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Infants prefer toys typed to their gender, says study
Children as young as 9 months-old prefer to play with toys specific to their own gender, according to a new study from academics at...
Newly Discovered Solar System Objects Resonate with Neptune
Above animation shows how the scientists discovered 2015 FJ345 from the images with Hyper Suprime-Cam at the Subaru Telescope. The observation took place on...
Antibiotics weaken Alzheimer’s disease progression through changes in the gut microbiome
Long-term treatment with broad spectrum antibiotics decreased levels of amyloid plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease, and activated inflammatory microglial cells in the brains...
Warmer Mediterranean turns the Sahel green
In the past 20 years, the Sahel has become greener because the West African monsoon brings more rain in the sub-Saharan region. A key...
To protect yourself from malaria sleep with a chicken next to your bed
For the first time, scientists have shown that malaria-transmitting mosquitoes actively avoid feeding on certain animal species such as chickens, using their sense of...
Humans around the world dance to the same beat
Study reveals a common beat in global music. Credit: Flickr/Luciana Ruivo
A new study carried out by the University of Exeter and Tokyo University of...
Map provides detailed picture of how the brain is organized
A detailed new map by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis lays out the landscape of the cerebral cortex --...
New Horizons: Imagining a Landing on Pluto
Imagine a future spacecraft following New Horizons’ trailblazing path to Pluto, but instead of flying past its target, the next visitor touches down in...
Asteroid that formed moon’s Imbrium Basin may have been protoplanet-sized
Grooves and gashes associated with the Imbrium Basin on the moon have long been puzzling. New research shows how some of these features were...
Birds on top of the world, with nowhere to go
Climate change could make much of the Arctic unsuitable for millions of migratory birds that travel north to breed each year, according to a...
First atmospheric study of Earth-sized exoplanets points to possible habitability
This artist's illustration shows two Earth-sized planets, TRAPPIST-1b and TRAPPIST-1c, passing in front of their parent red dwarf star, which is much smaller and...
