Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, shampoo, toothpaste, pesticides, chemical run-off from highways and many other pollutants infiltrate…
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Normal air could halve fuel consumption
Every time a car brakes, energy is generated. At present this energy is not used,…
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Athletes prone to a rash of skin conditions
Team sports have a long history of fostering cooperation, camaraderie and a healthy competitive spirit…
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Roaches inspire robotics: Researchers use common cockroach to fine-tune robots of the future
The study of cockroaches, locusts, and caterpillars is inspiring new frontiers in advanced robotics. New…
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Allergies lower risk of low- and high-grade glioma, study finds
The more allergies one has, the lower the risk of developing low- and high-grade glioma,…
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Clay-armored bubbles may have formed first protocells: Minerals could have played a key role in the origins of life
A team of applied physicists has demonstrated the formation of semipermeable vesicles from inorganic clay….
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U.S. leading charge to quash .gay Internet domain?
If nations get the power to veto Internet domain names, as the U.S. Department of…
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U.S. leading charge to quash .gay Internet domain?
If nations get the power to veto Internet domain names, as the U.S. Department of…
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Expectations speed up conscious perception
The human brain works incredibly fast. However, visual impressions are so complex that their processing…
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Arctic fisheries’ catches 75 times higher than previous reports
Researchers estimate that fisheries catches in the Arctic totaled 950,000 tonnes from 1950 to 2006,…