As Alaska's bleak winter sets in, arctic ground squirrels burrow deep into the ground to begin an eight-month-hibernation before popping up again in spring, famished and eager to breed.
Ecology
May 28, 2023
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Depending on age, humans need 7 to 13 hours of sleep per 24 hours. During this time, a lot happens: Heart rate, breathing and metabolism ebb and flow; hormone levels adjust; the body relaxes. Not so much in the brain.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 18, 2022
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Professor Hiroki Ueda, Assistant Professor Daisuke Tone, Lecturer Koji Ode, and Qianhui Zhang (4th-year graduate student at the time) at the University of Tokyo showed that CaMKIIβ, a predominant protein kinase expressed ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 26, 2022
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Science has perfected the answer to calming a crying baby: Hold and walk with them for five minutes.
Other
Sep 13, 2022
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Sleep is important for our health and well-being, and bad sleep can negatively impact our attention span, memory, decision-making skills, creativity and judgment.
Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2022
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"Nothing is certain except for death and taxes," said Benjamin Franklin. Of course, he left out another certainty for humankind: sleep. All humans sleep, albeit some better than others. But do all animals sleep, too?
Plants & Animals
May 27, 2022
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The penultimate sunset at Concordia research station in Antarctica marks the beginning of a very exciting time for the 12-member crew: the coming of Antarctic night and the winter-over.
Space Exploration
May 13, 2022
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Sleep is fundamental for all animals; when an animal sleeps, the brain sorts and categorizes memories and restores its energy. Urban habitats like cities, however, can hamper an animal's sleep quality and patterns due to ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2022
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A Russian weapons test created more than 1,500 pieces of space junk now threatening the seven astronauts aboard the International Space Station, according to U.S. officials who called the strike reckless and irresponsible.
Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2021
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The return to in-person classrooms this fall may have the unintended consequence of depriving many Canadian high school students of sleep.
Education
Sep 15, 2021
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