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Trouble getting to sleep? Scientists say go camping
A camping spot on the Rocky Mountains during the winter. Credit: Sleep and Chronobiology Lab, University of Colorado Boulder
In our modern times, many...
Sleep deprivation handicaps the brain’s ability to form new memories
Chemical recalibration of brain cells during sleep is crucial for learning, and sleeping pills may sabotage it. Image credit: Flickr/philip pelgrom
Studying mice, scientists at...
A healthy work limit is 39 hours per week, study shows
People who work more than 39 hours a week are putting their health at risk. Image credit: Flickr/Buddhike de Silva
People who work more than...
Quantum phase transition observed for the first time
Probability distribution showing the equal likelihood for the cavity being transparent and opaque at the critical point. Credit: J. Fink
A group of scientists led...
Study provides new evidence that exercise is not key to weight control
study results indicate that physical activity will not protect you from gaining weight. Image credit: Flickr/Sarah
An international study led by Loyola University Chicago is...
The shape of melting in two dimensions
Snow falls in winter and melts in spring, but what drives the phase change in between?
Although melting is a familiar phenomenon encountered in everyday...
How water can split into two liquids below zero
Theoretical possibility of the coexistence of dual liquid states of matter in sub-zero water due to the origami-like stacking behaviour of microscale moleculesy
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Soccer players with more headers more likely to have concussion symptoms
Soccer players who head the ball a lot are three times more likely to have concussion symptoms than players who don't head the ball...
Ancient DNA reveals genetic ‘continuity’ between Stone Age, modern populations in East Asia
Exterior of Devil's Gate: the cave in the Primorye region, about 30km from the far eastern coast of Russia, where the human remains were...
Britain to lose Northern Lights due to solar winds of change
Britain may lose the magic of the Northern Lights by the middle of the century due to major shifts in solar activity. Image Credit:...
First ever blueprint unveiled to construct a large scale quantum computer
Prof. Hensinger (right) and Dr Lekitsch (left) with a quantum computing blueprint model behind a quantum computer prototype at the University of Sussex. Credit:...
