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Blocking sunlight to cool Earth wont reduce crop damage from global warming

Blocking sunlight to cool Earth won’t reduce crop damage from global warming

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Injecting particles into the atmosphere to cool the planet and counter the warming effects of climate change would do nothing to offset the crop...
Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus

Laziness helped lead to extinction of Homo erectus

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New archaeological research from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that Homo erectus, an extinct species of primitive humans, went extinct in part...
Scientists solve open theoretical problem on electron interactions

Scientists solve open theoretical problem on electron interactions

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Yale-NUS Associate Professor of Science (Physics) Shaffique Adam is the lead author of a recent work that describes a model for electron interaction in...
North American diets require more land than we have study says

North American diets require more land than we have, study says

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If the global population adopted recommended North American dietary guidelines, there wouldn't be enough land to provide the food required, according to a new...
marine collagen

Marine Collagen a Viable Alternative to Bovine Based Collagen

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People who want to introduce collagen supplements into their diets and skin care but have been discouraged from doing so because of their bovine...
Study illuminates genes behind beautiful glow of Bermuda fireworms

Study illuminates genes behind beautiful ‘glow’ of Bermuda fireworms

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A new study led by researchers at the American Museum of Natural History looks at the genes behind an incredible, luminous seasonal mating display...
Key aspects of human cell aging reversed by new compounds

Key aspects of human cell aging reversed by new compounds

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Key aspects of the ageing of human cells can be reversed by new compounds developed at the University of Exeter, research shows. In a laboratory...
Introducing the latest in textiles Soft hardware

Introducing the latest in textiles: Soft hardware

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The latest development in textiles and fibers is a kind of soft hardware that you can wear: cloth that has electronic devices built right...
Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism

Neuroscientists get at the roots of pessimism

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Many patients with neuropsychiatric disorders such as anxiety or depression experience negative moods that lead them to focus on the possible downside of a...
Tiny tunnels inside garnets appear to be the result of boring microorganisms

Tiny tunnels inside garnets appear to be the result of boring microorganisms

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Complex systems of microscopic tunnels found inside garnet crystals from Thailand are most likely the result of microorganisms making their homes inside these minerals,...
Revolutionary new view of how living cells make energy

Revolutionary new view of how living cells make energy

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Researchers at The University of Western Australia and Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research have made a fundamental discovery about of the atomic structure...