A bumblebee eats a food reward presented on an artificial flower. Five such feeders each contain 1/5 of the amount required to fill her up and the bee must learn a route to take her to all five. Visible...
Omega 3 consumption is linked to better sleep, which may explain the higher IQ in kids who eat fish at least once a week.
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Children who eat fish at least once a week sleep better and...
Los Angeles, California (stock image). Decades of efforts to reduce air pollution have led to cleaner air in Los Angeles and other U.S. cities.
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An imbalance between the trends in two common air pollutants is unexpectedly...
Crime scene tape (stock image).
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When brain lesions occur within the brain network responsible for morality and value-based decision-making, they can predispose a person toward criminal behavior, according to new research by Ryan Darby, MD, assistant...
This is a 3.465 billion year-old fossil microorganism from Western Australia.
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A new analysis of the oldest known fossil microorganisms provides strong evidence to support an...
Molecular model (stock image).
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DNA molecules that follow specific instructions could offer more precise molecular control of synthetic chemical systems, a discovery that opens the door for engineers to create molecular machines with new and complex...
Researchers passed a weak constant electrical current through saline-soaked electrodes positioned over target regions in the scalp.
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Scientists have found a way to improve creativity through brain stimulation, according to researchers at...
Researchers found a genetic risk score combining the top 10 variants was statistically associated with parents being centenarians.
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A new large-scale international study expands the number of genetic markers now known to be associated with exceptional...
Cigar factory in Liverpool. Date: 1858
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Researchers at the University of Liverpool revisited a study carried out 175 years ago which compared the health and life expectancy of people in different parts of the United Kingdom,...
Colored letters. Some people with synesthesia perceive letters and numbers as having specific colors.
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Hypnosis can alter the way certain individuals information process information in their brain. A new phenomenon was identified by researchers from the...
A new study from North Carolina State University, the Smithsonian and Duke University finds that bamboo lemurs, giant pandas and red pandas share 48 gut microbes in common -- despite the fact that they are separated by millions of...
