Many cultures in the olden days had superstitions about left-handed people. But science has more recently demonstrated that left-handed people are indeed very special. But…
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When most people think about strong materials they tend to put steel up there; steel is definitely stronger than wood. But now scientists have developed…
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A future with unabated climate change is a scary one. It is a future of rising seas and amplified extreme weather events, one of drought,…
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Getting sick is never fun, especially when people say that it is “just a cold”, and you have to suck it up and go about…
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Most wounds that require surgeries are done with stitches or staples employed to hold the wound shut. However, two new medical technologies have developed techniques…
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“YouTube addiction” fills a surprising number of pages on the Web. But, a less serious and more common problem associated with YouTube use is compulsion….
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Eating disorders (ED), comprising anorexia, bulimia, and binge-eating, have become the third chronic disease among young females in Western societies. These disorders, which are characterized…
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Since the 1920s, scientists have theorized ways to exploit the properties of quantum systems for communication purposes. By utilizing the strange properties of quantum entities…
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In a study published a few days ago in Nature, a team of physicists at CERN report that they have successfully used a laser to induce a…
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In a new study published September 5th, physicists at Penn State report that they have successfully implemented an experimental version of Maxwell’s demon, a physics thought…
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A team of bioengineers at the University of Illinois have reported that they have successfully created a method of gene editing that is safer and…
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