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Millennials Less Sexually Active than Gen-X Peers
The sculpture "Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss" by Antonio Canova. Credit: Joe deSousa, public domain
Since time immemorial, older generations have fretted over the sexual...
Tracking down the first chefs
Image showing marks produced by humans when eating meat in the experiment carried out in this research.Credit: Antonio J. Romero / UPV/EHU
Archaeological sites speak...
Faintest hisses from space reveal famous star’s past life
The supernova shock front as it pushes material from the blue and red supergiant phases.Credit: CAASTRO/Mats Björklund (Magipics)
Astronomers have managed to peer into the...
A giant stellar void in the Milky Way
An artist's impression of the implied distribution of young stars, represented here by Cepheids shown as blue stars, plotted on the background of a...
How birds soar to great heights
Migratory birds often use warm, rising atmospheric currents to gain height with little energy expenditure when flying over long distances.
It's a behavior known as...
Excessive alcohol consumption impacts breathing
A study led by researchers from Loyola Medicine and Loyola University Chicago has discovered a potential new health concern related to excessive alcohol consumption.
Adults...
Higher BMI not associated with increased risk of heart attack or early death, twin...
A study of 4,046 genetically identical twin pairs with different amounts of body fat shows that twin siblings with a higher Body Mass Index,...
High animal protein intake associated with higher, plant protein with lower mortality rate
Increased death risk primarily associated with red meats, eggs and dairy -- not found among those with healthy lifestyle
The largest study to examine the...
DNA’s dynamic nature makes it well-suited to serve as the blueprint of life
The DNA double helix (shown on the left) can contort itself into different shapes to absorb chemical damage to the basic building blocks (A,...
Quick meal? 3-D printed dinner
An example of 3D printed food, created by one of Professor Hod Lipson's students.Credit: Timothy Lee Photographers/Columbia EngineeringClose
We're all accustomed to having appliances on...
Apollo astronauts experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular-related deaths
Members of the successful Apollo space program are experiencing higher rates of cardiovascular problems that are thought to be caused by their exposure to...
