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Can You See Your House? The Atlas of Light Pollution

Where is the worst artificial skyglow? An atlas of light pollution enlightens us....

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Think Kids With Drones Are Annoying? Meet the RoboBee

Harvard University researchers helps develop unique flying micro-robots...

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A Grain of Hope: Barley Lowers Bad Cholesterol

Barley likely has similar cholesterol-lowering effects as oats...

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Alaska and Asia: The Trans-Pacific Trading Partnership that Pre-dates Columbus

Old World metals traded on Alaska coast hundreds of years before contact with Europeans ...

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Two (Unfortunately Limited) Keys to Minimizing Your Risk of Anxiety Attacks

Women and people under the age of 35 at greatest risk of anxiety ...

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Old Dog, New Trick, No Thanks? How Declining Dopamine Levels Affect Decision Making

Brain chemistry may explain why older people take fewer risks ...

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Aussie Ute-Juice: Making Biofuel From Roadside Weed Stems

Australian scientists discover abundant source for environmentally friendly biofuel...

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What Does a Two Kilo TNT Explosion REALLY Look Like? (US Army Photos)

US Army camera captures explosives in fine detail ...

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Dancing Hairs Alert Electric Bumblebees

Dancing hairs alert bees to floral electric fields ...

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Join Us! Join Us! What Poor Entrepreneurs need to become Rich Entrepreneurs

Poor communities a 'hotbed' of entrepreneurial creativity, but need help to grow...

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Quit Talkin’, I’m Textin’: Electronic Media Killing Parent/Child Communication

Electronic media keeping kids from communicating with parents ...

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Upwardly immobile? Top Income Earners Don’t Move About Much

Study dispels myth about millionaire migration in the US ...

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Acoustic Researchers Rid Golf Courses of Clanging Bores (well, some of them)

Acousticians track down the reason a type of driver creates a loud clang when it strikes the ball...

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A New Hope For Bleached Coral Reefs?

UN report finds parts of coral reef ecosystems may survive in barely known deeper environments...

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Human Resources Shocker: Suffering Heart Failure is NOT Good for Career Motivation!

One-third of heart failure patients do not return to work ...

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Is it Done Yet? Archaeologists Find 5000 Year-Old Recipe for Beer

Revealing a 5000-year-old beer recipe in China...

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Meet the Self-Healing Electronic Material that means the End of Walloping the Telly

Self-healing, flexible electronic material restores functions after breakage...

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Eat Less, Exercise More. No. Exercise More, Exercise More. What Really Beats Obesity?

Exercise, more than diet, key to preventing obesity ...

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Absolut-ly Shocking. Children, and the Impact of Alcohol Advertising

Middle-school kids see several alcohol ads a day ...

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No Calculator in the Kitchen? Why Girls From Progressive Countries are Better at Maths

Girls from progressive societies do better at maths, study finds ...

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If You Knew Where a Hand Had Been, Would You Still Shake It? In-hand Eye Improves Robotics

Robot's in-hand eye maps surroundings and determines hand's location ...

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Have Another Lamb Chop. Red Wine’s Resveratrol Counteracts Fatty Diets

Resveratrol found in red wine could help counteract the negative impact of high fat/high sugar diets...

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Mellow Yellow, Pretty in Pink. The Science of Flower Colour

With customary Dutch horticultural knowhow, University of Groningen researcher explains the anatomy of flower color ...

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More NHS Weekend Staff Won’t Change Mortality Rates, says The Lancet

Link between weekend hospital staffing and patient deaths represents 'major oversimplification', say two new studies ...

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Economic Growth Figures Looking Flat? Blame Witchcraft!

American University study claims that witchcraft beliefs impede economic progress and disrupt social relations...

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One More Way Your Phone Makes You STOOPID. Digital Media and Abstract Thinking

Digital media may be changing how you think. New study finds users focus on concrete details rather than the big picture...

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Sick of Screen Time Tantrums? Blame the Gadget

Two-minute warnings make kids' 'screen time' tantrums worse ...

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The Eyebleach Effect: Is Intentional Forgetting Possible?

Study shows how memories can be intentionally forgotten ...

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Breathe it in Deep! Cycling and Walking are Healthy, even with Air Pollution

Walking and cycling are good for health even in cities with higher levels of air pollution ...

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Don’t Eat the Meatballs? The Real Message of Sweden’s Rök Runestone

New interpretation of the Rök runestone inscription changes view of Viking Age ...

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