People drink alcohol for a number of reasons. This study focused on understanding why people…
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Graphene sieve turns seawater into drinking water
Graphene-oxide membranes have attracted considerable attention as promising candidates for new filtration technologies. Now the…
Weight history over time shows higher risk of death for overweight, obese people
People who are obese or overweight at some point in their adult lives have an…
Race ranks higher than pounds in diabetes, heart-health risks
Americans of South Asian descent are twice as likely as whites to have risks for…
Prehistoric art and ornaments from Indonesian ‘Ice Age’
A joint Indonesian-Australian team has unearthed a rare collection of prehistoric art and ‘jewellery’ objects…
Android apps can conspire to mine information from your smartphone
Mobile phones have increasingly become the repository for the details that drive our everyday lives….
New species evolve faster as mountains form
Mountains, like rainforests, are hotbeds of biodiversity. But scientists aren’t sure why. For years, they’ve…
When human illness rises, the environment suffers, too
A toxic environment is known to create health problems for people, but sick people can…
Monkey business produces rare preserved blood in amber fossils
Two monkeys grooming each other about 20-30 million years ago may have helped produce a…
Exposure to BPA Substitute, BPS, Multiplies Breast Cancer Cells
Bisphenol S (BPS), a substitute for the chemical bisphenol A (BPA) in the plastic industry,…