Microbes compete for nutrients, affect metabolism, development in mice
Nacho Vivas, lab manager at the Rey Lab, checks on a group of germ-free mice inside a sterile environment.
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"Gut bacteria...
Higher coffee consumption associated with lower risk of early death
Drinking four cups of coffee each day can be part of a healthy diet in healthy people, new research suggests.
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Dancing can reverse the signs of aging in the brain
A comparison of 2 different fitness routines shows that both can have an anti-aging effect on the brain in the elderly, but...
This is how belly fat could increase your cancer risk
New research sheds light on how obesity increases the risk of cancer.
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It's been well established that obesity is...
Drones relay RFID signals for inventory control
MIT researchers have developed a system that enables small, safe, aerial drones to read RFID tags in large warehouses at a distance...
Endangered sharks, rays further threatened by global food markets
Shark fin soup (stock image).
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A majority of shark fins and manta ray gills sold around the globe for...
New dinosaur discovery suggests new species roosted together like modern birds
Photo and sketch of the confiscated specimen showing three different juveniles of the same species of dinosaur preserved in roosting posture, immediately...
Carbon nanotubes worth their salt
An artist's depiction of the promise of carbon nanotube porins for desalination. The image depicts a stylized carbon nanotube pipe that delivers...
Human-made fossil methane emission levels larger than previously believed
This is Vasilii Petrenko loading an ice core into the melting chamber for extraction of trapped ancient air.
Credit: Xavier Fain
In 2011 a...
Less REM sleep tied to greater risk of dementia
Healthy woman sleeping. (Stock image)
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People who get less rapid eye movement (REM) sleep may have a greater risk...
Mathematical mystery of ancient Babylonian clay tablet solved
The 3,700-year-old Babylonian tablet Plimpton 322 at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University in New York.
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UNSW Sydney...
