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Today’s Video of the Day comes from Lancaster University and features a look at how taking a photo everyday can actually improve your mental wellbeing.

Video of the day

05-01-2018

Taking a photo everyday can actually improve mental wellbeing

We often times dismiss people taking photos with their phone as not being present or in-the-moment. …

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Today’s Video of the Day features a look at a new drug that can help the brain reboot and regenerate after excessive alcohol consumption.

02-11-2018

New drug could help the brain reboot after drinking

Today’s Video of the Day comes from the Universitat Rovira I Virgili (URV) and features a look at how we can define and prevent bullying.

01-31-2018

How to define and prevent bullying

Today’s Video of the Day comes from the American Chemical Society’s Reactions series and investigates whether or not low-carb diets are actually effective.

01-24-2018

Are low-carb diets really that effective?

Today’s Video of the Day comes from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and demonstrates why it’s so important to water your Christmas tree.

11-26-2017

The importance of watering your Christmas tree

Solar eclipse in the southern hemisphere

02-26-2017

Solar eclipse happening in the southern hemisphere on Sunday

A newly discovered skeleton may answer a question that has plagued historians and scientists: why did leprosy spread so suddenly in western Europe?

01-30-2017

Skeleton reveals hints of how leprosy spread in medieval Europe

It is difficult to overstate the extent of the craze surrounding French Bulldogs. Frenchies have become the 6th most popular pet dog breed in the U.S..

01-29-2017

Animal spotlight: French Bulldogs

In Georgia, 18 people were killed by violent, fast-moving severe storms that reportedly spawned tornadoes. The severe weather left a swath of destruction from Georgia to Mississippi. One Georgia mobile home park saw 40 homes leveled by an apparent tornado.

01-23-2017

Severe storms cause chaos in the U.S.

Massive alligator strolls through Florida nature center

01-18-2017

Massive alligator takes a stroll

Coffee lovers relish their morning coffee. So it makes sense that arabica coffee loving University of California scientists would sequence it's genome.

01-16-2017

Scientists love arabica coffee as much as we do

Machu Picchu is a stunning Inca citadel that sits high atop a mountain range, almost 8,000 feet above sea level, in present-day Peru.

01-15-2017

New7Wonders: Machu Picchu

Petra, one of the New7Wonders, is also known as The Rose City, a reference to the rich color of the stone out of which the city was carved.

01-14-2017

New7Wonders: Petra

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Researchers have produced the first evidence which shows a clear link between aging and weaker immune defense in animals other than humans.

09-20-2019 Animals

Wild animals found to experience age-related immunity decline like humans

Researchers led by the University of Edinburgh have produced the...

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A new study has found that the brain may actively forget or store information during REM sleep.

09-20-2019 Lifestyle

During deep sleep, the brain may actively forget unimportant information

Rapid eye movement (REM) is a crucial stage in the...

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A new study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science shows how some dog breeds act more like wolves than others.

09-20-2019 Animals

Why some dogs are needy while others are more independent

While thousands of years of selective breeding have greatly distanced...

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Scientists have found that a plan to kill off disease-carrying mosquitoes in Japan may have inadvertently made the population stronger.

09-20-2019 Science

Plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes may have backfired

In a new study from Yale University, scientists have found...

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In a new study from Hasselt University, scientists have found evidence of air pollution in the placentas of 28 pregnant women.

09-20-2019 Lifestyle

Black carbon can cross into a pregnant woman’s placenta, scientists find

In a new study from the Centre for Environmental Sciences...

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Researchers in the Czech Republic have discovered that cockroaches are sensitive to weak radiofrequency (RF) fields.

09-20-2019 Animals

Radio waves may interfere with the circadian clocks of cockroaches

Researchers in the Czech Republic have discovered that cockroaches are...

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Rice is the only major food crop that can survive flooding, but a new genetic study from UC Riverside may ultimately lead to the creation of additional flood-resistant crops.

09-19-2019 Science

Scientists may have found the key to developing flood-resistant crops

Rice is the only major food crop that can survive...

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Using antibiotics in animal feed to boost growth and prevent disease is contributing to growing rates of antimicrobial resistance in both food animals and humans.

09-19-2019 Science

Antibiotic resistance in food animals is a cause for major concern

Using antibiotics in animal feed to boost growth and prevent...

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More than 1,600 scientists have called on Congress to fully fund conservation programs and help solve the growing biodiversity crisis.

09-19-2019 Environment

Why conservation funding is vital to solving the biodiversity crisis

More than 1,600 scientists have called on Congress to fully...

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