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Make America tweet again
We know how Donald Trump feels about everyone through Twitter, but how do Twitter users feel about Donald Trump?
Computer scientists from the University of...
Sleep deprivation may cause people to eat more calories
Sleep deprivation may result in people consuming more calories during the following day, according to a study.Image Credit: Flickr/cc_photoshare
Sleep deprivation may result in people...
New Technique Could Boost Online Word-of-Mouth Marketing
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Researchers from North Carolina State University and the Open University of Catalonia have developed a technique for creating complex predictive tools that...
Close Galactic Encounter Leaves “Nearly Naked” Supermassive Black Hole
Artist's conception of how the "nearly naked" supermassive black hole originated.Credit: Bill Saxton, NRAO/AUI/NSF.
Astronomers using the super-sharp radio vision of the National Science Foundation's...
Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy may trigger post-traumatic stress disorder
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Women may be at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder following a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, suggests a new study.
The team behind the...
Researchers find way to increase scanning speed
Illustration of a KTN crystal operating under different phases.Credit: Penn State
A major technological advance in the field of high-speed beam-scanning devices has increased the...
Pillars of cosmic destruction
These composite image shows several pillars within the Carina Nebula which were observed and studied with the MUSE instrument, mounted on ESO's Very Large...
Hot on the heels of quasiparticles
A polaron (orange) is formed amidst the electrons (violet) inside a solid. Credit: ETH Zurich / Meinrad Sidler
Electrons in a solid can team up...
Earlier Alzheimer’s diagnosis may be possible with new imaging compound
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a chemical compound that detects the Alzheimer's protein amyloid beta better than...
New, Space-Based View of Human-Made Carbon Dioxide
Human carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel burning and other sources have been mapped from OCO-2's global dataset.Credits: World Bank/Kim Eun Yeul
Scientists have produced...
New portable, user-friendly crime-scene forensics tech will take high-resolution 3-D images of shoeprints, tire...
This graphic depicts the operation of a new portable crime-scene forensics technology designed to take precise, high-resolution 3-D images of shoeprints and tire-tread marks....
