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Scientists say that the next step in modern warfare will be to augment the minds of soldiers taking the battlefield, so that they are able to interface with their weapons directly. What this means is that the warfighters will be able to use their brains to control firearms and other equipment directly. Naturally, o... |
7 February 2012
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Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge, announce the creation of a new mathematical model, which provides a solid theoretical foundation for analyzing the way in which structures relate to form in things as different as spider silk is from music.
What the team has shown is that... |
8 December 2011
10:35 GMT |
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Officials at NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) are ecstatic to note that the Hubble Space Telescope has just been used in a 10,000th refereed science paper, making the now-legal observatory the most widely-used astronomy mission ever.
While Hubble is a joint endeavor between NASA and ESA, study hours can be ... |
7 December 2011
10:57 GMT |
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In 2010, NASA experts announced the discovery of an microorganism that contained arsenic in its genetic material, rather than phosphorus. The discovery caused a massive debate, which is now bound to be reignited. The genome of the weird lifeform, called GFAJ-1, was been fully sequenced.
The data were made available... |
7 December 2011
08:55 GMT |
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Yesterday, December 1, saw the release of this year's Arctic Report Card (ARC), which is being developed annually by researchers around the world. The document indicates the North Pole to be entering a warmer period, with changed climate and ice patterns.
The main conclusion is that the Arctic will from now on... |
2 December 2011
02:44 GMT |
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Dogs may not come from the Middle East after all, two new studies indicate. The latest works in the field indicate that Fido was domesticated south of the Yangtze River, in China, about 16,000 years ago.
These results directly contradict evidence produced by other researchers, who proved that the Middle East has th... |
30 November 2011
08:43 GMT |
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One of the things plaguing people suffering from anorexia nervosa is a constant doubt and uncertainty about who they really are. Questions regarding their authentic, real self are common in this population, and experts say that this contributes to the disease in a discernible manner.
Many patients described for res... |
23 November 2011
10:57 GMT |
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Astrophysicists have been trying to figure out how the magnetic fields around pulsars form and behave, but their efforts did not manage to produce a widely-accepted answer. A new study proposes an additional explanation for this process, revealing it in detail.
Pulsars represent a particular class of neutron stars,... |
23 November 2011
03:47 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that short-term climate variations are going astray over as much as a third of Earth. These changes affect factors such as cloud cover and rainfall, as well as the amount of sunshine a certain region receives.
Usually, these differences maintai... |
16 November 2011
02:24 GMT |
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A collaboration of experts in the United States says that neon lights and plasma TV produce a type of ionized plasma that can be used to treat potentially-contaminated water in the developing world.
The team carried out a series of tests that revealed the efficiency of such a treatment. Results showed that ionized ... |
15 November 2011
09:53 GMT |
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In addition to causing harm to agriculture, changes in precipitation patterns over a certain region can also influence similar patterns around the world, even if indirectly. A new study reveals how airborne pollution is affecting rain clouds, causing such changes at different locations.
Moderate, dependable precipi... |
14 November 2011
04:36 GMT |
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As instances of people being bullied in the online environment increase in numbers, experts find themselves lacking a clear definition of what cyberbullying actually is. A natural understanding of what the concept implies does exist, but some of its nuances have thus far remained unstudied.
This type of behavior ca... |
9 November 2011
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When humankind decided to send its coordinates into space, aboard gold disks installed on the Pioneer space probes, many started wondering whether a potential alien civilizations may have sent a similar call into space. Two experts now provide an explanation for why we heard nothing from aliens. The reasoning in itse... |
7 November 2011
11:00 GMT |
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Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute say that they have recently developed a new method for growing a special type of neurons. They add that these cells could be used to counteract the negative effects of Parkinson's disease on the human brain.
In a new series of experiments, experts develop a method fo... |
7 November 2011
06:35 GMT |
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The birth of the Antarctic Ocean Alliance, a new environmental coalition, was announced last night, during the annual meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources.
The Convention struggles to preserve one of the most pristine 19 regions that surround Antarctica, which might be ... |
2 November 2011
10:45 GMT |
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A group of investigators from the University of Bristol will be heading to the Antarctic next week, officials from the university announced today. They say that the researchers' main mission will be to excavate water and sediment samples from deep beneath the ice sheets.
These samples will be collected from ... |
11 October 2011
14:01 GMT |
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A team of astronomers from the Queens University Belfast (QUB), led by Dr. Pedro Lacerda, announced the analysis of a very weird object in the Kuiper Belt, a space rock that looks and spins like a propeller. The findings were presented at a meeting yesterday.
