Heat now more lethal than cold for people with respiratory diseases

https://phys.org/news/2020-05-lethal-cold-people-respiratory-diseas...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-scientists-reveal-fundamental-princip...

Scientists reveal new fundamental principles governing diving in animals

Writing in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, scientists say their findings constitute a new fundamental principle of evolutionary physiology, showing that the same 'rules' govern the evolution of diving in animals as different as water beetles and walruses.

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Exposure to 'good bacteria' during pregnancy buffers risk of autism-like syndrome

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-key-player-hepatitis-virus-i...

Researchers discover key player in hepatitis A virus infection

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-prevalence-silent-covid-infe...

Prevalence of 'silent' COVID-19 infection may be much higher than thought

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-breach-users-rarely-passwords-t...

After a breach, users rarely change their passwords, and when they do, they're often weaker

Extraction of skin interstitial fluid using microneedle patches

https://phys.org/news/2020-05-skin-interstitial-fluid-microneedle-p...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-coupled-electronic-structural-magneti...

New type of coupled electronic-structural waves discovered in magnetite

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-mathematics-sea.html?utm_source=nwlet...

Mathematics can save lives at sea

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-potential-explanation-urban-smog-aero...

A potential explanation for urban smog: Aerosol particle growth higher in cold climates

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Asteroid, climate change not responsible for mass extinction 215 million years ago

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-cosmic-unveil-universe.html?utm_sourc...

Cosmic bursts unveil universe's missing matter

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-terrestrial-bacteria-nutrients-space....

Terrestrial bacteria can grow on nutrients from space

"We know from measurements of the Big Bang how much matter there was in the beginning of the universe," he said. "But when we looked out into the present universe, we couldn't find half of what should be there. It was a bit of an embarrassment. Intergalactic space is very sparse. The missing matter was equivalent to only one or two atoms in a room the size of an average office. So it was very hard to detect this matter using traditional techniques and telescopes."

The researchers were able to directly detect the missing matter using the phenomenon of fast radio bursts—brief flashes of energy that appear to come from random directions in the sky and last for just milliseconds. Scientists don't yet know what causes them, but it must involve incredible energy, equivalent to the amount released by the sun in 80 years. They have been difficult to detect as astronomers don't know when and where to look for them.

Associate Professor Macquart said the team detected the missing matter by using fast radio bursts as "cosmic weigh stations."

"The radiation from fast radio bursts gets spread out by the missing matter in the same way that you see the colours of sunlight being separated in a prism," he said. "We've now been able to measure the distances to enough fast radio bursts to determine the density of the universe. We only needed six to find this missing matter."

The missing matter in this case is baryonic, or 'normal' matter—like the protons and neutrons that make up stars, planets and humans. It's different from dark matter, which remains elusive and accounts for about 85% of the total matter in the universe.

https://phys.org/news/2020-05-cosmic-unveil-universe.html?utm_sourc...

Cosmic bursts unveil universe's missing matter

A census of baryons in the Universe from localized fast radio bursts, Nature (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2300-2, www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2300-2

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https://theconversation.com/half-the-matter-in-the-universe-was-mis...

Half the matter in the universe was missing – we found it hiding in the cosmos

Tightening up facial biometrics

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-tightening-facial-biometrics.ht...

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https://theconversation.com/are-thermal-cameras-a-magic-bullet-for-...

Evidence suggests thermal cameras are far from a perfect solution, offering limited accuracy if set up incorrectly, and raising data privacy concerns.

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https://theconversation.com/a-disease-that-breeds-disease-why-is-ty...

A disease that breeds disease: why is type 2 diabetes linked to increased risk of cancer and dementia?

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corona virus in waste water

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https://www.sciencealert.com/we-are-on-our-way-to-annihilating-50-b...

Humans Are on Their Way to Annihilating 50 Billion Years of Evolutionary History

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https://www.sciencealert.com/does-exercise-produce-the-same-mental-...

Replacing coffee with a single bout of aerobic exercise could not only provide a cognitive boost similar to coffee but may also provide other health benefits that come along with exercise.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/the-cdc-is-warning-people-about-an-inc...

A Warning About Aggressive Rat Behaviour Due to The Pandemic: Rats are growing increasingly aggressive in their hunt for food as restaurants across the world remain shuttered to slow the spread of the coronavirus

Research identifies neurons that control left and right movements in mammals

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-neurons-left-movements-mamma...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-genomic-analysis-long-term-genetic-we...

Genomic analysis shows long-term genetic mixing in West Asia before world's first cities

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-chrome-bugs-rooted-faulty-memor...

