Science

Surprisingly vibrant color of 12-million-year-old snail shells

Snail shells are often colourful and strikingly patterned. This is due to pigments that are produced in special cells of…

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Immune genes are altered in Alzheimer’s patients’ blood

A new Northwestern Medicine study has found the immune system in the blood of Alzheimer's patients is epigenetically altered. That…

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Technique could improve the sensitivity of quantum sensing devices

In quantum sensing, atomic-scale quantum systems are used to measure electromagnetic fields, as well as properties like rotation, acceleration, and…

2 years ago

Foul fumes pose pollinator problems

A team led by researchers at the University of Washington has discovered a major cause for a drop in nighttime…

2 years ago

Why politics bring out the worst in us

Tap into any social media platform, turn on the television or cue up a podcast, and it is easy to…

2 years ago

Scientists reveal why blueberries are blue

Tiny external structures in the wax coating of blueberries give them their blue colour, researchers at the University of Bristol…

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Pregnant women should avoid ultraprocessed, fast foods, experts urge

If you're pregnant, you may want to think twice before making a hamburger run or reaching for a prepackaged pastry,…

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How kelp forests persisted through the large 2014-2016 Pacific marine heatwave

New research led by Monterey Bay Aquarium and the University of California, Santa Cruz, reveals that denser, and more sheltered,…

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Researchers discover key to molecular mystery of how plants respond to changing conditions

A team of researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published a pioneering study that answers a central question…

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Are body temperature and depression linked? Science says, yes

People with depression have higher body temperatures, suggesting there could be a mental health benefit to lowering the temperatures of…

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