Another interesting aspect of Kuiper Belt object 2011Q... |
4 October 2011
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A team of investigators recently determined that standard intelligence tests (IQ assessments) are not well suited enough to gage the mental capabilities of individuals who are suffering from an autism spectrum disorder. The study was carried out on people suffering from Asperger syndrome.
A standardized approach t... |
3 October 2011
10:06 GMT |
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Researchers at the University of California in Irvine (UCI) have recently discovered that it may be possible to use metabolic therapy to address autoimmune disorders such as multiple sclerosis. The team managed to develop a glucosamine-like supplement which they sway shows great promise.
The dietary supplement is... |
1 October 2011
13:21 GMT |
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Researchers have established in a new meta-analysis – a study analyzing other studies – that people who suffer from depression are at a higher risk of suffering a stroke, or dying as a result of suffering one, than individuals who are not depressed.
This recent investigation covered the conclusions of... |
21 September 2011
09:45 GMT |
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Determining how our brains function – and how neurons and cortical regions interact – while we are making decisions has been a long-term goal for neuroscientists. Currently, thanks to advanced imaging technologies, experts are making constant and considerable progress.
One of the most interesting direc... |
19 September 2011
04:15 GMT |
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For many years now, experts have been proposing the adoption of geoengineering schemes meant to help bring global temperature down to more manageable levels. However, engaging in such efforts could have serious repercussions, which scientists are currently analyzing in depth. In short, geoengineering refers to manipu... |
25 August 2011
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Scientists with the Royal College of Surgeons in Dublin, Ireland, discovered in a recent study that people with a family history of schizophrenia who also suffer head trauma are 1.6 times more likely to develop the disorder than their peers who did not bang their heads. The exact reason for which head trauma is linke... |
20 August 2011
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According to the conclusions of the latest European study on the issue, it would appear that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is impairing sufferers' ability to detect and recognize facial expressions. This deprives the individuals of a critical path used to perceive and process social cues.A vast proportio... |
18 August 2011
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According to a new investigation by experts at the University of California in Berkeley (UCB), it would appear that classes influences the behaviors and opinions of Americans to a much more significant extent than the people themselves realize.Studies have shown that citizens living in the United States tend not to p... |
10 August 2011
10:11 GMT |
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In a new paper published in the latest issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, researchers at the Rush University Medical Center say that obesity can be viewed as a result of neurobehavioral processes. This approach may open up new ways of fighting the condition.Up until this point, the most widely... |
3 August 2011
09:27 GMT |
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In an effort to facilitate communication between patients who are in chronic pains and their physicians and healthcare providers, a team of experts is currently working on developing a common vocabulary for describing pain. The tool will help patients better relate their actual condition. At the same time, it will en... |
28 July 2011
09:44 GMT |
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Experts have just discovered the first placental mammal capable of detecting electrical fields, the common Guiana dolphin. Instances of electrical field detection abilities are well documented in lesser species, but this is the first time such a sixth sense was discovered in a mammal as advanced as this.According to ... |
27 July 2011
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A group of scientists has recently established in a new investigation that kids who receive physical corrections or corporal punishments are more likely than their peers to have their congitive abilities harmed in the long run.The new investigation was carried out on children in two schools in South Africa. Kids in t... |
27 July 2011
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Scientists have know for quite some time now that exposure to microgravity influences the way microorganisms develop. Some strains become more virulent, whereas others are less so. Experts are now conducting more research on the issue, in order to benefit future space explorers.There is currently no doubt that the fu... |
27 July 2011
02:59 GMT |
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A recent study conducted on the human brain revealed that empathy is not produced in a single area of the brain. Rather, multiple areas interact in intricate patterns in order to underly this human ability. Empathy is what allows us to put ourselves in another person's shoes, to relate to what they are feeling, ... |
18 July 2011
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All American scientific research that is conducted on the International Space Station (ISS) will from now on be controlled by a nonprofit organization. NASA decided to outsource control of its studies and experiments, in hopes that the group it selected will managed them better. The new organization will be based at ... |
14 July 2011
03:26 GMT |
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Bulimia acts insidiously on the human brain, by hindering the correct firing of neurons in the cortex's reward circuitry. As such, people who suffer from the condition do not experience the correct rewards provided by the neurotransmitter dopamine when reward-worthy actions are completed. This is one of the firs... |
13 July 2011
10:21 GMT |
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Physicists have recently taken a great deal of interest in tiny-mass black holes, constructs that are many orders of magnitude smaller than their supermassive counterparts inhabiting the cores of large galaxies.