Report: Most Chrome security bugs rooted in faulty memory code

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-planet-formation.html?utm_source=nwle...

In planet formation, it's location, location, location

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-molecular-effects.html?utm_s...

Study details molecular effects of exercise

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-state-element-periodic-table.html?utm...

New 'whirling' state of matter discovered in an element of the periodic table

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-dont-phish-food-personal-online...

Don't be phish food! Tips to avoid sharing your personal information online

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-wi-fi-dead-zones-home.html?utm_...

No more Wi-Fi dead zones: Tips for improving your signal at home

Smart window controls light and heat, kills microorganisms

https://phys.org/news/2018-07-smart-window-microorganisms.html

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-smart-window-technology-automat...

Smart window technology that automatically changes color by sunlight

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-high-tech-banknotes-eye.html?ut...

High tech printing makes checking banknotes possible in the blink of an eye

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https://theconversation.com/how-to-stay-safe-in-restaurants-and-caf...

COVID 19 - How to stay safe in restaurants and cafes

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https://www.sciencenews.org/article/climate-change-powerful-pacific...

How more powerful Pacific cyclones may be fueling global warming

Stronger storms seem to be speeding up the Kuroshio Current, which ferries warm water north

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https://www.sciencefocus.com/news/covid-19-more-than-500-scientists...

COVID-19: More than 500 scientists from around the globe to analyse patients’ blood
The coalition is looking for biomarkers that determine how a patient will respond to the virus, which could lead to the development of targeted treatments.

98% of emergency calls for strokes are made by someone else – so what if you’re alone in lockdown?

https://theconversation.com/98-of-emergency-calls-for-strokes-are-m...

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https://theconversation.com/microglia-the-brains-immune-cells-prote...

Brain health: Microglia - the brain’s ‘immune cells’ protect against diseases – but they can also cause them

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https://www.wsj.com/articles/why-does-zoom-exhaust-you-science-has-...

Why Does Zoom Exhaust You? Science Has an Answer

On video calls, looming heads, staring eyes, a silent audience, and that millisecond delay disrupt normal human communication

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https://coronavirusexplained.ukri.org/en/article/vdt0008/

How is coronavirus disease treated in hospital?

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-d-sars-cov-revealed.html

Detailed 3-D model of SARS-COV-2 revealed

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The Universe Is Not Purely Mathematical In Nature

https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2020/05/20/no-the-univ...

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/earliest-chickens-were-a...

Earliest ‘Chickens’ Were Actually Pheasants

A new analysis ruffles the story of poultry domestication 

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg24632843-300-at-work-school-...

At work, school and seeing friends: How to lower your coronavirus risk

Diprosopus: the duplication of head and/or facial structures - is a very rare condition, with only around 35 cases on record in humans since 1900
The baby with a second mouth!

https://www.sciencealert.com/this-rare-condition-caused-a-baby-to-b...

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https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-think-they-may-have-discove...

Scientists May Have Discovered Where Stress Lives in The Human Brain

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-groundbreaking-all-electric-pla...

Groundbreaking all-electric plane paving way to greener aviation

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-greedy-glucose-cancer-cells-...

Greedy for glucose: Cancer cells rely on a primeval energy-producing pathway to proliferate and spread

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-mathematical-biological-complexity.ht...

Researchers find mathematical structure in biological complexity

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https://phys.org/news/2019-11-gene-noise-cell-fate.html

How gene expression noise shapes cell fate

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-non-destructive-method-analysing-mole...

A non-destructive method of analysing molecules in cells

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https://sciencex.com/news/2020-05-arsenic-bangladesh-groundwater.ht...

Origin of arsenic in Bangladesh groundwater

Making matter out of light: high-power laser simulations point the way $$

https://phys.org/news/2020-05-high-power-laser-simulations.html?utm...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-india-weeds-highly-toxic-pesticides.h...

India weeds out 27 highly toxic pesticides

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-fecal-early-covid-outbreaks.html?utm_...

A community's fecal matter could give early warning of COVID-19 outbreaks, study finds

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-common-oceans-harbors-virus-dna.html?...

The most common organism in the oceans harbors a virus in its DNA

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https://sciencenotes.org/why-is-technetium-radioactive/

Why Is Technetium Radioactive? 

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https://www.quantamagazine.org/black-hole-paradoxes-reveal-a-fundam...

Black Hole Paradoxes Reveal a Fundamental Link Between Energy and Order

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/05/28/upshot/coronavirus-h...

