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Sitting in traffic jams is officially bad for you
Car windows closed with the fan/heating off in traffic is the best ventilation setting leading up to a 76% reduction in in-car pollutants. Also,...
Unexpected trove of gas discovered around larger stars
Artist impression of a debris disk surrounding a star in the Scorpius-Centaurus Association. ALMA discovered that -- contrary to expectations -- the more massive...
Can One Cosmic Enigma Help Solve Another?
Johns Hopkins astrophysicists argue fast radio bursts could provide clues to dark matter. (Credit: Alain r/Wikimedia Commons)
Astrophysicists from Johns Hopkins University have proposed a...
New map shows alarming growth of the human footprint
Slash-and-burn: The human footprint is heaviest in the world's biologically-richest areas, such as tropical rainforests. Here, farmers are burning the Amazon rainforest for charcoal.Credit:...
Severe obesity revealed as a stand-alone high-risk factor for heart failure
A study by Johns Hopkins researchers of more than 13,000 people has found that even after accounting for such risk factors as high blood...
New camera uses just 1 photon per pixel
1) The scene, taken with a normal digital camera. Photo provided by Feihu Xu, MIT. 2) The raw data captured by the SPAD camera,...
Computer scientists reveal history of third-party web tracking
For over two decades, consumers have used the internet to research, shop, make friends, find dates and learn about the world with the click...
One of the most significant Etruscan discoveries in decades names female goddess Uni
Inscribed surfaces of the stele already have revealed mention of the goddess Uni as well as a reference to the god Tina, the name...
Graying but grinning: Despite physical ailments, older adults happier
Does wisdom come with age? Scientists found older people are often happier.Credit: © mr_rusty/ Flickr
While even the best wines eventually peak and turn to...
How do antidepressants trigger fear and anxiety?
More than 100 million people worldwide take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), such as Prozac and Zoloft, to treat depression, anxiety and related conditions,...
The first autonomous, entirely soft robot
The octobot is powered by a chemical reaction and controlled with a soft logic board. A reaction inside the bot transforms a small amount...
