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Hypervariable Galactic Nuclei
A photo of the PanSTARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System) telescope in Hawaii. Astronomers have used a sky survey from this facility...
Want to exercise more? Get yourself some competition
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New research finds that competition pushes people to exercise far better than friendly support
Imagine you're a CEO trying to get your employees...
Colorado River’s dead clams tell tales of carbon emission
At the Colorado River delta, cheniers of dead clam shells epitomize the carbon dioxide being added to the atmosphere upstream.Credit: Jansen Smith/Provided
Scientists have begun...
Physicists induce superconductivity in non-superconducting materials
Researchers at the University of Houston have reported a new method for inducing superconductivity in non-superconducting materials, demonstrating a concept proposed decades ago but...
Acupuncture lowers hypertension by activating opioids, study finds
Researchers have identified the molecular mechanism behind electroacupunture’s blood pressure-lowering benefits.
Credit: Chris Nugent / UCI
Researchers with the UCI Susan Samueli Center for Integrative Medicine...
This new technology could prevent a leading cause of death
What do Casey Kasem, Christopher Reeve and Muhammad Ali have in common? They all died of sepsis: a rapid, potentially deadly reaction that affects...
Wild cat brains: An evolutionary curveball
The cheetah is social, like primates, yet unlike primates its frontal lobe is relatively small. Why? It may be a consequence of its unusual...
Research into extreme weather effects may explain recent butterfly decline
While it is well known that changes to the mean climate can affect ecosystems, little is known about the impact of short-term extreme climatic...
Mystery solved behind birth of Saturn’s rings
Left: Image of Saturn's rings taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Right: Image of Uranus' rings taken by the Hubble Space Telescope.Credit: NASA/JPL/STScI
A team of...
High resting heart rate and blood pressure linked to later mental...
Many mental health disorders have been found to be associated with abnormalities in heart function and blood pressure. Credit: © A. Strakey / Flickr
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Some Los Angeles earthquakes possibly triggered by oil production in early...
Damage caused by the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. Credit:Flickr/Jasperdo
Historical sleuthing has turned up evidence for a possible link between oil production and a handful...