The World Is Still Far From Herd Immunity for Coronavirus

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https://www.livemint.com/news/india/scientists-raise-concern-over-h...

Scientists raise concern over HCQ study that led to suspension of clinical trials by WHO

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https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-made-a-significant-discover...

A Breakthrough Study Just Linked Gut Bacteria to Neurovascular Disease

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How movies affect kids: Boys End Up in Hospital After Trying to Gain Superpowers From a Black Widow Bite

https://www.sciencealert.com/young-boys-provoked-a-back-widow-spide...

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https://www.sciencealert.com/there-s-something-curious-about-human-...

Some Humans May Have a Weird Pregnancy Quirk Inherited From Neanderthals

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https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/neutrophil-extracellular...

Why severe blood clots are occurring in some COVID 19 patients

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https://news.ucr.edu/articles/2020/05/29/how-coronavirus-could-be-p...

How the coronavirus could be prevented from invading a host cell

UC Riverside-led study shows inhibiting two host cell proteases could help prevent COVID-19

How flight suits have evolved to keep astronauts safe in space

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2019/07/suiting-up/?cmp...

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Explore 60 years of rockets

Climate change: 'Stunning' seafloor ridges record Antarctic retreat

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52845990

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https://www.sciencealert.com/the-inevitable-abyss-each-year-we-lose...

The Inevitable Abyss: Each Year, We Lose Yet Another Section of The Universe

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https://www.sciencealert.com/large-groups-of-humans-are-hopeless-du...

Study Reveals Why Large Groups of Humans Are Hopeless in a Crisis

During a crisis, psychologists have found people are less likely to take action during an emergency if there are others around them.
Oftentimes, members of a community experience denial, or do not believe the threat is real to them, leaving action until the last moment.

The global pandemic and the current climate crisis have shown us that reaching consensus in large groups takes a lot of convincing, especially when there's a sharp conflict of views.

Compared to a simulation, however, the stakes for inaction in reality are a lot higher - so it's good to keep this human shortcoming in mind.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/meteorites-might-be-more-likely...

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https://www.sciencealert.com/these-ocean-power-stations-pack-a-lot-...

Clever Ocean Power Station Harvests Wind, Wave And Solar Energy on One Platform

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https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-24371140

Can a drug make you tell the truth?

https://www.quora.com/Do-you-speak-the-truth-when-waking-up-from-an...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-05-scientists-heat-resistant-material.ht...

Scientists develop the most heat-resistant material ever created

The few preliminary clinical studies that have been done with stem cells and exosomes don't support commercialising these interventions, let alone justify their use in the current pandemic.

Stem cells are an interesting treatment avenue for coronavirus, no doubt, but they have not yet proved effective under well-designed and rigorously conducted clinical trials.

https://www.sciencealert.com/scam-stem-cell-therapies-for-covid-19-...

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https://www.sciencealert.com/a-strange-thing-can-happen-when-you-us...

As a study showed last year, the downstream effects can be surprising, and far-reaching too, affecting much more than just your dental wellbeing.

In an experiment led by scientists from the UK and Spain, researchers found that the simple act of using mouthwash after exercising can reduce one of the benefits of exercise: lowering blood pressure.

When you exercise, your blood vessels open in response to the production of nitric oxide, which increases the diameter of blood vessels. This process is called vasodilation, and it increases blood flow circulation to active muscles.

For a long time, researchers thought this only happened during exercise, but in more recent years, evidence has shown that circulation stays high (meaning blood pressure is lowered) even after exercise – thanks to how bacteria interact with a compound called nitrate, which forms when nitric oxide degrades.

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-05-microbiome-rewilding-biodive...

Microbiome rewilding: Biodiverse urban green spaces strengthen human immune systems

Research unveils patterns in brain activity associated with intergroup conflicts

This study is among the first to investigate the synchronization of neural activity within groups in relation to individual and group-level decision-making.

 the first to uncover brain-to-brain coupling at the level of larger groups, and crucially, to show that this neural synchronization predicts collective decision making. Their work could open up new horizons for future studies exploring how social interactions can shape brain activity and how these socially shaped neural patterns can in turn drive collective actions.

This his work reveals how individuals in already established groups interact and make group decisions. We also collected new data regarding the formation of group, to reveal the neural mechanism of how single individuals form a group. In our next studies, we are interested in exploring the influence of group structure (such as peer group, leader-follower etc.) on intergroup interaction.

A new theorem predicts that stationary black holes must have at least one light ring

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-theorem-stationary-black-holes.html?u...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-sea-snail-human-insulin-hybrid.html?u...

