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› World's oldest insect inspires a new generation of aerogels
Experts have created a new form of highly-efficient, low-cost, sustainable insulation based on the wings of a dragonfly. |
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› Belief in fake causes of cancer is rife
Mistaken belief in mythical causes of cancer is rife according to new research. |
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› Napping can help tired teens' performance in school
Researchers have found a positive relationship between midday-napping and nighttime sleep. They believe it might be key to boosting neurocognitive function in early adolescents. The team examined adolescents in Jintan, China, measuring midday napping, nighttime sleep duration and sleep quality, and performance on multiple neurocognitive tasks. Habitual nappers (who napped more often) tended to have a better nighttime sleep. |
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› A Yellowstone guide to life on Mars
A geology student is helping NASA determine whether life existed on other planets. He is helping find a marker for ancient bacterial life on Mars. The research could help scientists put to rest one of our most fundamental mysteries. |
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› Many low-lying atoll islands could be uninhabitable by mid-21st century
Sea-level rise and wave-driven flooding will negatively impact freshwater resources on many low-lying atoll islands in such a way that many could be uninhabitable in just a few decades. |
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› Projectile cannon experiments show how asteroids can deliver water
New research shows that a surprising amount of water survives simulated asteroid impacts, a finding that may help explain how asteroids deposit water throughout the solar system. |
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› Ultrahigh-pressure laser experiments shed light on super-Earth cores
Using high-powered laser beams, researchers have simulated conditions inside a planet three times as large as Earth. The pressures achieved in this study, up to 1,314 gigapascals (GPa), allowed researchers to gather the highest-pressure X-ray diffraction data ever recorded and generate new, more robust models for the interior structure of large, rocky exoplanets. |
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› New link between sleep arousals and body temperature may also be connected to SIDS
What is the origin of these arousals? Scientists have discovered that brief arousals are probably triggered by the intrinsic electrical noise from wake-promoting neurons (WPN) in the brain. Their research reveals a previously unrecognized neurophysiological mechanism that links sleep arousals with temperature regulation, and may also provide an important new link between temperature and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). |
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› World's smallest optical implantable biodevice
Researchers have built a new optical device no bigger than the edge of a coin. The device includes a photovoltaic cell that is powered by infrared light and emits blue light. Using infrared light allows the device to be implanted several centimeters deep into the body, while the emission of blue light can be used for optogenetic control of brain patterns. |
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› Weather associated with sentiments expressed on social media
Sentiments expressed on Facebook and Twitter may be associated with certain weather patterns. |
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› Massive study across western equatorial Africa finds more gorillas and chimpanzees than expected
A massive decade-long study of Western Equatorial Africa's gorillas and chimpanzees has uncovered both good news and bad about our nearest relatives. The good news: there are one third more western lowland gorillas and one tenth more central chimpanzees than previously thought. The bad news: the vast majority of these great apes (80 percent) exist outside of protected areas, and gorilla populations are declining by 2.7 percent annually. |
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› New approach to treating patients with stage IV Wilms tumor
A new study shows significantly improved survival rates for patients with stage IV Wilms tumors with lung metastases. |
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