Author: Trebuchet News

Some of the news that we find inspiring, diverting, wrong or so very right.
unisex toilet, gender-fluid

Happy Now? Trans and Gender-Fluid Teens Face Three Times the Bullying

04/03/2017

Gender fluid teens face up to 3 times more abuse at school and at home than their gender-conforming peers...

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Stop Playing God! The Downside to Resurrecting Extinct Species

03/03/2017

Resurrecting extinct species might come at a terrible cost ...

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soundshaping metamaterial

The Lego Synthesiser: Sound Shaping Metamaterial Developed

01/03/2017

Sound-shaping super-material invented...

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itchyness by Xinzhong Dong 1024

Itchyness and Pain: You Know the Difference, But Does Your Body?

28/02/2017

Itch neurons play a role in managing pain ...

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sweat by pixabay and KlausHausmann

Sweaty Betty or Sticky Micky? Perspiration, by Gender

27/02/2017

Who sweats more, men or women? Finally, an answer....

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basking shark

Going Anywhere for your Hols? Basking Sharks like Winter Sun too.

26/02/2017

Winter habits of Britain's basking sharks revealed ...

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Cannabis farm

It’s Why They Call it Skunk: Cannabis and Pollution

25/02/2017

Legal marijuana sales creating escalating damage to the environment ...

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marine snail

Waiting (and waiting) for My Man: Marine Snails as Opioid Alternative

24/02/2017

An alternative to opioids? Compound from marine snail is potent pain reliever...

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pier, blue economy

Oceans of Lucre: Towards a Lasting ‘Blue Economy’

23/02/2017

Marine ecologist offers suggestions for achieving a strong, lasting 'blue economy' ...

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3d printed building

Print Me a New House, Boffin! Digital Fabrication

22/02/2017

Digital fabrication in architecture ...

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grafitti, second language

New Tongues for Old. Learning, and losing a second language

21/02/2017

CUNY linguist measures brain dynamics in second language users....

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Bird Monitoring By Drone

Twitterbuzz? Bird Monitoring By Drone

20/02/2017

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”W/dropcapoo! Bird monitoring by drone! People invent thing. People use thing for stuff. People using thing for stuff write about using thing...

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Illusions of Weightlessness: The Dream Engine (Interview)

20/02/2017

Evoking tears of joy is a delicate art - The Dream Engine have it in hand...

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Canadian Glacier, rising sea levels

Rising Sea Levels? Global Warming? Blame Canada!

19/02/2017

Canadian glaciers now major contributor to sea level change, UCI study shows ...

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Flex N Feel

So Alone? Flex-N-Feel with the Tactile Internet Love Glove

18/02/2017

Technology puts 'touch' into long-distance relationships ...

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Arcuate Striations: The Clue to Life on Mars

17/02/2017

Researchers pinpoint watery past on Mars ...

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Euchambersia

Bite Me, Reptiles! Mammals Had Venom First

16/02/2017

A kiss of death -- mammals were the first animals to produce venom ...

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Bored statue

Recycle Your Stories for Better Friendship

15/02/2017

To please your friends, tell them what they already know ...

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party, rave, serotonin

Twitchy Disco: The Effects of Serotonin on Motivation

14/02/2017

More serotonin = less motivation? It depends on the circumstances ...

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Liberty, Bad Hombres

Not Such Bad Hombres: Crime is Lower Where Immigration is Higher

13/02/2017

Four decades of evidence finds no link between immigration and increased crime ...

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Boxing, punchbag

How Much Exercise Does it Take to De-Stress?

11/02/2017

Exercise and sleep are key to keeping employees from bringing work frustrations home ...

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earworms

How Music Triggers the Brain’s Own Opioids

10/02/2017

McGill scientists show brain's own opioids involved in musical pleasure...

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tarantula, phobia

Reducing Phobia Works Best With Brief Exposure (Unless You’re Frightened of Exposed Briefs)

09/02/2017

Less is more: Exposure to stimuli for overcoming phobia ...

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Green tea

Green and Clean: The Power of Tea

08/02/2017

Engineering team finds compound may halt molecular cause of often-fatal condition...

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Bacteria detector

That’s Siiiick! Michigan State’s Bacteria Detector

07/02/2017

Faster way of detecting bacteria could save your life ...

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liquorice

Pregnant? Avoid Liquorice.

06/02/2017

Liquorice can have long-term harmful effects on foetal development...

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diving helmet, lost continent

One We Haven’t Ruined Yet: Geologists Find Lost Continent

02/02/2017

Researchers confirm the existence of a 'lost continent' under Mauritius ...

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wall

No Walls in Nature: Range Expansion in the Animal World

01/02/2017

Challenging traditional theories on organisms' 'range expansion'...

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fat burning, rave

Giggle Your Way to a Flatter Tummy: Serotonin and Fat Burning

30/01/2017

TSRI scientists find brain hormone that triggers fat burning ...

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make tomatoes tasty again

Can We Make Tomatoes Tasty Again?

29/01/2017

Genetic selection for more sizable tomatoes has cost sweetness and flavor. How do we get it back?...

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