Sea snail, human insulin hybrid could lead to better diabetes treatments

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"'Encoding mode' is more than simply paying attention to the task at hand. It is paying attention to encoding, which selectively ramps up activity in the part of the brain that is the most important for making new memories: the hippocampus. 

Zhisen J. Urgolites el al., "Spiking activity in the human hippocampus prior to encoding predicts subsequent memory," PNAS (2020). www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.2001338117

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-brain-ready.html?utm_source=...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-remote-neurons.html?utm_source=nwlett...

A remote control for neurons: Researchers have created a new technology that enhances scientists' ability to communicate with neural cells using light.

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-geometry-intricately-fabricated-glass...

Geometry of intricately fabricated glass makes light trap itself

Extinction rate is accelerating, according to researchers

Loss of land-based vertebrates is accelerating, study finds

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-loss-land-based-vertebrates.html?utm_...

'Black nitrogen': Researchers discover new high-pressure material and solve a puzzle of the periodic table

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-black-nitrogen-high-pressure-material...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-human-factor-limits-climate.html?utm_...

The human factor limits hope of climate fixes

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-scientists-reveal-energy-exchange-tro...

Scientists reveal energy exchange between troposphere and ionosphere in Congo Basin

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-today-atmospheric-carbon-dioxide-grea...

Study shows today's atmospheric carbon dioxide levels greater than 23 million-year record

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-hot-stars-plagued-giant-magnetic.html...

Hot stars are plagued by giant magnetic spots

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-milky-hot-halo-astronomers.html?utm_s...

The Milky Way has one very hot halo, astronomers find

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-patterns-spiral-galaxies-universe.htm...

Study finds that patterns formed by spiral galaxies show that the universe may have a defined structure

Class of stellar explosions found to be galactic producers of lithium

Classical novae

The formation of the universe, commonly referred to as the "Big Bang," primarily formed the elements hydrogen, helium and a little lithium. All the other chemical elements, including the majority of lithium, are formed in stars.

Classical novae are a class of stars consisting of a white dwarf (a stellar remnant with the mass of the sun but the size of Earth) and a larger star in close orbit around the white dwarf.

Gas falls from the larger star onto the white dwarf, and when enough gas has accumulated on the white dwarf, an explosion, or nova, occurs. There are about 50 explosions per year in our galaxy and the brightest ones in the night sky are observed by astronomers worldwide.

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-class-stellar-explosions-galactic-lit...

Carbon–Oxygen Classical Novae Are Galactic 7Li Producers as well as Potential Supernova Ia Progenitors, Astrophysical Journal (2020). iopscience.iop.org/article/10. … 847/1538-4357/ab8d23

Wallpaper image crashing Android phones

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-wallpaper-image-android.html?ut...

The warning posted by Ice Universe ironically prompted some in the Android community to go out of their way to install the image to see what happens, and wound up suffering crashes. One flabbergasted Twitter user commented to Ice Universe, "You asked people to not set this as their wallpaper with a warning, and all of a sudden everybody is trying it. What a stupid world [we] are living in."

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/oldest-land-animal-1.5592917?utm...

Scientists find oldest fossil of a land animal

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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01574-4?utm_source=Natur...

Scientists probe risk from infected animals: What’s the risk that animals will spread the coronavirus?
Researchers say there’s an urgent need to find out whether animals can catch the virus and pass it to people.

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Scientists say, 'no jokes please' or 'positive pseudo-science': This is not the time to suggest, even jokingly, that this is an opportunity to churn out our best work 'like Newton did during the plague'.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01591-3?utm_source=Natur...

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https://www.the-scientist.com/infographics/Infographic-dna-isnt-alw...

DNA Isn’t Always Right-Handed

https://www.ehn.org/impact-of-climate-change-on-wildlife-2646126504...

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https://cen.acs.org/biological-chemistry/neuroscience/air-pollution...

How air pollution messes with our minds

Air pollution inflames the brain, sparking reactions that lead to diseases such as dementia and autism

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https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-found-a-way-to-infect-...

Scientists Find a Way to Infect Mice With Coronavirus. Here's Why That's So Important

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https://www.sciencealert.com/new-clinical-trial-points-to-how-psilo...

First-of-Its-Kind Study Hints at How Psilocybin Works in The Brain to Dissolve Ego

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https://www.sciencealert.com/as-the-world-gets-hotter-thousands-of-...

Thousands of Species Are Fleeing to Earth's Poles en Masse, And a Pattern's Emerging

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https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-have-reported-the-first-cas...

