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Jackdaws flap their wings to save energy

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The air vortexes behind the wings has been processed. Work is done Marco Klein Heerenbrink. Credit: Aron Hejdström For the first time, researchers have observed that...
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Handshaking viewed more positively by Westerners than by East Asians

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East Asians and Westerners view handshakes differently, new research finds. Credit: Graphic by Julie McMahon Westerners view handshaking more positively than do East Asians, researchers report...
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Hubble observes source of gravitational waves for the first time

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On Aug. 17, 2017, the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) and the Virgo Interferometer both detected gravitational waves from the collision between two neutron...
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Illegal use of natural resources in the protected Brazilian Amazon mapped

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This is an image of illegal mining of gold in the immediate surroundings of the Amapá National Forest. Credit: Érico Kauano New research published in the...
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A dietary supplement dampens the brain hyperexcitability seen in seizures or epilepsy

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This is Lori McMahon and Luke Stewart. Credit: UAB Seizure disorders -- including epilepsy -- are associated with pathological hyperexcitability in brain neurons. Unfortunately, there are...
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Listening to happy music may enhance divergent creativity

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Overall divergent thinking (ODT) score. Credit: Ritter et al (2017) Listening to happy music may help generate more, innovative solutions compared to listening to silence, according...
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In a first for wearable optics, researchers develop stretchy fiber to capture body motion

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A silicone strain sensor glued to a rubber glove bends easily with the wearer's finger. The amount of light transmitted by the fiber changes...
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Novel circuit design boosts wearable thermoelectric generators

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Electrical conductivity is measured for a thermoelectric polymer film in the laboratory of Shannon Yee at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Credit: Candler Hobbs, Georgia...
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Soft, flexible origami-inspired robot

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TWISTER, an origami-inspired soft robot. Credit: Russell Lee A Case Western Reserve University researcher has turned the origami she enjoyed as a child into a patent-pending...
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Experimental Ebola vaccines elicit year-long immune response

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A volunteer receives an injection in the PREVAIL Ebola vaccine clinical trial in Liberia. Credit: PREVAIL Results from a large randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial in Liberia...
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Now and Zen: Lower prenatal stress reduces risk of behavioral issues in kids

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These are tips and tricks to help expectant mothers manage stress. Credit: University of Ottawa Parenting is a complicated journey full of questions, and when a...