Health
Eating almonds daily boosts exercise recovery molecule by 69% among ‘weekend warriors’
For those who exercise regularly, eating almonds each day might be the ideal new year’s resolution.
Jan 9, 2023
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Health
World’s heaviest bird may be self-medicating on plants used in traditional medicine
If you see a great bustard (Otis tarda) in the wild, you’re unlikely to forget it.
Nov 23, 2022
Health
Mushroom that grows on insects could help develop new anti-viral medications and cancer drugs
The Cordyceps mushroom is best known for its gruesome eating habits: famously, its spores infect insects and kill them, growing into fully-fledged fruiting bodies that sprout from the insects’ flesh.
Oct 19, 2022
Brain & Behavior
41% of teenagers can't tell the difference between true and fake online health messages
A new study has found that teenagers have a hard time discerning between fake and true health messages.
Aug 29, 2022
Health
Math genes used by fish to count may help us treat human neurodevelopmental diseases
Fish are helping researchers track down the origins of how brains compute maths, reports a review in Frontiers in Neuroanatomy.
Jul 14, 2022
Technology
Bees’ ‘waggle dance’ may revolutionize how robots talk to each other in disaster zones
Where are those flowers and how far away are they? This is the crux of the 'waggle dance' performed by honeybees to alert others to the location of nectar-rich flowers.
Jul 7, 2022
Health
Three-treatment combo may cut cancer risk by 61% among 70+
A new study published in Frontiers in Aging found that a combination of high-dose vitamin D, omega-3s, and a simple home strength exercise program (SHEP) showed a cumulative reduction by 61% in cancer risk in healthy adults aged 70 or older.
Apr 25, 2022
Brain & Behavior
Brains of cosmonauts get ‘rewired’ to adapt to long-term space missions, study finds
A new study published in Frontiers in Neural Circuits is the first to analyze the structural connectivity changes that happen in the brain after long-duration spaceflight.
Feb 21, 2022
Space
Off-world colony simulation reveals changes in human communication over time with Earth
Elton John famously sang that Mars “ain’t the kind of place to raise your kids”, but one day space agencies across the globe hope to prove him wrong by seeing…
Nov 9, 2021
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Climate: Enormous cost of relocating single US town a stark example for whole world
The town of Tangier on Tangier Island, Chesapeake Bay, has lost 62% of its original habitable upland area since 1967, a new study has found.
Nov 8, 2021