For The First Time Ever, Scientists Have Created Hexagonal Salt

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https://www.scidev.net/global/food-security/news/famine-risk-for-mi...

Famine risk for millions in second locust wave

Atmospheric scientists identify cleanest air on Earth in first-of-its-kind study

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-atmospheric-scientists-cleanest-air-e...

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https://www.livescience.com/27853-who-invented-zero.html#:~:text=%2...

Who Invented Zero?

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-inflammation-boosts-cognitiv...

Reducing inflammation boosts cognitive recovery after stroke, may extend treatment window

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-sars-cov-infection-cells-nas...

Researchers map SARS-CoV-2 infection in cells of nasal cavity, bronchia, lungs

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-neutron-stars.html?utm_source=nwlette...

Researchers discover a new type of matter inside neutron stars

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-terahertz-disrupt-proteins-cells.html...

Terahertz radiation can disrupt proteins in living cells

Terahertz radiation is a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum between microwaves and infrared light, which is often known as the "terahertz gap" because of the current lack of technology to manipulate it efficiently. Because terahertz radiation is stopped by liquids and is non-ionizing—meaning that it does not damage DNA in the way that X-rays do—work is ongoing to put it to use in areas such as airport baggage inspections. It has generally been considered to be safe for use in tissues. However, some recent studies have found that it may have some direct effect on DNA, though it has little ability to actually penetrate into tissues, meaning that this effect would only be on surface skin cells.

"It was quite interesting for us to see that terahertz radiation can have an effect on proteins inside cells without killing them cells themselves. We will be interested in looking for potential applications in cancer and other diseases."

Shota Yamazaki et al. Propagation of THz irradiation energy through aqueous layers: Demolition of actin filaments in living cells, Scientific Reports (2020). DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-65955-5

Searching for new sources of matter–antimatter symmetry breaking in Higgs boson interaction with top quarks

When a particle is transformed into its antiparticle and its spatial coordinates inverted, the laws of physics are required to stay the same—or so we thought. This symmetry—known as CP symmetry (charge conjugation and parity symmetry) – was considered to be exact until 1964, when a study of the kaon particle system led to the discovery of CP violation.

CP violation is an essential feature of our universe. The imbalance between matter and antimatter, which led to the present-day universe, is a consequence of CP-violating processes that occurred just moments after the Big Bang. However, the size of CP violation, observed so far exclusively in the weak interaction, is insufficient to account for the present matter–antimatter imbalance. New sources of CP violation must therefore exist.

The discovery of the Higgs boson has opened up opportunities for physicists to search for these new sources of CP violation. The ATLAS Collaboration at CERN has performed a direct test of the CP properties of the interaction between the Higgs boson and top quarks. The result is based on an analysis of the full Run-2 dataset from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), looking at collision events where the Higgs boson is produced in association with one or two top quarks, and decays into two photons. A similar analysis has been recently released by the CMS Collaboration.

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-sources-matterantimatter-symmetry-hig...

New discovery could highlight areas where earthquakes are less likely to occur

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-discovery-highlight-areas-earthquakes...

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jun/03/covid-19-surgisphere-...

Governments & WHO changed Covid-19 policy based on suspect data from tiny company Surgisphere whose employees include a scifi writer & adult content model, provided database behind Lancet and New England Journal of Medicine hydroxychloroquine studies

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-exploring-nature-anomalous-p...

Exploring the nature of anomalous psychedelic experiences

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-fruit-reveals-link-gut-death...

Fruit fly study reveals link between the gut and death by sleep deprivation

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-dna-barcoded-microbial-spores-agricul...

DNA-barcoded microbial spores can trace origin of objects, agricultural products

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-tumors-disrupt-immune-body.h...

Tumors disrupt the immune system throughout the body

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-hairy-lab-grown-human-skin-c...

Researchers grow hairy skin from human stem cells

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-black-holes-hologram.html?utm_source=...

Black holes are like a hologram

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-one-of-a-kind-microscope-enables-brea...

Dramatic breakthrough in the field of quantum science: a quantum microscope that records the flow of light, enabling the direct observation of light trapped inside a photonic crystal.

Solar geoengineering schemes could have other long-lasting effects on the climate:Reflecting sunlight to cool the planet will cause other global changes

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-sunlight-cool-planet-global.html?utm_...

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https://theconversation.com/the-fascinating-history-of-clinical-tri...

The fascinating history of clinical trials

https://theconversation.com/randomised-control-trials-what-makes-th...

Randomised control trials: what makes them the gold standard in medical research?

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/01/science/mass-extinctions-are-acc...

