth—not your toilet.
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 1, 2021
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Swelling is one of the most dangerous and immediate consequences of a brain injury or stroke. Doctors have long known about the dangers of swelling, which has traditionally been blamed on ruptured blood vessels. New research ...
Soft Matter
Nov 24, 2020
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Doctors like to remind patients not to monkey around with their health, suggesting that a good diet and regular exercise improve longevity.
Plants & Animals
Sep 21, 2020
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Scientists have discovered that one of the good bacteria found in the human gut has a benefit that has remained unrecognized until now: The potential to reduce the risk for heart disease.
Biochemistry
Jul 8, 2020
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A new study from researchers at Oxford University's Departments of Zoology and Biochemistry shows that warring bacteria will engage in suicidal attacks in vast numbers to take down competitors.
Evolution
Jun 5, 2020
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A team of researchers from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has found evidence of chloroperfluoropolyether carboxylates (ClPFPECAs) in New Jersey soils. In ...
Beneficial strains of bacteria residing in our guts, genital tracts, and skin have been shown to play a role in human health, and now, researchers publishing May 26 in the journal Cell Reports suggest that some of these "good" ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 26, 2020
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