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Virtual reality study finds our perception of our body and environment affects how we...

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The experimental setup. (A) Outside view of the Cave Automatic Virtual Environment (CAVE) device during experimentation. (B) Third-person perspective on the forest glade and...
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Teleporting toward a quantum Internet

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This image shows crystals used for storing entangled photons, which behave as though they are part of the same whole. Scientists use crystals like...

New Food-Ordering Formula Could Lead to Less Food Waste in Buffet-Style Restaurants

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In a 2013 study conducted by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), researchers estimated one third of all food produced for human...

Mapping the Human Immune System

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UA researcher Adam Buntzman has led an effort to harness supercomputers to create the first map of the human immune system. University of Arizona research...
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Amazon seeking 120,000 seasonal workers

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Amazon said its seasonal worker recruitment goal for 2016 represents a 20 percent jump from 2015. Image Credit: Flickr/simone_brunozzi US online giant Amazon on Thursday...

Common prostate cancer treatment linked to later dementia, researcher says

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A new retrospective study of patient medical records suggests that men with prostate cancer who are treated with testosterone-lowering drugs are twice as likely...
Jumping spiders can hear at a distance new study proves

Jumping spiders can hear at a distance, new study proves

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Jumping spider.Credit: Hoy Lab, Cornell University While jumping spiders are known to have great vision, a new Cornell University study proves for the first time...
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Tai chi can help relieve chronic neck pain, study shows

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Image Credit: Flickr/doughay Tai Chi, a low-impact mind-body exercise, can be as effective as neck exercises in relieving persistent neck pain, according to results of...
In a first brain computer interface helps paralyzed man feel again

In a first, brain computer interface helps paralyzed man feel again

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Researcher Rob Gaunt prepares Nathan Copeland for brain computer interface sensory test. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the 12 October...
Unique skin impressions of the last dinosaurs from what is now Europe

Unique skin impressions of the last dinosaurs from what is now Europe

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Dinosaur skin impression on rock.Credit: Víctor Fondevilla/UAB Researchers from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in collaboration with the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont...
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Dense molecular gas disks drive the growth of supermassive black holes: Are supernova explosions...

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A conceptual rendition of gas being driven into a supermassive black hole following a supernova explosion Strong turbulence caused by supernova explosions inside a...