Five hundred species are likely to become extinct over the next two decades, according to a new study.

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https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/humans-inoculated-with-g...

Humans Inoculated with Genetically Modified Malaria Parasites

Engineered Plasmodium parasites form the basis of two experimental malaria vaccines that showed safety and encouraging immune responses in clinical trials.

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https://www.sciencealert.com/colliding-neutron-stars-have-just-reve...

There's Now Strong Evidence That an Exotic Type of Matter Exists Inside Neutron Stars

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https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/06/why-coronavirus-hits-men-ha...

Why coronavirus hits men harder: sex hormones offer clues

Sport: Why does crowd noise matter?

But why do we care so much about crowd noise, and why do many of us feel we need it?

It’s because it bonds us with members of our tribe, provides us a sense of connection, and acts as a psychological cue for when to pay particular attention to the action, like a goal opportunity. Without it, sport just doesn’t seem as exciting.

https://theconversation.com/why-does-crowd-noise-matter-139662?utm_...

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https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-what-a-second-wave-might-lo...

Coronavirus: what a second wave might look like

https://theconversation.com/coronavirus-and-diabetes-the-different-...

Coronavirus and diabetes: the different risks for people with type 1 and type 2

Cluster headache is more than ‘just a headache’ – but this excruciating condition is often misdiagnosed

https://theconversation.com/cluster-headache-is-more-than-just-a-he...

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https://theconversation.com/evolution-why-it-seems-to-have-a-direct...

Evolution: why it seems to have a direction and what to expect next

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-stellar-snake-cosmic-neighborhood.htm...

Stellar 'snake' found in the cosmic neighborhood

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-mysterious-interstellar-visitor-dark-...

Mysterious interstellar visitor was probably a 'dark hydrogen iceberg,' not aliens

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-battery-components-recycled-fer...

Battery components recycled into fertilizer

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-robot.html?utm_source=nwletter&...

What will it take for us to trust a robot?

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https://theconversation.com/hydrogen-cars-wont-overtake-electric-ve...

Hydrogen cars won’t overtake electric vehicles because they’re hampered by the laws of science

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How to avoid disinformation and misinformation on Facebook and Twitter

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-disinformation-misinformation-f...

Published scientific research, like any piece of writing, is a peculiar literary genre.

https://www.nytimes.com/article/how-to-read-a-science-study-coronav...

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$$ https://phys.org/news/2020-06-poisoned-arrow-defeat-antibiotic-resi...

Researchers develop 'poisoned arrow' to defeat antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-people.html?utm_source=nwletter&u...

People try to do right by each other, no matter the motivation, study finds

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-twins-sensitivity-partly-gen...

Study in twins finds our sensitivity is partly in our genes

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-lefties-rightif-one-in-a-million-gard...

Two lefties make a right—if you are a one-in-a-million garden snail

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-reveals-pathway-blocks-life.html?utm_...

Study reveals continuous pathway to building blocks of life

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-synthetic-red-blood-cells-mimic.html?...

Synthetic red blood cells mimic natural ones, and have new abilities

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-dark-energy-expansion-cosmic.html?utm...

New test of dark energy and expansion from cosmic structures

** https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/sars-cov-2-spike-protein...

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Shares Sequence with a Human Protein

Eight amino acids are identical to part of the human epithelial sodium channel, leading researchers to suspect the virus might interfere with the channel’s function.

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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-transport-crucial...

How to Transport Crucial Vaccines without Cooling

Unlike vials, flexible films could preserve medicines for long periods, with no refrigeration needed

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Ladybird Beetle Inspired Compliant Origami and deployable wing module for multi-modal robot

A mirror image of Earth and sun

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-mirror-image-earth-sun.html?utm_sourc...

The modern world is fast becoming a wireless, infrared world

https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-modern-world-fast-wireless-infr...

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-robot-dog-hounds-thai-shoppers....

Robot dog hounds shoppers to keep hands virus-free

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-molecules-captured-video-unprecedente...

Single molecules captured on video at an unprecedented 1,600 frames per second

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why do we burp?

There are two types of burping, but mainly we burp to get rid of swallowed air from our stomach.

There are two types of burping. The first is known as gastric burping, which comes from your stomach. It is the most common type of burp.

Gastric burping is a normal way our body gets rid of swallowed air. We may not realise it, but every time we swallow food, around a tablespoon worth of air also enters our stomach.

Eventually, this buildup of air stretches the stomach and causes both the valves to relax at both the top and bottom of your food pipe.

