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Drinking green tea to prevent artery explosion: Polyphenol intake reduces abdominal...

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Abdominal aortic aneurysm develop less frequently in rats that drank green tea polyphenol, says new research by a Kyoto University team. Without treatment, abdominal...

Rich bugs revealed: Homes in wealthier neighborhoods host a greater diversity...

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The scientists researching indoor arthropods describe home environments as their own unique, thriving ecosystems. Roughly 100 different species of arthropods are found inside the...

The demise of the Maya civilization: Water shortage can destroy cultures

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Credit: Vienna University of Technology Something really drastic must have happened to end the Classic Maya Period in the 9th Century. Within a short period...

Fossilized rivers suggest warm, wet ancient Mars

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Perspective view of Aram Dorsum, an inverted channel on Mars and candidate landing site for the ExoMars rover. Credit: NASA/JPL/MSSS Extensive systems of fossilised riverbeds...

Warbler genomes look to be 99.97 percent alike

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This is an illustration of warbler.Credit: Liz Clayton Fuller, Bartels Science Illustration Intern. For decades, conservationists have considered blue-winged warblers to be a threat to...

The cave bear: A vegan gone extinct

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Adult Cave Bear with cub from Goyet Cave in Belgium.Credit: © RBINS Senckenberg scientists have studied the feeding habits of the extinct Cave Bear. Based...

How sleep deprivation harms memory

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Credit: Flickr/mateusd Researchers from the Universities of Groningen (Netherlands) and Pennsylvania have discovered a piece in the puzzle of how sleep deprivation negatively affects memory. For...

Human footprint surprisingly outpaced by population and economic growth

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The global impact of human activities on the natural environment is extensive, but those impacts are expanding at a slower rate than the rate...

How melanoma spreads to other organs in the body

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In a landmark discovery, researchers at Tel Aviv University have unraveled the metastatic mechanism of melanoma, the most aggressive of all skin cancers. According to...

Music at work increases cooperation, teamwork

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Cornell University researchers found that music can have important effects on the cooperative spirits of those exposed to music. Credit: Cornell University From casual acoustic...

Time of day influences our susceptibility to infection, study finds

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We are more susceptible to infection at certain times of the day as our body clock affects the ability of viruses to replicate and...