Studies focused on microscopic black holes hope to tease out more data about how the structures form a... |
9 July 2011
05:24 GMT |
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Infants born from mothers who used some of the most common antidepressants during pregnancy are at a higher risk of developing autism than peers whose mothers did not consume the drugs. The link was found to be especially strong for prenatal exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy. The risk increase was foun... |
5 July 2011
09:24 GMT |
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A new scientific study has uncovered an interesting fact about dogs. It would appear that they are capable of sniffing out the difference in odor between identical (monozygotic) twins. Thus far, this was thought to be impossible. On the other hand, dogs are known for being capable of detecting epileptic seizures befo... |
5 July 2011
03:24 GMT |
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In the near future, harvesting seaweeds called kelp could provide companies with the necessary raw material to create unconventional biofuels. The materials could be collected and processed at a price that would allow for wide-scale applications. Efficiency would be increased even further if the kelp (Laminaria digit... |
4 July 2011
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Within less then three decades, the premium wine industry in the United States could suffer devastating blows, a new study from Stanford University investigators explains. Global warming will transform terrains that are now appropriate for growing premium grapes into unusable stretches of land. By 2040, only around h... |
1 July 2011
03:20 GMT |
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Individuals who see angry faces tend to exhibit lower levels of electrical activity in areas of the brain that control empathy, a new study reveals. What this means is that people tend to be a lot less empathic when they are dealing with angry persons. This finding has serious implication. Studies have determined tha... |
29 June 2011
08:59 GMT |
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A new research conducted on the effects of television on the minds of young children has demonstrated that being exposed to TV before bedtime can be linked to disrupted sleep patterns, as well as diminished sleep quality in the young ones. Violent TV shows and movies were found to have the most severe influence, rese... |
28 June 2011
03:02 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new investigation, it would appear that the basic knowledge we thought we had on static electricity is wrong. The study found that the physical principles that underlie this phenomenon are more complex than originally thought. Static electricity is one of the most commonly used ways ... |
27 June 2011
03:43 GMT |
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A group of experts in the United States believes that it may have discovered the reason why coffee appears to be protecting consumers from the onset of Alzheimer's disease. Interestingly, the group found that caffeine itself plays an important role in underlying this capability.The new results indicate that a st... |
22 June 2011
08:52 GMT |
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One of the most interesting conundrums in astronomy is related to why stars don't fly apart at high speeds while they form. Theoretically, when they first condense from molecular hydrogen, they should be spinning out of control, and yet they don't. A new study analyzes the potential explanations. Experts ha... |
21 June 2011
04:40 GMT |
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Researchers are currently studying the effects of an anesthetic drug called ketamine, which early studies indicate may produce an interesting antidepressant response in people who exhibit depression symptoms that are unresponsive to treatment. The chemical is apparently capable of producing a fast-acting antidepressa... |
20 June 2011
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Scientists have recently determined that prolonged, intense and heavy snowfall in Arctic regions can lead to the death of native plant species, but only indirectly. These conditions apparently foster the development of killer fungal strains, that can wipe out entire plant populations.Snowfall can bring about the exac... |
20 June 2011
05:56 GMT |
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Experts at the Uppsala University (UU), in Sweden, announce the creation of a new sensors, which can be stretched and deformed, and still remain capable of sending wireless signals to a computer. The work represents an important step forwards in the effort to create deformable electronics, devices that function like ... |
17 June 2011
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The 2010 eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano and the 2011 eruption of the Grímsvötn Volcano both spread massive ash plumes in the air, forcing flights and passengers to remain grounded. But these events were just a “taste” of the eruptions that lie in store for out planet. This concl... |
13 June 2011
05:59 GMT |
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Researchers studying how teens and young adults handle the current economic crisis discovered that their study subjects are apparently feeling empowered by the debts they accumulated by using their credit cards, or with their education.The same population group is plagued by extremely high unemployment rates. With th... |
7 June 2011
10:23 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that the reversal of Earth's magnetic poles occurs in cluster, in what may very well imply the existence of some sort of “memory” of past instances in which these events have happened. Geological evidence indicate that the last p... |
3 June 2011
05:08 GMT |
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Scientists have studied the effects of staying in outer space for prolonged periods of time, and thus far they managed to derive some pretty worrying conclusions. A new research adds to the growing body of evidence indicating the spending a lot of time in microgravity can harm the human immune system.These connection... |
2 June 2011
08:05 GMT |
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