BOLZANO, Italy – A 5,300 year-old mummified corpse known as the Iceman, or Oetzi, is offering scientists new clues about a stomach infection. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Day: January 11, 2016
Decision making in action
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•The brain prepares multiple available movements before deciding between them, according to new findings. The research helps explain how the brain initially represents and decides between competing action options. …read more Source:: Science
Giant icebergs play key role in removing carbon dioxide from atmosphere
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•Giant icebergs are responsible for storing up to 20 percent of carbon in the Southern Ocean, a new study has found. The Southern Ocean plays a significant part in the …read more Source:: Science
How blue and green clays kill bacteria
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•Since prehistoric times, clays have been used by people for medicinal purposes. Whether by eating it, soaking in a mud bath, or using it to stop bleeding from wounds, clay …read more Source:: Science
One hookah tobacco smoking session delivers 25 times the tar of a single cigarette
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•As cigarette smoking rates fall, more people are smoking tobacco from hookahs: communal pipes that enable users to draw tobacco smoke through water. A new meta-analysis shows that hookah smokers …read more Source:: Science