A new study is among the first in the world to systematically assess the amount…
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Why are some people more attached to their phones than others?
Some people frequently check and re-check their mobile phones. Once this impulse is triggered, it…
Smaller, cheaper microbial fuel cells turn urine into electricity
A new kind of fuel cell that can turn urine into electricity could revolutionize the…
Potential Zika virus risk estimated for 50 US cities
Key factors that can combine to produce a Zika virus outbreak are expected to be…
Allowing women to extend labor reduces rate of Cesarean delivery
The study suggests that C-section rates could be reduced by over 50 percent by increasing…
Students map Milky Way with dwarf stars
Two astronomy students have mapped the entire Milky Way Galaxy in dwarf stars for the…
Scientists suggest a 100 times faster type of memory cell based on superconductors
Russian scientists have developed a fundamentally new type of memory cell based on superconductors —…
Statins cut tuberculosis treatment time in mice
In a study using mice, infectious disease experts have added to evidence that statin drugs…
Silent oceans: Acidification stops shrimp chorus
Snapping shrimps, the loudest invertebrate in the ocean, may be silenced under increasing ocean acidification,…
Scaling mental resilience more effectively
Many people get on with their lives after traumatic experiences without any psychological suffering. This…