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(10/05/17 4:48pm)
A pair of studies from the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto, along with researchers in China and the U.S. have found that children who are told that they are smart or that they are high-achieving academic students are more likely to cheat.
(09/14/17 2:48pm)
Until 1995, the mystery surrounding the crew of the H. L. Hunley, the first submarine to sink a ship in combat, remained unsolved.
(04/13/17 3:13pm)
More than ever, Americans are embarking on spiritual, meditative and religious retreats as a means of enhancing their mental and physical wellbeing.
(03/09/17 2:40pm)
In a recent study conducted by the Media Effects Research Laboratory at Pennsylvania State University, people who were subject to back-and-forth interaction with an online health risk assessment website were more inclined to participate in healthier activities the website suggested.
(03/02/17 3:07pm)
The documented increase in the number of people worldwide suffering from obesity and Type 2 diabetes is often linked with an unhealthy overconsumption of saturated fats. Researchers from the German Diabetes Center (Deutsches Diabetes-Zentrum, DDZ) and the Helmholtz Center in Munich (HMGU) have discovered that even a one-time consumption of increased amounts of palm oil can have long-lasting effects on human bodies.
(02/16/17 2:06pm)
Researchers from the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) have discovered an entirely new population of critically endangered monkeys in one of the most isolated regions on Earth. Utilizing remote sensing cameras and audio recorders, the team is the first to capture footage of the rare, largely unknown monkey population known as the Dryas. The monkey species has long been thought to be solely native to a small area in the Congo basin, a hypothesis that has been recently debunked.
(02/09/17 2:00pm)
One of the most commonly known hallucinogens has actually gone misunderstood for quite some time now. Lysergic acid diethylamide, usually referred to as “LSD” or “acid”, is one of the most potent hallucinogens, and its effects can last for over 12 hours after the initial usage.
(02/02/17 2:37pm)
While medical implants such as stents, catheters and various forms of inserted tubing provide medical benefits to many patients, these implanted devices pose great issues to a vast array of those with them. More specifically implanted devices increase risks of blood clots and infections in patients who need them.
(12/08/16 3:48pm)
An astronomer from the Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) Astrophysics Research Institute has found a new group of stars within our Milky Way Galaxy. The implications of this discovery could be enormous, as this sheds light on the early stages of the formation of the Milky Way Galaxy.
(11/10/16 2:46pm)
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have repurposed spinach as a form of terrorism-prevention technology. ‘
(11/03/16 2:37pm)
Researchers from Harvard’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have expanded the frontiers of 3D printing. Recently, 3D printing has enabled researchers to construct synthetic organ tissue that can mimic the functions and structures of human cells.
(09/29/16 4:09pm)
Researchers from Emory University have discovered that people who experience synesthesia, the mixing of senses, are more sensitive to associations between shapes and the sound of words.
(09/22/16 2:41pm)
An unexpected finding has debunked a once accepted idea that all giraffes are of a single species composed of several subspecies. A recent genetic study done on giraffe relationships shows that the world’s tallest mammalians are not in fact one species, but four distinct species.
(09/15/16 7:06pm)
As of now, there is no current vaccine against the M protein, a surface protein of a bacteria cluster called Group A Streptococcus (group A strep). The M protein inhibits the body’s immunity toward this group of bacteria, enabling it to cause detrimental effects on humans. However, a group of researchers headed by Partho Ghosh, chair of University of California San Diego’s (UCSD) Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, has recently been able to unearth unknown sequence patterns of the M protein.
(09/08/16 3:36pm)
Proxima Centauri is the closest star to our planet (apart from the sun). It is located a little over four light years from our solar system. Proxima Centauri is invisible to the naked eye as it is not only further but also fainter than the Sun. This red dwarf sits near the Alpha Centauri AB, a binary pair of much brighter stars.
(04/14/16 6:02pm)
A new study from the University of Vermont has found that agricultural expansion in Brazil’s Cerrado, a tropical region, is rapidly depleting the rainforests and savannas of the area.
(04/14/16 4:33pm)
Researchers at Cornell University have discovered a way to penetrate the blood brain barrier (BBB). This novel finding may soon allow direct drug delivery to the brain for disorders like Alzheimer’s disease and chemotherapy-resistant cancers.
(04/07/16 7:28pm)
Astronomers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) announced that they have observed the most luminous galaxies that were ever seen in our universe. In fact, the galaxies are so bright that they cannot be described by previous descriptors like “ultra” and “hyper-luminous.” According to the researchers, those terms are inadequate, as they have previously been used to describe the luminosity of galaxies that are not nearly as bright as the ones the researchers just observed.
(03/31/16 9:34pm)
Researchers working on a project funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have discovered a molecule that increases the activity of sperm cells so they can travel to egg cells. The identification of this molecule can potentially be used in male contraceptives and treatments for infertility based on problems with sperm mobility.
(03/24/16 5:17pm)
Recently, researchers at the Wageningen University and Research Center in the Netherlands found that they were able to grow 10 different crop species in soil samples designed to simulate Mars and the moon. The crops included common vegetables like tomatoes, peas, rye, garden rocket (arugula), radishes and garden cress.