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Researchers link compulsive Facebook checking to lack of sleep
If you find yourself toggling over to look at Facebook several dozen times a day,…
Scientists map movement of Greenland Ice during past 9,000 years
Scientists have created the first map that shows how the Greenland Ice Sheet has moved…
Scientists guide gold nanoparticles to form ‘diamond’ superlattices
Using bundled strands of DNA to build Tinkertoy-like tetrahedral cages, scientists have devised a way…
Bee virus spread is humanmade, driven by European honeybee populations
The spread of a disease that is decimating global bee populations is humanmade, and driven…
DNA evidence uncovers major upheaval in Europe near end of last Ice Age
DNA evidence lifted from the ancient bones and teeth of people who lived in Europe…
Ancient wildebeest-like animal shared ‘bizarre’ feature with dinosaur
By poring over the fossilized skulls of ancient wildebeest-like animals (Rusingoryx atopocranion) unearthed on Kenya’s…
Bears’ seasonal hibernation linked to changes in gut microbes
Each year, as bears prepare to hibernate, they gorge themselves on food to pack on…
Stopping tumor cells killing surrounding tissue may provide clue to fighting cancer
Tumors kill off surrounding cells to make room to grow, according to new research. Although…
Been here before: How the brain builds place memories
Neuroscientists have succeeded in activating dormant memory cells in rats. Using weak electrical impulses targeted…