When most people think of satellites they think of communications, not the tracking of animals around the globe. Yet there is a quickly growing industry…
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The development of functional bionic eyes is currently an unfulfilled objective in the field of prosthetics. Such a development would be used to help improve vision…
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A new study done by an international team of researchers and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences implies that air…
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Though one might assume that Generation Z – the generation who comes after the millennials – may show an even greater attachment to social media…
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Homeostasis is the tendency for the cells in a body, and therefore the body at large, to maintain a stable and consistent internal environment. Maintaining…
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Though a five-day workweek is standard in the United States, many companies are increasingly pursuing the option of a four-day workweek. Studies suggest that a…
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Amino acids are compounds which contain the functional groups amine and carboxyl, and are composed of the elements hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon primarily, though…
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In a new study published in the Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences, climatologist Will Steffen from Australian National University warns that earth is…
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After many decades of increases in life expectancy, a new study suggests that life expectancy has declined in high-income countries for the first time in…
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Wood bees, also known as carpenter bees, are a type of bee named for the way they make their home: by burrowing into wood. With…
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Hidden by the sands of time in a cracked clay jar, a dried and chalky white substance wrapped in a bit of canvas waited to be…
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