For the air that escapes upwards from your stomach, your muscles help to push the air out. These muscles are in a part of your body called your “diaphragm”, and also the muscles at the front of your tummy, which you might call your “abs” or “six-pack”.

These muscles push the air up your oesophagus and then out of your mouth (or sometimes your nose!).

https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-why-do-we-burp-137493?utm_...

Revolutionary microscopy technique sees individual atoms for first time

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01658-1?utm_source=Natur...

India expands use of controversial drug for coronavirus despite safety concerns
Top medical agency says its studies show hydroxychloroquine can prevent infection, but regulators in other countries are investigating adverse effects.

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01619-8?utm_source=Natur...

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https://www.wired.com/story/tear-gas-rubber-bullets-nonlethal-harm-...

A Brief History of Human Coronaviruses

https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/a-brief-history-of-human...

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Some People May Have a Head Start Against Coronavirus, Surprising Evidence Shows

https://www.sciencealert.com/surprise-finding-suggests-some-people-...

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https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/12/where-is-the-edg...

Where, exactly, is the edge of space? It depends on who you ask.

The oldest and largest known monument built by the Mayan civilisation has been found in Mexico. Called Aguada Fénix, it is a huge raised platform 1.4 kilometres long.
 https://www.newscientist.com/article/2245181-weve-just-found-the-la...

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https://www.newscientist.com/article/2244765-parkinsons-disease-may...

Parkinson’s disease may spread from brain to gut and vice versa

Preserving fruits and vegetables in a natural way ....

Read the abstract at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/adma.201908291.

This news release can be found online at https://news.rice.edu/2020/06/04/egg-based-coating-preserves-fresh-...

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/ru-ecp060420.php

Egg-based coating preserves fresh produce

Why we should trust registered clinical trials

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2020-06/bu-wws060420.php

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Oxidative stress and growth factors associated with development of high myopia

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20200604/Oxidative-stress-and-gro...

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Can you fold paper more than 7 times with hydraulic press

Scientists develop unique polymer coating to tackle harmful fungi

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-scientists-unique-polymer-coating-tac...

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-shocker-japan-firms-electrifyin...

Shocker! Japan firms' electrifying fabric zaps bacteria

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-microglia-olfactory-bulb-nos...

Microglia in the olfactory bulb have a nose for protecting the brain from infection

Thwarting deadly heart blockages with organic nanoparticles

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-thwarting-deadly-heart-blockages-nano...

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-scientists-iron-physics-wrinkling.htm...

Scientists iron out the physics of wrinkling

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-proton.html?utm_source=nwletter&u...

Physicists around the world are cracking open the proton, within the nucleus of the atom, to see what's inside.

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** https://phys.org/news/2020-06-thousands-tons-ocean-pollution-habits...

Thousands of tons of ocean pollution can be saved by changing washing habits

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-anti-virus-masks-plague-hong-kong.htm...

Anti-virus face masks plague beaches

How researchers are dealing with the plastic problem ....

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-politics-coronavirus.html?utm_s...

How governments control coronavirus data

How is a metal formed?

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-metal.html?utm_source=nwletter&ut...

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https://sciencex.com/news/2020-06-weve-deadly-bacteria-common-sugar...

Scientists have discovered how the deadly bacteria use a common sugar to spread through the body. It could help us stop them!

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-bacteria-mass-suicide-defend-colony.h...

Bacteria perform mass suicide to defend their colony

 https://theconversation.com/why-do-protests-turn-violent-its-not-ju...

Why do protests turn violent?

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https://theconversation.com/plates-cups-and-takeaway-containers-sha...

Plates, cups and takeaway containers shape what (and how) we eat

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Excited delirium: How debatable excuses can be used to defend some cases of police brutality

Excited (or agitated) delirium is characterized by agitation, aggression, acute distress and sudden death, often in the pre-hospital care setting. It is typically associated with the use of drugs that alter dopamine processing, hyperthermia, and, most notably, sometimes with death of the affected person in the custody of law enforcement. Subjects typically die from cardiopulmonary arrest, although the cause is debated. Unfortunately an adequate treatment plan has yet to be established, in part due to the fact that most patients die before hospital arrival. While there is still much to be discovered about the pathophysiology and treatment, it is hoped that this extensive review will provide both police and medical personnel with the information necessary to recognize and respond appropriately to excited delirium.

https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/what-excited-d...

Nobel prizewinners have different career patterns than peers

https://phys.org/news/2020-06-nobel-prizewinners-career-patterns-pe...

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https://www.sciencealert.com/70-of-those-infected-with-the-coronavi...

