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A Riddle for Our Time
A schematic of cosmic history. Astronomers have called attention to a neglected riddle of the expansion: although the outward flaring seen in the graphic...
Study reveals how ionising radiation damages DNA and causes cancer
For the first time, researchers from the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute and their collaborators have been able to identify in human cancers two characteristic...
Genome of the world’s largest bony fish may explain fast growth rate and large...
The genome of the ocean sunfish (Mola mola), the world's largest bony fish, has been sequenced for the first time by researchers from China...
All the Water on Planet Earth
How much of planet Earth is made of water? Very little, actually. Although oceans of water cover about 70 percent of Earth's surface, these...
Midlife physical activity is associated with better cognition in old age
A new study of 3050 twins finds moderately vigorous physical activity -- i.e., more strenuous than walking -- to be associated with better cognition...
Three in four don’t know obesity causes cancer
Three out of four (75 per cent) people in the UK are unaware of the link between obesity and cancer, according to a new...
Canadian cardiovascular society sets new guidelines for atrial fibrillation management and treatment
This is a summary of the recommendations for the management of antithrombotic therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation in association with Non-ST-elevation acute coronary...
How the brain builds panoramic memory
Panoramic Sunset.Credit: © Salvatore D'Oro / Flickr
When asked to visualize your childhood home, you can probably picture not only the house you lived in,...
Researchers debunk ‘five-second rule’: Sometimes bacteria transfer in less than a second
Credit: Flickr/Wigwam Jones
Turns out bacteria may transfer to candy that has fallen on the floor no matter how fast you pick it up.
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Earthquakes can trigger near-instantaneous aftershocks on different faults
This is a photograph of damage to Helena High School, which collapsed following a major aftershock of the 1935 Helena magnitude 6.2 earthquake in...
With MRI technique, brain scientists induce feelings about faces
Negative or positive feelings about faces are related to patterns of activity in the brain's cingulate cortex, according to a new study. Researchers were...
