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
Month: January 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
Illumina, partners make $100 million bet to detect cancer via blood test
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•CHICAGO (Reuters) – Gene sequencing company Illumina Inc is going after the next big advance in cancer detection, working to develop a universal blood test to identify early-stage cancers in …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Researchers’ metallic glue may stick it to soldering and welding
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•Experts in nanotechnology have developed a glue that binds metal to metal to glass to you-name-it, sets at room temperature, and requires little pressure to seal. …read more Source:: Science
SpaceX to retry ocean rocket landing after success on land
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•CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (Reuters) – Technology entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX will attempt to land its next Falcon 9 rocket on a barge in the Pacific Ocean, seeking another milestone a …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Risk taking across life span: The effects of hardship
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•With increasing age, the propensity to take physical, social, legal or financial risks decreases. Researchers have now been able to show how factors such as poverty and income equality play …read more Source:: Science
Paper airplanes go high-tech at CES
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•The humble paper airplane has just been given a digital upgrade. …read more Source:: UKScienceNews