Preliminary Research Says 70% of Those Infected With Coronavirus Don't Pass It On

Japan's success stems from adherence to the "3 C's rule." The government told people to avoid closed spaces, crowded places, and close-contact settings – all of which are ripe for superspreading events.

Superspreader events, in which one person infects a disproportionately large number of others, are the primary means by which the coronavirus spreads, new preprint research suggests.

How long does the coronavirus last inside the body?

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/06/how-long-does-co...

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https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-sleep-deprivation-kills-20200604/

Why Sleep Deprivation Kills
Going without sleep for too long kills animals. Newly published work suggests that the answer lies in an unexpected part of the body.

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$$ https://www.sciencealert.com/this-is-how-a-medical-study-gets-vette...

This Is How a Medical Study Gets Published in a Scientific Journal, And Why Most Don't

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https://theconversation.com/will-flu-or-cold-viruses-push-the-new-c...

Will flu or cold viruses push the new coronavirus out of circulation this winter?

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https://theconversation.com/scientists-around-the-world-are-already...

Scientists around the world are already fighting the next pandemic

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Are viruses alive? Perhaps we’re asking the wrong question

https://theconversation.com/are-viruses-alive-perhaps-were-asking-t...

A Digital Locksmith Has Decoded Biology’s Molecular Keys

https://www.quantamagazine.org/new-machine-learning-system-decodes-...

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https://www.sciencealert.com/what-s-5g-and-why-are-people-so-scared...

What's 5G, And Why Are People So Scared of It? Here's What You Need to Know

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-scientists-uncultivated-bacteria-arch...

Scientists propose new naming system for uncultivated bacteria and archaea

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https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-philosophy-lab-vision-imposs...

'Philosophy lab test' finds objective vision impossible

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-technique-individual-molecules-cellul...

New technique pinpoints locations of individual molecules in their cellular neighborhoods

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https://phys.org/news/2020-06-victoria-plate-africa-rotates.html?ut...

Why the Victoria Plate in Africa rotates

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https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/which-experts-sho...

Which Experts Should You Listen to during the Pandemic?

It should be a no-brainer: your best bet is to follow those who have actual expertise $$

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https://www.sciencealert.com/physicists-think-they-ve-figured-out-a...

Physicists Think They've Figured Out a Way to Save Schrödinger's Cat

How to Stop People From Using Your Wi-Fi

Unauthorized access can slow network speeds and open major security risks

https://www.lifewire.com/detect-and-remove-wi-fi-freeloaders-from-y...

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https://network.febs.org/channels/665-research/videos/23389-exercis...

https://network.febs.org/channels/665-research/videos/23390-subcuta...

 award winning sci-com videos

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https://theconversation.com/what-is-tear-gas-139958?utm_medium=emai...

What is tear gas?

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Mesmerizing Video Shows Swimming Feather Star
The marine invertebrate, is known as a living fossil

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2016/12/swimming-feather-st...

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https://www.sciencealert.com/physicist-proposes-a-pretty-depressing...

Physicist Proposes a Pretty Depressing Explanation For Why We Never See Aliens

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https://techxplore.com/news/2020-06-kubeetle-s-insect-inspired-robo...

KUBeetle-S: An insect-inspired robot that can fly for up to 9 minutes

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https://theconversation.com/curious-kids-how-far-away-can-dogs-smel...

How far away can dogs smell and hear?

 Despite the popularity of spicy cuisine among Homo sapiens, the hotness in chili peppers has always been something of an evolutionary mystery.

A plant creates fruit in order to entice animals to eat and disperse its seeds, so it doesn't make sense for that fruit to be painfully hot, said University of Florida zoology professor and evolutionary ecologist Douglas Levey.

But according to new research by Levey and six colleagues from other universities, chilies have a very good reason to make themselves hot. It boils down to protection.

Based on research on wild chili plants in rural Bolivia, the scientists found that the leading cause of seed mortality is a fungus called Fusarium. The fungus invades the fruits through wounds made by insects and destroys the seeds before they can be eaten and dispersed.

Capsaicin, the chemical that makes the peppers hot, drastically slows microbial growth and protects the fruit from Fusarium. And while capsaicin deters local mammals, such as foxes and raccoons, from consuming the chilies, birds don't have the physiological machinery to detect the spicy chemical and continue to eat the peppers and disperse seeds, Levey said.

The researchers' findings will be released today in a paper published online by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-08/uof-nrr081108.php#:...

Why chilli peppers are hot: Capsaicin, the chemical that makes the peppers hot, drastically slows microbial growth