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Left-handed people are more likely to have a slender face

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Slender faces are also associated with overbites and left-handedness. Credit: Courtesy of Philippe Hujoel Individuals with a slender lower face are about 25 percent more likely...
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Innovative ‘Smart Scar-Care’ pad to create a ‘scar-less’ world

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The “Smart Scar-Care” pad designed by Professor Cecilia Li-Tsang in the Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, PolyU, serves the dual functions of reinforcing pressure and...
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Ice cave in Transylvania yields window into region’s past

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Panoramic view of an ice cliff inside the Sc?ri?oara Ice Cave, where the research was done. Credit: Gigi Fratila & Claudiu Szabo Ice cores drilled from...
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Solar system: New insights into ring system

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Visualization was constructed from simulation of Chariklo's double ring. Credit: Shugo Michikoshi, Eiichiro Kokubo, Hirotaka Nakayama, 4D2U Project, NAOJ A team of researchers in Japan modeled...
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The world’s fastest film camera: When light practically stands still

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The new camera was developed for filming chemistry and physics occurring at extreme speeds. Credit: Image courtesy of Lund University Forget high-speed cameras capturing 100,000 images...
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Success in the 3-D bioprinting of cartilage

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This is Stina Simonsson. Credit: Elin Lindström Claessen A team of researchers at Sahlgrenska Academy has managed to generate cartilage tissue by printing stem cells using...
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Study revises the development, evolutionary origin of the vertebrate brain

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Researchers identify a new region, named DiMes, which is an homologous region to the one in a common ancestor for vertebrates. Credit: University of Murcia;...
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Testosterone makes men less likely to question their impulses

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Does testosterone make men feel more right? (stock image) Credit: © Romolo Tavani / Fotolia Hotheaded, impulsive men who shoot first and ask questions later are...
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Bonobos may be better representation of last common ancestor with humans than chimps

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A new study examining the muscular system of bonobos provides firsthand evidence that the rare great ape species may be more closely linked to...