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11-18-2018 Nature

Major wildfires are still threatening California

Today's Video of the Day from the U.S. Geological Survey shows smoke from the major wildfires …

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Today's Video of the Day from the European Space Agency (ESA) features a region of Northeast Ethiopia called Semera.

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Today's Video of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory highlights the wildfire activity of summer 2018

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Scientists at an international meeting on Friday dealt with the changing weight of a kilogram by redefining the measurement.

11-18-2018 Science

Scientists tackle the changing weight of a kilogram

People around the world are abuzz with an esoteric topic...

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Researchers discovered that sediment full of dead organic matter might play a role in regulating the speed at which tectonic plates move.

11-18-2018 Environment

Life on Earth impacts the movement of tectonic plates

It’s hard to imagine that the world’s tectonic plates, the...

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Euphorbia resinifera produces a nerve-destroying chemical that could be used to shut down chronic pain.

11-18-2018 Plants

Sometimes a nerve-destroying chemical can be a good thing

As the opioid crisis looms, doctors are looking for more...

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Women who actively engage with social media images of friends they believe are more attractive report feeling worse about themselves.

11-17-2018 Lifestyle

Social media makes us more critical of our own bodies, study shows

With the explosion of social media into the average person’s...

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A new study from the University of Pittsburgh reveals that people living in colder, darker climates tend to drink more alcohol.

11-17-2018 Lifestyle

Alcohol consumption increases in colder, darker environments

A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh...

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A new study shows shoppers agree that the disappearance of brick-and-mortar stores would be detrimental to society.

11-17-2018 Lifestyle

Retail apocalypse: Shoppers don’t want to lose physical stores

Researcher Sabrina Helm from the University of Arizona wanted to...

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A hot bath could help reduce inflammation and blood sugar levels in people who can’t exercise, according to a new study.

11-17-2018 Lifestyle

A hot bath reduces inflammation the same way exercise does

A hot bath could help reduce inflammation and blood sugar...

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A company has now developed screening to detect the risk of some diseases as well as low intelligence in embryos.

11-16-2018 Science

Embryo screening for IQ is now possible, but is it ethical?

A company known as Genomic Prediction, which provides advanced genetic...

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A new study shows that an increasing number of women are looking forward to getting older rather than pining for their younger years.

11-16-2018 Lifestyle

Survey: Modern women are more optimistic about getting older

Is 70 is the new 50? It sure is, according...

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