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Superbolts: what causes Earth's strongest lightning?

Superbolts are more likely to strike the closer a storm cloud's electrical charging zone is to the land or ocean's surface, a new study fi…

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1 Sep 29, 2023
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The Scent of a Person - Your Unique Scent Reveals a Lot More About You

From the aroma of fresh-cut grass to the smell of a loved one, you encounter scents in every part of your life. Not only are you constantly…

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1 Sep 25, 2023
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Jamais vu: the science behind eerie opposite of déjà vu

Repetition has a strange relationship with the mind. Take the experience of déjà vu, when we wrongly believe have experienced a novel situa…

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1 Sep 18, 2023
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Why certain cancer immunotherapies don't always work as predicted

Cancer drugs known as checkpoint blockade inhibitors have proven effective for some cancer patients. These drugs work by taking the brakes…

Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa

1 Sep 18, 2023
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Can rust from old drinking water pipes and kitchen utensils cause health problems?

A question: We know getting cut on a rusty item can cause Tetanus. But some old drinking water pipes will be full of rust. How is it we can…

Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa

3 Sep 13, 2023
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The Scientific Community doesn't deal with trash

Q: If a new theory makes better predictions than the existing theory, then why don’t scientists show any interest? Krishna: Who decide…

Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa

1 Sep 12, 2023
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The link between Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and viral infections

Researchers recently have looked into historical outbreaks of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS),…

Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa

1 Sep 7, 2023
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How your body turns food into fuel: Researchers tracked atoms to find out

  Isotope data and inferred mitochondrial dynamics. Credit: Science Advances (2023). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg1549 Inside our bodies at…

Started by Dr. Krishna Kumari Challa

1 Sep 6, 2023
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Why do people feel dizzy and faint?

Q: Why do people faint? Q: Why do I faint when I get fever? Krishna: First let me tell you why people faint. Syncope (pronounced “sin-ko-pe…

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1 Sep 6, 2023
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Ways to Protect Yourself From More Common Parasites

News reports this morning describe how shocked doctors removed a live worm from a woman's brain in a Canberra hospital last year. The woman…

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1 Sep 1, 2023
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