31 July, 2016

Lower risk of bowel cancer death linked to high omega 3 intake after diagnosis


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Lower risk of bowel cancer death linked to high omega 3 intake after diagnosis

Extreme daily precipitation averaged over both dry and wet regimes shows robust increases in both observations and climate models over the past six decades. Climate projections for the rest of the century show continued intensification of daily precipitation extremes.


Researchers develop a lattice structure capable of absorbing a wide range of vibrations while also being useful as a load-bearing component – for example, in propellers, rotors and rockets. It can absorb vibrations in the audible range, which are the most undesirable in engineering applications.


Prairie study shows how to prevent birds from flying into windows


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Prairie study shows how to prevent birds from flying into windows

The health risks associated with sitting for eight or more hours a day -- whether at work, home or commuting -- can be eliminated with an hour or more of moderate exercise a day, according to a new study


Sci-Tech Universe: When Oxygen First Developed on Earth, it Wiped out Nearly 99% of all Life


Mosquitoes in Miami now appear to be transmitting Zika virus. “Zika is now here,” Tom Frieden, director of U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said in a news briefing July 29.


E-cigarettes emit harmful chemicals, research suggests: Researchers found as e-cigarettes get hotter the more toxic emissions they give off


Neutrinos Hint of Matter-Antimatter Rift


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Neutrinos Hint of Matter-Antimatter Rift

Ligo detects gravitational waves from bizarre objects that make up dark matter


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Ligo detects gravitational waves from bizarre objects that make up dark matter

Tooth wear sheds light on the feeding habits of ancient elephant relatives


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Tooth wear sheds light on the feeding habits of ancient elephant relatives

NeuroSky helps patients with locked-in syndrome communicate


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NeuroSky helps patients with locked-in syndrome communicate

30 July, 2016

nanoscale tungsten catalyst enables direct conversion of sunlight plus atmospheric co2 into burnable liquid fuel. "“Nanostructured transition metal dichalcogenide electrocatalysts for CO2 reduction in ionic liquid”


Breakthrough solar cell captures CO2 and sunlight, produces burnable fuel


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Breakthrough solar cell captures CO2 and sunlight, produces burnable fuel

Huge dinosaur footprint discovered in South America


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Huge dinosaur footprint discovered in South America

A study which followed 180 pre-term infants from birth to age 7 found that babies who were fed more breast milk within the first 28 days of life had had larger volumes of certain regions of the brain at term equivalent and had better IQs, academic achievement, working memory, and motor function.


Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Cancer


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Harnessing the Immune System to Fight Cancer

The Impacts of Oil Palm on Recent Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss


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The Impacts of Oil Palm on Recent Deforestation and Biodiversity Loss

American climate and energy scientists have developed a new method to pinpoint which electrical service areas will be most vulnerable as populations grow and temperatures rise


Israel Proves the Desalination Era is Here


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Israel Proves the Desalination Era is Here

Huge fish, the alligator gar, seen as weapon against Asian carp


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Huge fish, the alligator gar, seen as weapon against Asian carp

Women who reported douching almost doubled their risk of developing ovarian cancer, a national U.S. study shows.


Mars gullies likely not formed by liquid water


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Mars gullies likely not formed by liquid water

New research of lunar samples shows that asteroids (a combination of carbonaceous chondrite-type materials), not comets, were responsible for the majority of water and nitrogen delivered to the Moon ~4.5–4.3 Ga. The study places important constraints on the origin of water in the inner Solar System.


South Florida mosquitoes likely transmitting Zika, says Gov Scott


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South Florida mosquitoes likely transmitting Zika, says Gov Scott

The mystery of how early humans survived the Ice Age while Neanderthals disappeared into evolutionary oblivion may lie in their choice of outerwear. Unlike early modern humans, Neanderthals were not equipped with the cold-weather clothing needed to survive the glacial Ice Age.


A survey says majority of published research is not reproducible, even by another scientist researching in the same field


Cognitive Ability Varies, but Prejudice is Universal. When it comes to prejudice, it does not matter if you are smart or not, or conservative or liberal, each group has their own specific biases.


New method for making green LEDs enhances their efficiency and brightness


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New method for making green LEDs enhances their efficiency and brightness

As Siberian permafrost thaws, old anthrax bacteria coming to life. 1,500 reindeer dead since Sunday


New ancestor to humans discovered | Asian population origins of Denisovans, Neanderthals and now this third unknown extinct hominin.


New ancestor to humans discovered | According to scientists, our genome is made of a previously unknown species on Earth. It appears that our DNA has 4 ancestors: Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals, and Denisovans and a new unknown species


29 July, 2016

Scientists conclude: There is evidence of a previously unknown species on Earth | According to scientists, our genome is made of a previously unknown species on Earth. It appears that our DNA has 4 ancestors: Homo Sapiens, Neanderthals, and Denisovans and a new unknown species.


Newly discovered fossil evidence from Namibia strengthens the proposition that the world's first mass extinction was caused by 'ecosystem engineers' -- newly evolved biological organisms that altered the environment so radically it drove older species to extinction.


SpaceX gets Nasa contract to blast astronauts to space station in Dragon capsule


The face of Ava revealed: Scientists reconstruct the head of Bronze Age woman who died in the far north of Scotland 3,700 years ago


New study finds that pregnant mothers living near agricultural fields with high pesticide use have children with lower IQ scores


A natural substance known to activate pain in the central nervous system has been found to have the opposite effect in other parts of the body, potentially paving the way to new methods of pain control.


Regular nut consumption linked to less inflammation


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Regular nut consumption linked to less inflammation

Brain cells called astrocytes send their own energy-producing mitochondria to struggling nerve cells. Those gifts may help the neurons rebound after injuries such as strokes, scientists propose


The genetic diversity of the English bulldog is so low that cross-breeding is recommended to reverse the various health issues associated with the breed, according to a new study.


Circadian Rhythm Disruption Promotes Lung Cancer in Mice


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Circadian Rhythm Disruption Promotes Lung Cancer in Mice

Knots in chaotic waves


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Knots in chaotic waves

Abundant and diverse ecosystem found in area targeted for deep-sea mining


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Abundant and diverse ecosystem found in area targeted for deep-sea mining

Study of accreditation exams reveals biases actually favor women in STEM positions


Scientists suggest, that upside down position could be life saving self-treatment in choking


Comparisons of oral non–gender-blind tests with written gender-blind tests for about 100,000 individuals observed in 11 different fields over the period 2006–2013 reveal a bias in favor of women that is strongly increasing with the extent of a field’s male-domination. (study done in France)


What the Earth's frozen burps tell us about global warming | for every 1C of warming, the Earth’s plants and soils – the “terrestrial biosphere” – will add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere to the tune of about 20 parts per million.


We should not accept scientific results that have not been repeated


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We should not accept scientific results that have not been repeated

Making or breaking habits: The endocannabinoids can do it. Researchers discover the neural mechanism by which endocannabinoids influence the brain's ability to form habits